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Old 08-20-2024, 10:26 AM
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Crazy rare but getting towed to the dealer today. Was driving then out of nowhere got the 1st malfunction notice then shortly after the 2nd. Ac stopped blowing cold air as well? I'll let you guys know what they say 🤦🏾




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Originally Posted by Robb92914
Crazy rare but getting towed to the dealer today. Was driving then out of nowhere got the 1st malfunction notice then shortly after the 2nd. Ac stopped blowing cold air as well? I'll let you guys know what they say 🤦🏾




Weird, for sure.

What year your unit?

I've have my MBC - '18 S560 since new delivery in June, '18, and nothing like this has ever h appened to us.
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Same 2018
I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to find it happening to anyone. Thank God my extended warranty from Freedom has the suspension upgrade so everything should be covered 🙏🏾
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This kind of sounds like a drive belt broke considering the ac died as the same time I am gathering.
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Hopefully it all turns out well. My Warranty is only good until Jan 1, 2025 so I hope if something like that is gonna happen on my 2018 it's before then, lol. The belt makes sense, as I remember the MBC pump is driven off the power steering pump. MBC is actually relatively reliable. I've only had one issue with my car and it was lower on the passenger side than the drivers side, it was a bad sensor.
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Actually the MBC pump was one of the expensive things that went bad on my 16 Maybach in the 60k mile range. Cost me a few thousand dollars.
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As stated sounds like a belt
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Wpuld I be able to drive it still if it were the belt?

I should also mention that I realized the air wasn't blowing cold when I turned it on from the gym. It blew hard just not cold. I pulled out of the spot then the first suspension malfunction light came on. My car was raised and automatically went down to normal level. As I was driving home, the suspension malfunction stop light came on and my car dropped almost to the ground. I was close so was able to get it home.

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With ac failure and airsuspention not working anymore at the same time i would assume it is 'only' a belt that broke, however, depending which one and where it is situated it can still be costly, it is an S-class after all. Just hope 🤞🏻nothing else was driven by it and is damaged!
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Wpuld I be able to drive it still if it were the belt?

I should also mention that I realized the air wasn't blowing cold when I turned it on from the gym. It blew hard just not cold. I pulled out of the spot then the first suspension malfunction light came on. My car was raised and automatically went down to normal level. As I was driving home, the suspension malfunction stop light came on and my car dropped almost to the ground. I was close so was able to get it home.
LOOK under the hood. Front of engine. Belt missing? DO NOT DRIVE IT. Do not start it. Exception being 20 seconds to drive onto flat bed tow.
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Hopefully it all turns out well. My Warranty is only good until Jan 1, 2025 so I hope if something like that is gonna happen on my 2018 it's before then, lol. The belt makes sense, as I remember the MBC pump is driven off the power steering pump. MBC is actually relatively reliable. I've only had one issue with my car and it was lower on the passenger side than the drivers side, it was a bad sensor.
No power steering pump in a 222. Electric power steering. MBC pump only operates MBC.
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