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Old 08-23-2018, 03:26 PM
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hi all,
w166 ,2013 ml 500 , after a long night parking and on several occasions, suspension is very low on both front and rear left side suspensions , gets back to normal once started , no warning messages at all. any ideas that would help ?

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Get the correct diagnosis and find someone with MB DAS to solve the problem as the FUYA approach will not work!
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Originally Posted by tartir
hi all,
w166 ,2013 ml 500 , after a long night parking and on several occasions, suspension is very low on both front and rear left side suspensions , gets back to normal once started , no warning messages at all. any ideas that would help ?
You have a leaking air strut and bag. Try using the soapy water test to see which one is really leaking
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You have a leaking air strut and bag. Try using the soapy water test to see which one is really leaking
thanks for the reply .my I know why do both suspensions go down if there is a leak in 1 only ?
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thanks for the reply .my I know why do both suspensions go down if there is a leak in 1 only ?
also why it doesn't leak all the time? Sometimes it stays up for several days ?
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Originally Posted by tartir
also why it doesn't leak all the time? Sometimes it stays up for several days ?
What happens usually is that the rubber tends to wear out, which is usually based on a time thing and it is usually exacerbated if the car isn't driven regularly.
So if one goes, all the other ones are coming soon thereafter.


Why it sometimes leaks and sometimes doesn't, well that's usually because the leak is somewhere up in the bag or strut and as it folds over it either opens or closes the leak; which may explain why you sometimes do and don't have an apparent leak.



But do try the soapy water test to see which one and where it is leaking.
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