Originally Posted by
zip439
"transmission poured the transmission fluid out" From where did the fluid pour from? There are two fluid lines that run from the transmission to the front of the car where they attach to the radiator to cool the fluid and then return to the transmission. Has one of those tubes cracked or become disconnected from its fitting?
DO not attempt to drive the car until that leak is corrected. Tow the car (on a tow truck raised bed) to a suitable place to work on it. DO NOT attempt to drive it under it's own power.
When the battery is low then the wing comes up. That is normal. You can disconnect the battery from the car and then try to charge it, but if you do not know how old the battery might be best to just purchase a new battery.
Where in AL are you? I am in the southeast corner.
Your car is probably okay and you will not have to rebuild or replace the transmission, but don't do any more harm by trying to drive it until the leak is corrected. The car is not starting because you have a very low charge on the battery. One step at a time. This shouldn't be a big problem.YOU MUST use the correct fluid Pentosin 134 ATF red fluid and get it at the correct level. You will need to purchase a dipstick for the transmission as the car does not have one from the factory.
IF you can't do this yourself go to an independent garage that works on European automobiles. DO NOT go to a dealer!
PS If you go to a garage if the car will not can as a 2004 Chrysler Crossfire on their equipment have them scan it as a 2003 Mercedes SLK 320. Your car was built in Germany by Daimler Chrysler and except for the styling most parts come from and are available from Mercedes.
Where in AL are you? I am in the southeast corner.
I living in Mobile.
I am a huge Mercedes Benz enthusiasts including this one 8th Mercedes-Benz I've owned since high school ranging from a 1970 220D to S classes in the 70s and 80s to a 2000 SLK 230 to a 2001 SL500 to this 2004 Crossfire. Main reason I bought it because it is an SLK 320 with a beautiful body on her. I fell in live with the car in 2094 when I saw the television advertisement with Celine Dione singing '' I Drove All Night '' and I saw the wing come out of the body. When learning that Mercedes-Benz built it I wanted one ever since. We'll a mechanic caught my SL500 on fire and I finally got the settlement and got one... I do hope that the transmission isn't fried but um willing to have it rebuilt or replaced. I absolutely live this car and if it's jystva battery and a broke line that would be a nightmare turning into a dream .