Originally Posted by SunGuy62

The 'source' is the hydraulic cylinder's seal that activates the left side latch has split and is leaking fluid. The step x step instructions to remove both of the front cylinders are here...

Update 10-18-2010: The instructions + Pics have been removed for reasons I don't quite undersand, so if you need them, pm me. Sorry for any inconvenience.

These cylinders should always be rebuilt in pairs, as repairing just 1 will put added hydraulic pressure on the remaing one, then that seal will probably go. Once you have them both out of the car, you can send them to the rebuilder I posted above. His charges for rebuilding are about 1/3 of what a new cylinder would cost...and they work!

One last thing, if you've lost enough fluid so that the pump reservoir has to be replenished, you can buy the expensive MB branded fluid, or Febi-Bilstien Fluid, p/n#02615; same stuff for less from any of the online MB parts sellers.

Good Luck

Bob