02/10/2008 16:03. Inside, the 2009 SL gets a new steering wheel, revised climate and stereo controls, and gauges that point straight down when the ignition is off. (What would Freud say about that?) All SLs get a retractable hardtop roof (because Internet millionaires don't do soft tops); an extra $1,950 gets you a glass sunroof for those days when you want to see the wind but not feel it in your hair. The convertible top is controlled by a big metal switch, which on hot days heats up to about six hundred degrees Fahrenheit. There's no auto-down; you have to hold the switch until the smell of burning flesh tells you the top is done. And raising the top doesn't raise the windows -- you have to tug the window switches once to raise the front windows, again for the rears. Why is this such a chore? Maybe... // About - News & Issues