SL/R230: 2017/18 SL63 Dual Stage Suspension Option, how to tell????
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2017/18 SL63 Dual Stage Suspension Option, how to tell????
Is there any way to tell in a SL63 by looking at the interior pics if it has the Suspension option ABC for $1500?
Some say it tightens the suspension 30% more, some say you can raise and lower the car etc but these sales people these days don't know anything and when you build a new car it shows a pic of the console but it looks the same as any other console of a car that doesn't have the suspension option.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!
Some say it tightens the suspension 30% more, some say you can raise and lower the car etc but these sales people these days don't know anything and when you build a new car it shows a pic of the console but it looks the same as any other console of a car that doesn't have the suspension option.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!
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A few years too late, but as a recent owner of the 2019 SL63 I had the same question what the hell is this $1500 option.
Below is the excerpt from the MB own brochure on 2018 SL:
Competitive spirit, superlative specs.
Based on Active Body Control, the AMG Performance Suspension teams advanced electronics and hydraulics to actively counteract pitch, dive and roll with millisecond-quick response and multiple modes. An optional setup adds two-stage damping that’s also 30% firmer damping in Sport mode. Silver or optional red calipers grasp the 15.4" front/14.2" rear composite brakes. Even larger yet lighter Ceramic Composite brakes are an option proven in racing.
In the second sentence MB implies that AMG performance suspension is fitted in every AMG SL. In the third they talk about optional two stage dumping that is 30% more firm in the sport mode. From other posts we know that there are both the software and the hardware differences between the cars fitted and not with this option. The way I read it, sometime in 2018 the “option” became part of the standard equipment but MB continued to separately charge for it and all there is is a 30% firmer dampers when set in sport mode but not so in comfort mode. This would explain why MB has been so vague with their answers related to this matter. I have not seen a single sticker on Autotrader that did not have this option included in the build on 2019 SL63s and I have seen many.
I will also post in 231 forum as a new thread.
Below is the excerpt from the MB own brochure on 2018 SL:
Competitive spirit, superlative specs.
Based on Active Body Control, the AMG Performance Suspension teams advanced electronics and hydraulics to actively counteract pitch, dive and roll with millisecond-quick response and multiple modes. An optional setup adds two-stage damping that’s also 30% firmer damping in Sport mode. Silver or optional red calipers grasp the 15.4" front/14.2" rear composite brakes. Even larger yet lighter Ceramic Composite brakes are an option proven in racing.
In the second sentence MB implies that AMG performance suspension is fitted in every AMG SL. In the third they talk about optional two stage dumping that is 30% more firm in the sport mode. From other posts we know that there are both the software and the hardware differences between the cars fitted and not with this option. The way I read it, sometime in 2018 the “option” became part of the standard equipment but MB continued to separately charge for it and all there is is a 30% firmer dampers when set in sport mode but not so in comfort mode. This would explain why MB has been so vague with their answers related to this matter. I have not seen a single sticker on Autotrader that did not have this option included in the build on 2019 SL63s and I have seen many.
I will also post in 231 forum as a new thread.
Last edited by baltika; Mar 28, 2021 at 02:16 AM.
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If you do an internet search for "mercedes vin decoder", the first two that pop up, are places where you enter the car's VIN and it gives you a list of the car's options, plus the car's birth date, etc.
