vehicle rising alert/warning
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vehicle rising alert/warning
2014 CLS 550--78K miles----upon starting the car in the morning--I am getting --periodically--the "vehicle rising" alert. I wait for a few seconds and the alert goes out ( I can't tell if the vehicle is rising or not during those moments) Can then drive all day--stop and start--turn off the car--etc etc and this doesn't happen again. It's just upon morning start up
It seems to be most consistent when it is cold (winter)--but hasn't been consistently warm enough so far (cold April in the Midwest) so I can assess what happens in consistently warm weather
Should I be concerned about this?--if so -what if anything should I do?
It seems to be most consistent when it is cold (winter)--but hasn't been consistently warm enough so far (cold April in the Midwest) so I can assess what happens in consistently warm weather
Should I be concerned about this?--if so -what if anything should I do?
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2013 Weistec 540/715 tuned CLS 550, 2008 E350, and '07 Jaguar S-Type R
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These airmatic cars are all the same.
!) Its not IF, but WHEN will it fail?
2) Happens between 80k-100k.
3) Get ahead of it so you can buy remanufactured Arnotts instead of getting killed at the dealer.
4) Do them in pairs.
John
!) Its not IF, but WHEN will it fail?
2) Happens between 80k-100k.
3) Get ahead of it so you can buy remanufactured Arnotts instead of getting killed at the dealer.
4) Do them in pairs.
John
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this^
it's probably a leak
suspension is one of the easier parts of a car to work on, especially mercedes airmatic. it's surprisingly simple compared to other premium static suspension types.
imo just don't worry about it for now, since it doesn't even happen often enough to properly diagnose it. once it gets cold enough for it to do the thing again, take a good look at every corner. rear airmatic is very simple and cheap to replace if you go with arnott. the front isn't that bad either, if you consider older airmatic systems or other brand's air suspension costs.
once you figure out where and what is going on then you can go from there.
P.S. iirc FCP euro sells arnott. i think the fronts are just called the front air struts. the rears are called the rear air springs.
it's probably a leak
suspension is one of the easier parts of a car to work on, especially mercedes airmatic. it's surprisingly simple compared to other premium static suspension types.
imo just don't worry about it for now, since it doesn't even happen often enough to properly diagnose it. once it gets cold enough for it to do the thing again, take a good look at every corner. rear airmatic is very simple and cheap to replace if you go with arnott. the front isn't that bad either, if you consider older airmatic systems or other brand's air suspension costs.
once you figure out where and what is going on then you can go from there.
P.S. iirc FCP euro sells arnott. i think the fronts are just called the front air struts. the rears are called the rear air springs.
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Before purchasing parts have independent check for ‘stored’ fault codes which may indicate source of intermittent problem. No codes, then it’s all guess work until failure.
