Where is the self leveling system located on a Mercedes Benz?
The reservoir for the self-leveling system is located in the front left of the engine compartment right beside the ABS pump (red arrow). You are going to have to bleed the system after replacing the unit and this is where you will add fluid.
How do you level a Mercedes Benz W124?
Brace the back of the bolt on the adjustment arm with an 8mm wrench and use a 10mm wrench to remove the Nylex nut (red arrow). Leave the arm attached to the sway bar bracket. There is an adjustments on the arm to set the level position once the car is back on the ground (red arrow).
What happens when a load is put into the back of a Mercedes Benz?
When a load is put into the back, the lever arm on the valve is deflected into the Fill position which diverts the pressure and fluid flow to the struts and accumulators.
When did the Mercedes 300TE station wagon come out?
From the Archive: The wagon form of Mercedes-Benz’s W124 E-class from 1988. From the August 1988 issue of Car and Driver. Driving the Mercedes 300TE station wagon is like having Gregory Peck for your father.
What kind of car is a Mercedes 300TE?
You’d spend the rest of your life in your room. This wagon doesn’t encourage much tomfoolery (whatever that is): the 300TE is straight-down-the-road, triple-sec, one more-outburst-young-man-and-it’s military-school-for-you sensible. Just get into the thing and drive. The first thing you notice is that it has an automatic.
The reservoir for the self-leveling system is located in the front left of the engine compartment right beside the ABS pump (red arrow). You are going to have to bleed the system after replacing the unit and this is where you will add fluid.
Brace the back of the bolt on the adjustment arm with an 8mm wrench and use a 10mm wrench to remove the Nylex nut (red arrow). Leave the arm attached to the sway bar bracket. There is an adjustments on the arm to set the level position once the car is back on the ground (red arrow).