Alignment on 4matic with airmatic
06-25-2015, 06:12 PM
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Alignment on 4matic with airmatic
has anyone done an alignment?
Now that the car is significantly lowered it would probably be best to do an alignment however it seems many shops do not have camber and toe specs, angles etc when choosing the w205.
There is w205 4matic factory air setting but it doesn't have all the specs in the profile on the alignment machine computer
Where do I even get this info? Or would the dealer have to do it.
Now that the car is significantly lowered it would probably be best to do an alignment however it seems many shops do not have camber and toe specs, angles etc when choosing the w205.
There is w205 4matic factory air setting but it doesn't have all the specs in the profile on the alignment machine computer
Where do I even get this info? Or would the dealer have to do it.
06-27-2015, 01:16 PM
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They put the car on the machine to test when it came before delivery because they said the factory had sent so many out of alignment. Mine was within spec. I'd be trepidatious to let anyone but a very good MB dealer touch this kind of thing. Warranty reasons aside.
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06-29-2015, 02:16 AM
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has anyone done an alignment?
Now that the car is significantly lowered it would probably be best to do an alignment however it seems many shops do not have camber and toe specs, angles etc when choosing the w205.
There is w205 4matic factory air setting but it doesn't have all the specs in the profile on the alignment machine computer
Where do I even get this info? Or would the dealer have to do it.
Now that the car is significantly lowered it would probably be best to do an alignment however it seems many shops do not have camber and toe specs, angles etc when choosing the w205.
There is w205 4matic factory air setting but it doesn't have all the specs in the profile on the alignment machine computer
Where do I even get this info? Or would the dealer have to do it.
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