Help Airmatic is driving me nuts
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Help Airmatic is driving me nuts
Hope u all r enjoying ur cars
Im looking for some help and here's my story
so bought the car it had airmatic issues
Front was all the way down
replaced pump and valve block
ran fine for a day then sagged
replaced both front struts
Ran fine for 2 days then started acting up sometimes it would sag other times it wont
Got all Airmatic lines nozzles pipes checked still no sign of leakage
pulled codes it says i have a leakage
got leakage checked multiple times but no leak got traced
Sometimes it runs fine other times it doesn't sometimes it raises normally other times it takes ages to raise and sometimes it doesn't raise at all
i keep raising it every 5 mins then it finally raises and stops rubbing on turns ( sometimes i just start it n drive of and its perfect
have tried multiple things got ride height sensors checked they r working fine
rear doesn't sink at all only front
And when the front sinks rear raises up more then normal
i get it scanned by star every day sometimes it will give airmatic leakage code other times there's no errors
the car has pissed me off to the point that I cant drive it without stress of airmatic
Airmatic has ****ed up my front fenders and tires aswell
i get it fixed from my mechanic its perfect i drive home n when i take it out again it starts acting up again
i get random airmatic visit workshop messages at any random time but they don't stay constant and when the cars restarted they dissappear
sorry for the long post the car is a 2006 CLS 500 with 100000 kms
rear doesn't sag at all sometimes its normal height other times its to high when the front is low
haven't gotten the rair struts checked cause they don't sag
Im looking for some help and here's my story
so bought the car it had airmatic issues
Front was all the way down
replaced pump and valve block
ran fine for a day then sagged
replaced both front struts
Ran fine for 2 days then started acting up sometimes it would sag other times it wont
Got all Airmatic lines nozzles pipes checked still no sign of leakage
pulled codes it says i have a leakage
got leakage checked multiple times but no leak got traced
Sometimes it runs fine other times it doesn't sometimes it raises normally other times it takes ages to raise and sometimes it doesn't raise at all
i keep raising it every 5 mins then it finally raises and stops rubbing on turns ( sometimes i just start it n drive of and its perfect
have tried multiple things got ride height sensors checked they r working fine
rear doesn't sink at all only front
And when the front sinks rear raises up more then normal
i get it scanned by star every day sometimes it will give airmatic leakage code other times there's no errors
the car has pissed me off to the point that I cant drive it without stress of airmatic
Airmatic has ****ed up my front fenders and tires aswell
i get it fixed from my mechanic its perfect i drive home n when i take it out again it starts acting up again
i get random airmatic visit workshop messages at any random time but they don't stay constant and when the cars restarted they dissappear
sorry for the long post the car is a 2006 CLS 500 with 100000 kms
rear doesn't sag at all sometimes its normal height other times its to high when the front is low
haven't gotten the rair struts checked cause they don't sag
Last edited by Z A I N; Nov 2, 2021 at 08:53 PM.
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https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post7690804
I think the document posted in that link is worth reading for anyone new to airmatics issues.
Technical, but also has a DIY section with good tips
I think the document posted in that link is worth reading for anyone new to airmatics issues.
Technical, but also has a DIY section with good tips
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Update
I went ahead and started checking the rear checked the reservior tank it seemed okay no leaks and no soap bubbles
jacked up the car and ran the pump no hissing
went ahead and used soap water to check the T at the bottom and bingo found a minor leak on one of the hose maybe its the solution or 1 of the solutions to my nightmare gonna get it fixed today
strange thing i opened the reservior tank and released the air and this morning the car was low on the rear instead of the front
the only thing left to check or replace are the rear struts but im hoping the leakage at the T will solve my problem
jacked up the car and ran the pump no hissing
went ahead and used soap water to check the T at the bottom and bingo found a minor leak on one of the hose maybe its the solution or 1 of the solutions to my nightmare gonna get it fixed today
strange thing i opened the reservior tank and released the air and this morning the car was low on the rear instead of the front
the only thing left to check or replace are the rear struts but im hoping the leakage at the T will solve my problem
