Preliminary Work

NOTIFICATION 

Lifting, setting the vehicle down or moving the vehicle when the air spring system is not filled 

• Risk of damage to the air spring bellows 
• Replace (front) air-spring strut or (rear) air spring bellows. 
  1. → Deactivate the levelling system before raising the vehicle.
  2. → Do not raise or set the vehicle down when the air spring system is empty.
  3. → Moving unpressurised air spring bellows will cause them to fail; replace components.

1. Remove rear wheel.

   > 440519 - REMOVING AND INSTALLING WHEEL - PORTION ON "REMOVING"

2. Remove wheel housing liner rear.

   > WM, 536919 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR WHEEL HOUSING LINER

3. Only for vehicles with air suspension:  Release air from the corresponding air spring.

   > 430117 - DRAINING AND FILLING THE LEVEL CONTROL - PORTION ON "DRAINING"