'S-Class' with suspension problem??

Akshay1234 · 8th October 2008, 22:06

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Originally Posted by v10

they did.. it was a s320

ANYWAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MY WORDS BACK..... the above picture does not show the malfunctioning of the airmatic but the beauty of an s class!!!
The road is tilted.. the car is tilting to balance itself so that the owner stays level..

believe me. this road is far from tilted.

v10 · 8th October 2008, 23:24

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Originally Posted by akshay1234

believe me. this road is far from tilted.

well in the pic the road seems tilted..

Aditya · 8th October 2008, 23:47

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Originally Posted by v10

well in the pic the road seems tilted..

That road is pretty close to my house and believe me, it's not tilted. Besides, many, many S Class Mercs travel on the that road every day. I've never seen one tilted like this.

v10 · 9th October 2008, 00:03

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Originally Posted by Aditya

That road is pretty close to my house and believe me, it's not tilted. Besides, many, many S Class Mercs travel on the that road every day. I've never seen one tilted like this.

well then in that case i guess you know it better then.. but as far as i know.. this is what the airmatic is primarily designed for..

- off topic - the owner of atil auto had bought a wrecked landcruiser which used to run tilted too.. at an auction for 10 lakhs. accident car. still runs tilted..

speedy · 9th October 2008, 00:04

V10 i agree with Akshay and Aditya. The road is not tilted from any angle. The S class does have a problem. I can confirm on what the problem is from the guys at the service station. That is if the car has gone there.

speedy · 27th October 2008, 12:22

The S class is standing at the workshop and has bushing issues. this is told to me by the person at the service center. The car still stands tilted amoungst the others.

GTO · 27th October 2008, 18:52

Bushing?! I don't see how that would lead to such a massive tilt. I still think its a hydraulic / air compressor failure.

farid · 24th March 2009, 17:00

The class uses Hydraulic suspension. The cars has structs filled with ciculating pressurized oil which maintains a level ride. The Self leveling system does not respond respond too fast to avoid unnecessary up/down movement. The ride softness is controlled by nitrogen filled accumalators. An incorrect tilt or lowering can be the result of 3 things. Hydraulic leak. 2. Pump failure and 3. Strut failure.

9th October 2008, 00:04	#20
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	V10 i agree with Akshay and Aditya. The road is not tilted from any angle. The S class does have a problem. I can confirm on what the problem is from the guys at the service station. That is if the car has gone there.
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27th October 2008, 12:22	#21
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	The S class is standing at the workshop and has bushing issues. this is told to me by the person at the service center. The car still stands tilted amoungst the others.
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27th October 2008, 18:52	#22
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,788 Times View My Garage	Bushing?! I don't see how that would lead to such a massive tilt. I still think its a hydraulic / air compressor failure.
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24th March 2009, 17:00	#23
farid Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3 Thanked: 0 Times	The class uses Hydraulic suspension. The cars has structs filled with ciculating pressurized oil which maintains a level ride. The Self leveling system does not respond respond too fast to avoid unnecessary up/down movement. The ride softness is controlled by nitrogen filled accumalators. An incorrect tilt or lowering can be the result of 3 things. Hydraulic leak. 2. Pump failure and 3. Strut failure.
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