Robert Tonge

Please advise if I need to change the entire shock or just this section. I live in the Caribbean and have to pay shipping fees and duty of fifty percent.

Only the left side is affected. It increases the ride height but goes back down during driving.

The rear is also slightly lower but does not lose pressure.

CarHopper

We dont have airmatic suspensions in these parts.

Ask these guys: https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg-81/

One thing I will tell you, if you do have to replace the air strut go with Arnott.