Blown Airbag! 2006 Mercedes CLS500

40 thoughts on “Blown Airbag! 2006 Mercedes CLS500”

1. Ferulle is what we call those collars, at least in plumbing.

2. In Germany it is mandatory to change suspension components always per axle. So to change the other side is a good idea if you would like to drive on german Autobahn significantly faster then 65 mph. 😂

3. Giggity

4. Who needs RAID when you have a can of brake cleaner.. That poor mosquito never knew what hit him.

5. You see?! there are somethings that should be replaced in pairs! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

6. Ray, keep on the good work. Just ignore the comments of all the google techs. Too many experts behind a keyboard out there.

7. I notice you are wairing your wedding band…….how do you stop it getting scratched to death with the work you do…..i tend to leave mine at home when I’m doing physical stuff

8. Iterestin job Ray thank you

9. Love ure work ray

10. Mercedes suggest replacing air struts in pairs.

11. I believe that button with the car going up is to deactivate the air suspension system when you’re putting it up on the left.

12. Up here in Wisconsin, wheel removal sometimes requires the use of a 10lb dead blow sledge (soft faced of course) due to the wheel and hub becoming as one. Mercedes, over engineered and priced to stay that way.😂

13. Get yourself a marlin spike they are so much less work getting things in-line.

14. I have been working on air bag suspension on Range Rovers for years, would have tested more for leaks before I changed a bag, air lines come loose, rub through, air valve blocks leak as "O" rings fail, seen a lot of people replace a bag, and the leak is somewhere else.

15. If I owned my own Indy Shop I wouldn’t work on European Cars…Period! Hopefully my shop would be successful without them . They are nothing but trouble and don’t stay fixed! The comebacks are a killler no matter how good the shop is!

16. What about those tires?

17. Better if you replace both front. It is recommended toothat you calibrate the ride height using xentry mb star scanner.

18. Why you not disconnect de knuckle on the upper control arm one bolt all the suspension going down and more room for work.

19. Dirty hooves takes the wheel.

20. Where did you find this master? Unscrew the upper ball joint and it will be convenient to change the air strut.

21. Mosquitoes are Bat food.

22. The passenger front struts on these cars are a known issue, usually going first. I would suggest replacing that strut too. Each strut has a sensor (you saw and mentioned) that keeps both sides at the same height (these rarely have issues) If you end up needing to do work on the rear air springs, if they are being replaced by Arnott you must replace both sides, as the arnott bags have a built in reservoir that will throw codes and have mismatch heights if not replaced ion a pair. The buttons on the console are the suspension settings. Far left raises the car, middle or right (depending on the market it was made for) is the sport adjustments. push it once, its sport mode 1 lowering and stiffening the car. push it twice sport mode 2, which enables active suspension lowering the car further as you pass 80mph,stiffens more and will raise and lower according to speed and cornering third time puts it back to normal ride height i.e. comfort mode.
    The nut coming loose on the wiper is also common. It was designed to do so. To change the wiper blades you pop the hood, raise it to normal height then on the hinge there is a push lever to allow you to raise it straight up into "service position" this allows the arms to move freely to change blades w/o damaging the motor or transmission of the wipers. Found this out the hard way trying to change out my blades in the rain with a howling , now ex, in the car complaining. Didnt raise the hood gave it a jerk and $300 and and hour of work later i had wipers again. Mercs get a bad rep for working on and i dont know why. Think of working on a 60's American car and everything is right where it should be.

23. Its weird but i think you play 4Non Blondes in every video. And I said hey.

24. Didn't this car need new tires?? 🤔

25. Ray, that indented boot is driving me nuts! Can’t believe that didn’t bother you, the whole job? Haha👍 Nice work.

26. For some MB models, there are aftermarket kits available to convert the air suspension from air to coil overs. I installed one once, it was a very straightforward job and the kit even included a box to disable the low air warning on the dash. Now, I am not a MB guy, and there is probably plenty of hate from the purists out there, but the owner of the car was happy to be done with strut failures and ruined tires from the body bottoming out and rubbing through on them.

27. Ray you are a rocking mechanic! Your videos are awesome!

28. Hiya Ray super cool video job good job so please keep them coming GL&HF coming from Dulwich London England(✌peace✌)

29. You should try those wheel alignment pins from HF. makes euro much easier

30. Love your channel keep up the good work

31. That's a new way of killing mosquitoes with brake cleaner. 😂 that's a new one for me funny stuff!!

32. New tyres?

33. There is a stud tool to hold wheel when working on it

34. This video and the last video on this mercedes , 4 non blondes, what's going on ,has been playing in the background😂 what a song

35. MONEY PIT – I'm not going to say what I'm thinking.

36. Be thankful you don't have to deal with all that new York rust at south main auto

37. Love a good "More Ladies Bends" great cars 🚗 👌

38. Pawns f satin……the birds and spiders need them to live.

39. Fun fact – Mercedes designed their suspension systems based on chicken necks! Search "Mercedes Chicken Advert" on YouTube, people thought it was a joke but it's true 🤣

40. Mosquitoes are pollinators similar to bees as well as providing a vital food source to many other wildlife from dragonflies, turtles, bats, and spiders. It’s only the females of certain species that like to bite humans.

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