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R350 Airmatic Pump Location

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Old Jul 13, 2019 | 11:08 PM
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R350 Airmatic Pump Location

I have a 2010 R350 and the right rear sags after sitting over night in the garage. After all the searching it sounds like I have a leak in the right rear air suspension bag or the lines going to it. Does anyone know where the compressor is (I've googled this to death)? Are there any distro blocks or other connections that I should check? Any other tips/pointers would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 03:39 AM
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I have R320 2007 year, the compressor on mine is behind the front wheel arch lining. Maybe that helps.
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 09:20 AM
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http://www.mercedesmedic.com/air_sus...e_diy_problem/

Need to spend some time on the parts catalogs to decipher the system layout. I use mercedesbenzstarparts.com
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 01:29 PM
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Just did the repair. The rear air spring system is not as complicated as we all think it is. Really, if you have a leak (cars with rear air suspension only), the only places that it can really leak are at the air spring or where the line connects on the other end to air distro block. I did a write up of it here: https://mbworld.org/forums/r-class-w...placement.html
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