Airmatic Problem
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2004 E500 4matic
Airmatic Problem
So right to the point .... My airmatic has never gave me a problem until this morning .... Last night I came home. My car was perfectly fine. but this morning when I went to go and look at the car ....the 2 front shocks was all the way down but the back was up. so I went outside unlocked the car to see if the car would rise , it didn't so I started it .... "Car to low" ....reality kicked in when I read that .....but 10 seconds later the car goes up in the air and it's drivable. what in the world can cause that to happen ?
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2004 E500 4matic
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Not going coilovers just want to know why it does that ......if I have to change a strut I'll change it, but I dint think I need a strut.....because the car goes up whenit he car is started
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u can replace them now or when they're completely gone...
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2001 s500
S500 airmatic Just adding my post for help
Would somebody please answer a few questions and end a few myths. I have a s500 2001 my front driver side shock is very low to the ground I also have the warning car too low signal on the dash. Can you add air to a s500 air shock or air line to raise the car temporarily? When I jack the car up with the Benz Jack THE BACK shocks raise up to normal height then Stays for ahwile but dosent hold, because of the front driver shock that's low. So I changed the shock and it still dosent raise but now it's hissing like the old shock did before it stopped making any noise. When I jack it up I hear the air coming from the shock. It was a used shock so I don't know if it's the pump or whatever else but the shock was in good condition. The stabilizer is up a little high don't know if that could ruin the shock or stop it from raising. It's only one shock I had a problem with which also is having my right front side sit a little lower. All of the shocks sit low if it sits for more than a day. Compressor is working but is it possible it's not working good enough to raise the whole car? Can you add air to these shocks manually ?
I appreciate any help on this matter thanks.
I appreciate any help on this matter thanks.
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Shane Benz,
Search. Google. Bing. Dogpile. Whatever. This has been discussed to no end previously.
Hint. Search for: 219 HO SAS (ACB-ICC) 07-31-02
PS. The shocks don't hiss. The air bag suspension (in lieu of springs) can and does if a leak exists. Or if there is a bad line or connection in the pneumatic system.
In searching you will learn more about your car than if I just give you the answer.
Good hunting.
Search. Google. Bing. Dogpile. Whatever. This has been discussed to no end previously.
Hint. Search for: 219 HO SAS (ACB-ICC) 07-31-02
PS. The shocks don't hiss. The air bag suspension (in lieu of springs) can and does if a leak exists. Or if there is a bad line or connection in the pneumatic system.
In searching you will learn more about your car than if I just give you the answer.
Good hunting.
