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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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07 E550 pumping noise

I did a search and it does not seem like a airmatic noise?


This sound is like a "pump" and fan noise coming on and staying on for around 30 seconds. sometimes it stays on for 10 or 5. It also sounds like a fan has been turned on.
The sound comes from the front driver side. you cannot hear as much from passanger side.

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Old May 4, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by tpliquid
I did a search and it does not seem like a airmatic noise?

This sound is like a "pump" and fan noise coming on and staying on for around 30 seconds. sometimes it stays on for 10 or 5. It also sounds like a fan has been turned on.
The sound comes from the front driver side. you cannot hear as much from passanger side.

any input will be aprreciated
It may be the Airmatic compressor that is located on the front driver’s side, wake-up (monitors height and load changes) occurs with any one of the following inputs: key activation, any door activation, trunk lid activation, park brake activation, and stop lamp switch activation.

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Old May 4, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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stop lamp switch activation meaning when i hit the brakes?

it comes on throughout the whole drive. From home to work and work to home is around 20-25 minutes. is that normal for it to be on the whole time?
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Old May 4, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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do you hear the noise when you are inside the car with windows up?
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i hear it with windows up. when i roll down the windows i cannot hear it.
The noise usualy starts right after i start driving.
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i hear it with windows up. when i roll down the windows i cannot hear it.
The noise usualy starts right after i start driving.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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As previously indicated, if it's coming from the left driver's side, it's the AirMatic pump for the suspension. I had mine replaced recently under the warranty and the new one even makes the pumping noise........operates periodically. It's kind of annoying but not much you can do about it other than there's a Technical Bulletin to install a dampening device that helps a little.
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