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Apr 15, 2006 | 11:27 AM

MNJohn

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ABC Suspension Question

Hi,

I stored our 2006 SL500 for two months. At the end of thw two months the suspension had dropped on the right side of the car quite a bit more than on the left (although it had dropped some on the left as well). Starting the car gave the red ABC "too low" warning. I raised the car up and it is level now.

Is this uneven dropping of the suspension common? Should I have the dealer check it out?

Thanks,

John

Last edited by MNJohn; Apr 15, 2006 at 07:05 PM.

Apr 15, 2006 | 02:48 PM

jl88

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It's a common "problem".. well, I wouldn't say a problem. Basically, the car discharges the first battery after long periods of nonoperation and has to use the backup battery to start, which causes the error lights. After driving it for a while and letting the battery charge up, the ABC light will go away.

Apr 16, 2006 | 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MNJohn

The main problem is, that the suspension is leaking a little bit of air, all the times. That is normally corrected by the ABC pump, but when consumers battery is flat, car starts to lower. The larger drop on one side than other is quite normal. Left and right usually not leak same amount of air. Too solve problem fit a 3 or 4 stage charger,to battry in trunk, while the car is left in the garage. This will also greatly extend the life of the consumers battery.

Leave the charger connected to the battery, while driving the car, and just connect to domestic power in the garage. By doing that, you will save yourself a lot of trouble.

You can buy it here:
http://batterytender.com/product_info.php?products_id=2

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SL/R230: ABC Suspension Question

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