Stominovich

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kmz

Most cars have too much wheel gap stock

ace10

No, not at all.

vdubpower

slammit

TheOtherEric

No, wheel gap is perfectly fine. Unless you're looking at it while in Comfort suspension mode, then yes it's a bit high. Leave it in Sport and you're good.

RobbieRob

If anything, maybe 1/2" or 3/4" drop. I bought a set of H&R springs and yet to put them on because it is about a 1" drop, but they advertise 3/4" which I could be ok with. On my E550 I had it lowered about an 11/4" with 20's(looked good), but I can't do that to my new car, this is too nice. If the factory height was about a 1/2" lower, I would be perfectly happy.

benyl

Comfort JACKS up the rear.

vdubpower

when the car is driving, the ride height looks fine....rather not give up the ride comfort

TheOtherEric

When you're driving is the one and only time the car is jacked up. Even if you drive in jacked-up Comfort mode, the car lowers itself after a few minutes of being parked.

vdubpower

i cant see my car when im driving......

the 3 suspension modes dont actually lower the car, just adjust the damping pressure i assume

TheOtherEric

Not true; the suspension mode does indeed raise or lower the car. It's all described in the manual. By raising the car in Comfort, they can presumably reduce the spring rate (via the air suspension) thus giving a more compliant ride.

vdubpower

pg 191 says nothing about changes in height

TheOtherEric

It's in there. The manual also describes how, if you have the car in Comfort, the ride height will actually drop about 0.8" after you've shut the car off. Presumably because they know it looks so dumb jacked up. Next time you're getting gas, lean against the car and you'll feel it drop.

If you drive the car in Sport suspension mode, then it doesn't drop when parked because it's already lowered.

Tjdehya

Does that apply to the E63 as well?
I think that information is for cars equipped with Airmatic Front and rear (E550). The E63 has no way to lower the front of the car on its own. afaik

The Airmatic for the E63 is for load balancing. When weight is added the car (passengers, bags, add gas, etc.) it will bring the height of the car back to normal.

TheOtherEric

My comments apply only to the 2014 E63, the car I own. I have no idea if it's true for other Airmatic cars. Since the front is not Airmatic, this lowering obviously only applies to the rear. P.s. clearly there are more uses for the Airmatic than simply ride height balancing.

Weird that people keep doubting me on this. Read the freaking manual; it's all in there. Or just watch the car lower itself when you're getting gas.

Patric

I agree. The car does drop a bit when I shut it off and get out. What I am trying to understand is the default mode when I start up and drive off. If I press the button once while driving down the road it says Sport. A second press says Sport + and the third press brings up Comfort. Still trying to understand what it's in if I just drive off without changing anything. The car is new to me. Still trying to figure things out.

TheOtherEric

There's not any default mode for suspension setting -- it retains whatever setting you've chosen previously.

vdubpower

the car starts default in C, always

lemme know what page u are reading saying otherwise in regards to our discussion. thx

TheOtherEric

No no no -- we're talking about suspension settings, not transmission settings. The car does NOT default to Comfort suspension setting; it keeps what you last set it on.

vdubpower

u turn the car off, it starts in comfort for all settings.....atleast mine does....

RobbieRob

Yeah, my car stays in whatever suspension setting I shut the car off in,(no shocks lit up, 1 shock lit up or 2 shocks lit up). I keep it with both shocks lit up, firmest, so when I get in my car I just have to rotate the mode to s+ and hit the esc button once for sport..

vdubpower

y not just set your amg button to 2 shocks and s plus trans

RobbieRob

Either way I'm hitting two buttons. Scenario 1-hit amg button(set at s+ and 2 shocks) and hit the esc button to sport,, or scenario 2- hit knob to s+ and esc to sport(shocks already set at firmest).