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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 11:24 AM
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I have a 2011 S550 and Im getting the malfunction with yellow arrow up. Both the front and rear suspension are fine and I actually had the air pump replaced 6 months ago. Can this be a faulty fuse issue? Thanks
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 11:55 AM
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Check level & acceleration sensor connections if all looks fine, have someone do a quick test using MB diagnostics to pull codes and/or identify malfunctioning sensor.
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by domdelg
I have a 2011 S550 and Im getting the malfunction with yellow arrow up. Both the front and rear suspension are fine and I actually had the air pump replaced 6 months ago. Can this be a faulty fuse issue? Thanks
I think you also get this if you have a problem with the brake wear sensor.
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Old Feb 18, 2018 | 10:32 PM
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I to have this malfunction problem with the arrow pointing up.i don't know what it can be because the compressor still works car ain't saggin but the only fault I have is when I try to raise the vehicle it won't
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I think you also get this if you have a problem with the brake wear sensor.
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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 01:54 PM
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I think you also get this if you have a problem with the brake wear sensor.
This is what the brake wear symbol looks like.
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 09:53 AM
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If your brake wear sensor is not connected(different from it indicating that your pads are worn) you will get a airmatic malfunction message accompanied by harsh ride.
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Old Mar 8, 2018 | 09:54 PM
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If your brake wear sensor is not connected(different from it indicating that your pads are worn) you will get a airmatic malfunction message accompanied by harsh ride.
Really? Why??
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Originally Posted by EasyPhil
If your brake wear sensor is not connected(different from it indicating that your pads are worn) you will get a airmatic malfunction message accompanied by harsh ride.


hi I’m having the harsh ride issues...please a beg of you to tell me how did you fix the issue
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hi I’m having the harsh ride issues...please a beg of you to tell me how did you fix the issue
Search my posts for what I did.
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I apologize for bringing up this old thread. I had a similar issue with my vehicle recently and the reason why the suspension malfunctioned with the up arrow came out and it turns out that the ADS Valve is faulty, the hard part is I had to replace the air strut too to replace the ADS Valve. I came across an in-depth article that may be worth reading. Search for "Mercedes-Benz Air Suspension Malfunction + UP Arrow on YOUCANIC" and you will see an article that goes over common causes and possible fixes. You can read about it yourself. I hope this information can assist someone else with a similar issue.
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