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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 07:06 PM
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Rear height sensor location?

Could someone help me please. Star is telling me my rear height isn't responding so I bought another rear height sensor, now I can't find where it's at on the car and I'm hoping it doesn't attach to the spot where something broke in the pictures that I noticed while under the car

Hopefully this will finally fix my problem with the rear sitting on the ground -_-
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 07:19 PM
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Looks like the cooling fins broke off for the diff.

I coudnt get the actual link but just copy that google search

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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 08:42 PM
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The differential cooling fins are what broke off.

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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 08:44 PM
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Pictures of the rear height sensor can be found here
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ml#post1115029
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by forcefed4door

Looks like the cooling fins broke off for the diff.

I coudnt get the actual link but just copy that google search
It is just in front of the differential. It's not obvious and it's a little bit of a reach but not too bad. There is a rod that has a swivel joint on each end that connects the ride height sensor to the car and moves in relation to how much weight is in the car. Look up lowering links to see what the rear rod looks like. It has kind of an "S" shape to bend around suspension and exhaust
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Jakez
Could someone help me please. Star is telling me my rear height isn't responding so I bought another rear height sensor, now I can't find where it's at on the car and I'm hoping it doesn't attach to the spot where something broke in the pictures that I noticed while under the car

Hopefully this will finally fix my problem with the rear sitting on the ground -_-
did it work? just happened to me!
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Old Mar 11, 2020 | 09:21 PM
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Anyone have experience changing this sensor? I'm pretty sure mine is bad. Car thinks the front suspension is at 80mm and the rear is at 120mm, but the car is sitting on the bump stops in the rear.
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Old Mar 12, 2020 | 09:57 AM
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