Advice please mercedes s 320 se December 2005.

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You can check whether the car raises and lowers using the button by the gear shifter. If its like my airmatic (totally trouble free in over 5 years incidentally) both red lights showing is the lowest setting, one light slightly higher, no light is the highest setting.

Take a look when you first arrive to see if it is sitting evenly and not lower/higher on one or more corners. The airmatic pump should raise the car silently. Undue noise may point to a tired pump.

As John above, airmatic is arelatively simple and mainly trouble free system. I'd take it over ABC anyday simply over the cost if either goes wrong.
 
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You can check whether the car raises and lowers using the button by the gear shifter. If its like my airmatic (totally trouble free in over 5 years incidentally) both red lights showing is the lowest setting, one light slightly higher, no light is the highest setting.

Take a look when you first arrive to see if it is sitting evenly and not lower/higher on one or more corners. The airmatic pump should raise the car silently. Undue noise may point to a tired pump.

As John above, airmatic is arelatively simple and mainly trouble free system. I'd take it over ABC anyday simply over the cost if either goes wrong.

I know the cars been sitting a few days and it was sitting nice and square , the only noise I heard was when I turned the knob for lumbar
in the seats. It seemed to be a button at top centre of dash when
Pushed lit 2 red lights and brought up screen menu.
 
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Simply cycling the settings and making sure all 4 corners settle evenly really . Listening for leaks on the airbags , listening for compressor hiss ( one short burst when you unlock the car for instance) is good too

Thanks going back tomorrow for second look
This is the car . 7491F63D-DB5A-47AB-BE84-2E4F50732DE1.jpeg
 
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Seems a reasonable price too for those miles.
 
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Seems a reasonable price too for those miles.

Only thing it’s well loaded and very tidy but no heated seats , also when
I push button on dash it’s comes up on centre screen sport 1 ,then push again sport 2 ,then push again convenience comes up. Should I feel the suspension move . Or how does this operate.
 

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My problem is I don't know much about air suspension , don't know if it's prone to corrosion or if you can work at it yourself. I had a few citreon yrs ago with the fluid type and I found them no problem and not that hard to work at , but I am clueless about this air system.

Air suspension is much the same as the Citroen system in principle, it just has electronic control.
Fundamentally its a compressor, a reservoir or two, a couple of valve blocks, airbags on each corner and height sensors.
The pump provides air to the reservoirs, the height sensors tell the computer what it needs to do, the computer tells the valve blocks to open or close and the valve blocks let air in or out of the bags as required.

In terms of issues, pumps can fail, relay operating the pump can fail, sensors can fail and bags can fail. The pipework to the bags can corrode (especially at the rear).
 
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Seems a reasonable price too for those miles.

Only thing it’s well loaded and very tidy but no heated seats , also when
I push button on dash it’s comes up on centre screen sport 1 then push again sport 2 then push again convenience comes up. Should I feel the suspension rise when switching this.
 
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This is the spec . Apart from heated seats is this about normal or below par for a reg dec 05 s class 320.
WDB2200252A480488 www.DataMB.com 1
2005 MERCEDES-BENZ S 320 CDI (220.025)
General Data
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Model
Engine Transmission Order Number Order Location Interior
Paint 1 Release Date Delivery Date
WDB2200252A480488 S 320 CDI
648960 30 128533 722626 06 111599
0 5 537 93126
GREAT BRITAIN
LEATHER ANTHRACITE (271A)
BLUE QUARTZ METALLIC PAINT (347U) 2005-06-09
2005-06-09
Code Description
205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH 220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
221B SIGN COOLANT/REFUELING - ENGLISH
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING 250B MOBILO LIFE/EUROPE SERVICE PACKAGE
260 TYPE DESTINATION ON TRUNK LID - ELIMINATION 270A LEATHER
271A LEATHER ANTHRACITE
283B AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
347U BLUE QUARTZ METALLIC PAINT
354 ANTENNA FOR TELEPHONE D/E-NET
386 MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS)
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
474 PARTICLE FILTER
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
537L GREAT BRITAIN
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
608 LA 5 HOLE HOLLOW SPOKE WHEEL W/ MIX. TIRES
613 HEADLAMP LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
666 PACKAGING FOR SHIPPING VEHICLES W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
731 WOOD TRIM BURRED WALNUT ROOT
805 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR 819 CD CHANGER
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
926 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EU4 TECHNOLOGY (EURO 4)
983 COC PAPER EU4 TECHN. + NO VEH. TITLE OF OWNERSHIP
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
M002 ENGINES WITH EXH.TURBOCHARGER WITH INTERCOOLER
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M32 CAPACITY 3,2 LITER
M648 R6-DIESEL ENGINE OM648
 

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Not seeing anything on the data sheet about airmatic/airbags?
 

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Maybe it doesn't have airmatic, especially if you can't find the raise/lower buttons

It does look a nice car, they have a certain "presence", and set the standard for ride quality in their day.
 
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Maybe it doesn't have airmatic, especially if you can't find the raise/lower buttons

It does look a nice car, they have a certain "presence", and set the standard for ride quality in their day.

There’s a button on left of gear lever with lights and 3 strokes at it and a button at top middle of dash which brings up the sports 1 & 2 and convenience writing on the dial

Problem is the guy selling it doesn’t know
much about them either.
It’s just he took it in .
 
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I have ABC and the button which raises and lowers the suspension does just that.

Well specced? Doesn't have ventilated massaging seats nor bi xenon.
 
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I have ABC and the button which raises and lowers the suspension does just that.

Well specced? Doesn't have ventilated massaging seats nor bi xenon.

Thanks , how do you operate it , when on display should you be able to scroll through the option.
 

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Thanks , how do you operate it , when on display should you be able to scroll through the option.
In my car there is no display for the abc height settings or sport setting.
 

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Strange I can bring up sport 1 sport 2
Or convenience
Could be other settings. But does suggest airmatic.

With the weather it is the way it is Glengormley's a bit too far to go and see it.
 

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