after my car is on a lift the wheels look so small they make the car go up in hieght and they make the wheel well look huge after a while the wheels tuke back in and looks low

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

Thats your hydraulic suspension in action.

is that the hydromatic suspension

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

That is your Hyrdopneumatic suspension. You have to make sure that you put the switch to the left of your steering column in the right postion. Otherwise, it could damage the suspension.

Look in your owners manual (if you have one)

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FrankieZ
84 500SEL EURO 87K
85 300D 267K (and still goin' strong)

the only swich i have to the lest is the light postion and the light switch

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

the only mannual i have is german and my american one is falling apart

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

There ought to be a big fat knob that has 3 positions. All the way in for normal driving halfway out for extra clearance and all the way out for transportation (like on a cargo container) or when being on a lift. I think it should be immediately to the left of the steering wheel.
btw I did mean to say hydropneumatic suspension. (no, really!, I did! :) )

-Larry

[This message has been edited by Larry Delor (edited 07-03-2000).]

there is no swicth but could therfe be a autmatic



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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

Like Mr.Delor said, it is just a knob (not a switch) You just pull it out or push it in. It really needs to be in the correct position otherwise the system will think that it needs to compensate for the drastic change in the supsension and it will struggle to correct itself continuously.

[This message has been edited by fz500sel (edited 07-03-2000).]

i don't have a nobe i have a roller swicht like the ac temp

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

I thought you said that you had springs, 500.

If you have springs then any hydraulics in the suspension are load leveling not full hydraulic.