sokrispy69

i got a 2000 s500 and the other night i shut the car down and it sounded like the compressor stayed on and would not shut off ... the next day the car was fine and rode fine til that night the suspension dropped while i was driven and a message came o nthe dash talki nbout car was to low ... i got out and saw the car was dropped all the way and i tried hittin the button to raise it and nuttin happend. where should i start troubleshooting this , im figuren i burned out the compressor any help would be much appreciated

cameraman123

Sounds like a failed relay could have burnt out the pump

sokrispy69

any idea where the compressor is located ? is it a easy job to change and how much u think it will run me to fix??

sokrispy69

can i fill the suspension manually to drive the car to the shop ?

Skylaw

There are several posts on the location and replacement of the airmatic strut; a search of the forum should find them for you. In the alternative, this post was right beside yours on the W220 page: https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...ompressor.html. If you replace the burned out pump, also replace the relay (and be sure it's a Hella relay; see http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220...ump-relay.html and https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...ic-failed.html

You can drive (slowly) to the shop even with the warning light - but if you must travel fast or on bumpy roads, I suggest getting the car towed (with a tilt-bed truck).

sokrispy69

thanks man ...looks like i got a project for the weekend ...wish i known about the fuse the night the compressor wouldnt shut off!now the pump is most likely burned out ... gotta love mercedes spend all that money to buy them then u spend all that money to fix em

Skylaw

I don't know of any luxury car that is inexpensive to fix when it breaks.

sokrispy69

yea but when i spent the money to buy the car i didnt think i would be fixin it all the time ... coulda bought a maxima for half the price and would have no problems