I’ve had the Mercedes Benz SLKw30 for almost a month now and I’ve fixed or taken care of things that were needed to to make it a daily driver. one of the first task was to have the rear tires replaced as the ones that came with the car were in very bad shape. especially the right rear tire, I could already see the tread coming through 2″ from the inner wall. I rode the car back home from Redwood City in this state. 

The next task at hand was to figure out why the CEL was illuminated and what OBD2 code was pending. The code that I read back from my scanner was the P1235 code, in the SK230 this was a common occurance and a lot of information was available on the forum help sections.The code had to do with the MAF sensor and it may have also played a part in the troublesome supercharger not kicking on. 

I’ve ridden the SLK for approximately 700 plus miles and no CEL. The car is running strong. I’m actually thinking about keeping it throughout the winter months.