DrGekko
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I was so excited to receive my used GL420 which arrived on a trailer yesterday. It's 7 years old but the body and interior are in very good nick. Anyway, I took it out for a spin last night and to my dismay, whilst I was playing with the airmatic dial to check out the rise and lowering, the "suspension fault" warning light appeared on the dash and the body refused to move from its current height. Even worse was when I tried driving it - every tiny bump and the car would bounce awkwardly as if it were riding on large cobbles.
My bro-in-law explained this used to happen in the S-Class and apparently the ECU is super-sensitive and that perhaps it may have occured whilst bobbing up and down on the transporter. He suggested leaving it and that it would be ok in the morning.
True to his word, this morning it was fine and I drove to work with much satisfaction... I missed having a V8 and this reminds me of driving my Audi S4 a few years ago.
This afternoon I took the kids to a local park and the parking space is a large gravel open space. I wanted to check out driving the car with higher suspension so when I set the dial to raise, again, it just became locked at one height and the awful juddering occurred. I switched the engine off and back on a few times and kept adjusting the suspension dial until at last, it responded and I drove home.
I adjusted the dial whilst the car was on the drive at home and it's working fine (takes ****** ages though, like watching paint dry... my previous Discovery 4 raises and lowers within 5 seconds!!).
So Benz veterans??? Should I contact the specialist car dealer who's provided a "6 month warranty" and insist that this is inspected by Mercedes? Or am I doing something wrong and is there a simple remedy please?
Thanks!
My bro-in-law explained this used to happen in the S-Class and apparently the ECU is super-sensitive and that perhaps it may have occured whilst bobbing up and down on the transporter. He suggested leaving it and that it would be ok in the morning.
True to his word, this morning it was fine and I drove to work with much satisfaction... I missed having a V8 and this reminds me of driving my Audi S4 a few years ago.
This afternoon I took the kids to a local park and the parking space is a large gravel open space. I wanted to check out driving the car with higher suspension so when I set the dial to raise, again, it just became locked at one height and the awful juddering occurred. I switched the engine off and back on a few times and kept adjusting the suspension dial until at last, it responded and I drove home.
I adjusted the dial whilst the car was on the drive at home and it's working fine (takes ****** ages though, like watching paint dry... my previous Discovery 4 raises and lowers within 5 seconds!!).
So Benz veterans??? Should I contact the specialist car dealer who's provided a "6 month warranty" and insist that this is inspected by Mercedes? Or am I doing something wrong and is there a simple remedy please?
Thanks!
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