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Bmw beamer 2015 price1/16/2024 Select Bleed of the air bellows (bottom)Ħc) Next prompt, Make sure you've done the precondition check list, failure to do so will cause it to stop and you'll have to redo. Go to VEHICLE MANAGEMENT>SERVICE FUNCTION>+Electronic Ride Height Control > Filling and Discharging air from air bellows > ABL Electronic ride height control (EHC) Filling and drainingĦb) Next prompt it ask you if your bleeding or filling. I didn't know better OOPSĦa) Once you pulled the fuse its time to deflate with ISTA-D. Lift up the vehicle you can use the rear axle as jacking point (#3), do not jack up with out something in between the axle and the jack pad (i use a block of wood to prevent marring on the diffrential)Ģ) After lifting and using appropriate support remove wheel, use 17mm socket, I use a torque multiplier makes things a breeze to remove those lug bolt.ģ)After removing the wheel you should be able to see the air strutĤ) Now its the time turn on the ignition, hook up your ISTA-D and your battery charger so your vehicle don't go to sleep and you ending up having to start over.ĥa) Next before we begin to deflate the strut with ISTA-D, you'll need to remove the fuse for the air pump (Per "ISTA-D") go to the back fuse box (located in the right side panel in trunk) and find 40 amp fuse #110 (see yellow square)ĥb) If you look at the fuse chart it says air suspension fuse #110 and #135 and you accidentally pulled fuse #135 (5 amp) you will get this nice little warning, don't worry, just turn off the ignition put the fuse back in and turn on the ignition back and you'll be good to go. Pair of Air struts ( I got mine at Arnott $160~ +shipping/each)ġ) USE SAFETY!!! ALWAYS USE JACK STANDS TO SUPPORT YOUR VEHICLE, ALSO USE A WHEEL CHOKE ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS, OR CAR WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN LIFTING!!!!! ***DISCLAIMER***THIS IS AN DIY COMMUNITY GUIDE I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL AND WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY/DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE, IF UNSURE SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE/MECHANIC, OTHERWISE PERFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK ***DISCLAIMER*** The culprit a 70k miles 4 yrs old air bellow looks like never towed never lifted heavy things and riding on 20 in oem rims, (left) when its not stretched it looks normal but (right) when you begin compress the bellow and stretch it the walls problems begin to show multiple deep cracks on the rubber bellow, this is the reason why air leaks occurs. Its best to rectify this problem asap, as leaving it unresolved in the long run may cause the air pump to burnout and or cause premature wear on suspension parts. So it was time to resolve this issue for good. Air suspension leaks are no fun my first encounter was back in January 2018, when my car would seldomly start to sag in the rear, especially in the left side, I ignored it at first.however as months passed it become more and more apparent and frequent and now both sides are sagging, there was even damage to the side wheel flairs.
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