Nice Ride

Just a question...
How long should the vehicle stay with the suspension raised after you turn the car off? The other day I returned to the car to see the front air dam resting on the concrete curb. Once the car started, it raised back up, but the 2014 takes at least 20 seconds to raise back up. If I got in the car, started and pulled away immediately, I risk doing damage....

I know newer model 222's raise faster, but early production units take 20+ seconds. It does it in 4 steps. Raise front, raise rear, then back to the front and rear again.....
Thanks!

1bad540

sounds like you have a leak or blown air strut. The car should never sit on the concrete.

Nice Ride

So, if you park the car in the raised setting. It should stay the height for say several days or just a few hours? If the car is not driven for a few days, it will lower down. Once the car is started, it pumps back up to the raised height.

BenzV12

You should be able to see a malfunction warning light thru dash as far as I know when something goes wrong with the suspension . Call Arnott ,oppps I sound like a vendor

1bad540

I never take mine off sport, both my s classes have never dropped more than an inch or 2. You have something wrong.

Wolfman

I have seen cars go back to normal after a while from the raised position but not lowered when in normal position. Actually, take that back. When parked at the airport for a couple of weeks our 2015 S-Class did lower in cold weather. That can occur due to temperature variances and is not abnormal
Personally I would never raise the car and then park over a curb though

If concerned, go and have the pressure checked on the airmatic system. Good luck!

Racin_fool

you do realize that if you are driving around in the raised position for extended periods of time that it also affects the alignment of the vehicle and can prematurely wear out your tires. Is there a specific reason why you need the vehicle to be in the raised position all the time? You may have a leaking component if you find the vehicle dropping below the normal ride height level of the vehicle, but I would honestly expect the vehicle to settle to the normal/stock ride height after being turned off for a while (i.e. less than a few hours)

Wolfman

Nice Ride

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Just picked up the car from dealer. All is normal. No errors in the system. Yes, I normally keep it raised, rough roads in the area. Once you go on the highway (over 50mph I think) it will lower on its own till you drop below 40, then you would have to manually raise it again if you want.

1bad540

No way its normal and the bumper is sitting on the concrete.

Mitch Alsup

At least 6 months

Nice Ride

When I say concrete, I mean the Concrete Parking Stops like in shopping centers, not the floor..... So it is not going below the lowered position, it is not holding the high position for more than a day. If you start the car, it immediately goes back to the raised height since that's the state it was in while last driving. The car takes about 20 seconds to raise back up. I see other posts with 2015's / 2016's that the car raises extremely fast. Again this is a 4matic.

1bad540

Oh well the parking stops is differnt. I did have my old one when i 1st got id go in shopping and come out and was sitting on the curb stops, that may be normal.

Wolfman

Airmatic will not hold a car in raised position for 6 months. Even new cars at port drop depending on climate and time