CLS 550 Airmatic Repairs Questions/Invoices
Okay here's the story:
My friend has noticed that both sides of the rear suspension has been getting lower. He has taken measurements over a number of days with the battery disconnected and it is indeed getting lower. My mother has had these issues for a while but has spent a lot of money getting it repaired over and over.
-November 27, 2018
-Airmatic Suspension Fault comes on and car leans to right.
-Dealer 1 runs test
-Compressor test ok
-Can hear Airmatic line leaking.
-Locate leak under battery
-Found line chaffed on battery box
-Cut out damaged area of line and installed repair line
-Replaced Connector (000-327-01-69)
-October 16, 2019
-Dealer 1
-Suspension is lower on right side.
-Replace Right Front Strut (218-320-66-13-80)
-Replaces Auxillary Battery (000000-004039)
-*Websites say this auxillary battery does not fit 2012 CLS 550
-October 21, 2019
-Dealer 1
-Right side suspension is down.
-"Repair Vacuum Line"
-"Repair Vacuum Line To RF Strut Leaking"
-No charge
-January 04, 2022
-Dealer 2
-Right side suspension will not raise
-"Right front and right rear air springs blown out."
-"Airmatic compressor very weak."
-Replaced Right Rear Air Spring (212-320-40-25)
-*Website says this is "without sports suspension"
-Replaced Airmatic Compressor (213-320-04-04-80)
-Valve Block (212-320-03-58)
-*Website says this valve unit does not fit 2012 CLS 550
-Did they charge me $515.00 extra for no reason?
-Relay (000-982-85-23)
-Valve Unit (212-320-06-58)
-Replaced Right Front Airmatic Strut (218-320-66-13-80)
-Special ordered 2x Connector (000-327-01-69) @67.00 each
My friend thinks I need new rear air springs and will help me replace them. I trust him and want to order the parts. My questions are:
-What else do I need to purchase? I want to be sure to everything I need so as not to waste his time.
-Based on the above invoices there have been line leak issues. Should I be replacing all of those too? I do not want to continue replacing parts when they are simply failing due to another reason.
-Why did Dealer 2 buy part valve unit 212-320-03-58 when it does not fit my car? They also bought another valve unit 212-320-06-58
-Dealer 2 replaced Right Rear Air Spring with (212-320-40-25) which the description says is "without sports suspension"
-I checked and indeed I do not measure a height difference in rear of car when switching between Comfort and Sport
-If I replace Rear Air Springs should I use "with sport suspension" parts 212-320-44-25 and 212-320-43-25-64
I would hate to find out my mother has been getting ripped off or anything like that. Two different dealers replaced the right front strut within a couple years. After Dealer 1 replaced the right front strut, the car's suspension went down again 5 days later and they repaired a line leak in the right front strut.
Any help or direction would be appreciated, and thanks for reading if you've made it this far.


