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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    No, the C / S mode has nothing to do with the power steering at all. On my car, there is absolutely nothing electrical/electronic that affects the power steering. It's a hydraulic pump driven off the auxiliary drive belt, some hoses, pipes and a steering rack.
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    Well it is possible that the power steering reservoir strainer is blocked and the pump is being starved of fluid on your car. It might even be the problem on my car - I wasn't really sure if I had cleaned it properly because the mesh screen filter is only just visible through the outlet pipe and...
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    Azeem, Surely your E270Cdi does have speed sensitive or parameter steering. You should check your data card for code 213. If you have this option get your codes read on Star.
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    If your mechanic only topped the system up with the wrong fluid I doubt it would cause your problem. If he needed to top up the fluid then maybe there was (or still is) a leak - have you checked inside the bellows on your steering rack tie rod ends for a fluid leak? I think if your pump is...
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    thanks willg - that would be really useful.
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    Thanks, I'll check the steering rack later but I'm almost certain it doesn't have any sensors or actuators on it at all. I don't have code 213 on my data card either: 205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH 249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING 255B MB MOBILO WITH DSB...
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    It's an E220CDi Avantgarde and it doesn't have speed sensitive or parameter steering.
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    W211 steering stiff - ongoing saga

    Hi all, For a long time now I've been trying to diagnose a problem with stiff steering on my 2008 W211. It's fairly stiff at all road and engine speeds and it doesn't return to the centre very well after a turn. Things I've tried: Tyre pressures OK. Upper and lower balljoints and track rod ends...
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    W211 Power steering pump hydraulic fitting size

    Bit of a long shot but here goes... I'm troubleshooting heavy steering on a 2008 W211 and I have reached the point where I need to test the pressure output of the pump which I understand should be between 120 and 128bar at 1000rpm. I don't want to waste money on a new pump before testing the...
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    W221 abs ring (reluctor?)

    On my S211 with Airmatic I opted to take it to my local garage and it was a 2 or 3 hour job for them. Quite a lot of suspension links to remove. Can't imagine it is that different on a W221. You need new hub nut and a new ABS impulse ring. Also, if you're unlucky the impulse ring could have...
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    W211 rear ABS sensor fault

    Thanks, I took it into the garage in the end and it came back all magically fixed for the price of a couple of hours labour and an ABS impulse ring. The sensor itself was fine.
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    W211 rear ABS sensor fault

    thanks pmcgsmurf. Mine is as estate (S211) so it has Airmatic at the back. I looked at the Haynes manual and it says I will probably damage the air springs if they aren't depressurised with Star before doing this job. It also mentions several special tools. I will try to have a look at WIS as...
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    W211 rear ABS sensor fault

    Answering my own questions here again but it might be useful for someone else. I found that you can get fairly easy access to the ABS sensor connections by lifting away the C-pillar door seal and some trims. This exposes the bulkhead connector for the ABS sensors: You can run a couple of test...
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    W211 rear ABS sensor fault

    anyone? I need to fix this and I'm not wanting to throw parts at it randomly so some guidance would be much appreciated. Do I have to pull the whole rear hub apart to inspect the impulse ring?
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    W211 rear ABS sensor fault

    Evening, My 2008 S211 came up with a ABS Inoperative warning message the other day. I borrowed a code reader and it showed a couple of old stored codes for front right ABS sensor distance too far from sensor and a current fault code for rear left ABS sensor check wiring/sensor. The old codes...
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