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CLS 55 AMG -Airmatic/ADS modes Comfort, Sport 1,Sport 2 not change the height anymore
Hi!
My EU model 2005 C219 CLS 55 AMG right front side airmatic strut lowered completely in the morning because of a hole. It was its own factory OEM air spring with yellow amg label and with ADS.
I ordered a new aftermarket air spring (https://www.ebay.com/itm/225894950176) whose oem number (2113208413) is the same as the old one, especially for AMG models.
I replaced the air strut without any problem. After doing a calibration with xentry/das. Everything is perfect, the height of all sides is correct. When I press the 'lift' button the car is increasing the height. When i press again went to normal height. When I press the middle button, what I can set the modes (comfort, sport 1 or sport 2), I get the visual message on the dashboard to set the chosen mode. The red led also shows the correct chosen mode (comfort without led, sport 1 mode 1 red led, sport 2 mode 2 red led). I feel the differences (suspension hardening) between these modes when I go with the car and in a ride set to another mode.
The only problem is the ride height. Earlier when I set the suspension mode sport 1 or sport 2 I remember the car height is lowered a little bit visibly. Now the height does not change when I choose comfort, sport 1 or sport 2 mode. In all modes the height is the same (except raised mode, when i set this the car is perfectly raising) I only feel the suspension hardening, not visible the height changing
I calibrated the airmatic system many times (ride height and ride angles), without any difference. The DAS not showing errors or problems. I checked every value and did the tests (compressor unit, speed sensors, height sensors, airbags charge full with air , activate suspension 1. and 2. in the full list of conducted inspections and I read the the values correctly changes . Every values and parameters are perfect, the test results also, every parameter is working normally. I don't feel anything bad, the car is running normally.
I checked the values in the ZGW unit, airmatic function is enabled. After I checked the country region in DAS. I know in the USA country models (CODE 494) have another program that is the same what I experience now yet, but my settings are in DAS in 'the rest of the world). Should I set to for example Switzerland (code) 823?? Is the airmatic strut or the electric shock absorber (ADS) the fault? Or the airmatic control module?
I tried to disconnect the big and the little battery for one day, without any changes.
After trying to check the connectors (in down the ADS connector and height sensor connector and above the speed sensor connector and the air valve connector), disconnect and then reconnect again without any changes. In the XENTRY/DAS i should check any other values specially for country region coding?
What could have happened with my CLS?
Before replacing The old OEM strut. The old OEM strut The new aftermarket strut Country modes on the ZGW unit The values in calibartion
My EU model 2005 C219 CLS 55 AMG right front side airmatic strut lowered completely in the morning because of a hole. It was its own factory OEM air spring with yellow amg label and with ADS.
I ordered a new aftermarket air spring (https://www.ebay.com/itm/225894950176) whose oem number (2113208413) is the same as the old one, especially for AMG models.
I replaced the air strut without any problem. After doing a calibration with xentry/das. Everything is perfect, the height of all sides is correct. When I press the 'lift' button the car is increasing the height. When i press again went to normal height. When I press the middle button, what I can set the modes (comfort, sport 1 or sport 2), I get the visual message on the dashboard to set the chosen mode. The red led also shows the correct chosen mode (comfort without led, sport 1 mode 1 red led, sport 2 mode 2 red led). I feel the differences (suspension hardening) between these modes when I go with the car and in a ride set to another mode.
The only problem is the ride height. Earlier when I set the suspension mode sport 1 or sport 2 I remember the car height is lowered a little bit visibly. Now the height does not change when I choose comfort, sport 1 or sport 2 mode. In all modes the height is the same (except raised mode, when i set this the car is perfectly raising) I only feel the suspension hardening, not visible the height changing
I calibrated the airmatic system many times (ride height and ride angles), without any difference. The DAS not showing errors or problems. I checked every value and did the tests (compressor unit, speed sensors, height sensors, airbags charge full with air , activate suspension 1. and 2. in the full list of conducted inspections and I read the the values correctly changes . Every values and parameters are perfect, the test results also, every parameter is working normally. I don't feel anything bad, the car is running normally.
I checked the values in the ZGW unit, airmatic function is enabled. After I checked the country region in DAS. I know in the USA country models (CODE 494) have another program that is the same what I experience now yet, but my settings are in DAS in 'the rest of the world). Should I set to for example Switzerland (code) 823?? Is the airmatic strut or the electric shock absorber (ADS) the fault? Or the airmatic control module?
I tried to disconnect the big and the little battery for one day, without any changes.
After trying to check the connectors (in down the ADS connector and height sensor connector and above the speed sensor connector and the air valve connector), disconnect and then reconnect again without any changes. In the XENTRY/DAS i should check any other values specially for country region coding?
What could have happened with my CLS?
Before replacing The old OEM strut. The old OEM strut The new aftermarket strut Country modes on the ZGW unit The values in calibartion[/QUOTE I realize this is a year old, however I am experiencing an identical problem on my w211. Pretty much have completed everything you have, only mine is a u.s model. Have you had any luck getting back the sport button functionality?
My front right replacement was a bilstein shock 44-143664.
I couldnt solved the problem. Replaced the ebay chinese air spring to another OEM remanufactured part, but the funktion comfort-sport1-sport2 height adjustment went away forever. I feel the changes in drive when i set another mode, in the display show the car the set mode, but i cannot see the changes in the car ride height. I dont know, what is the problem.
I know that once past a certain speed the vehicle lowers itself but I always believed that the sport modes changed the suspension stiffness and not ride height.
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CLS 55 AMG -Airmatic/ADS modes Comfort, Sport 1,Sport 2 not change the height anymore
