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Hi all, I have a book pack for a pre facelift W210, publish date of 1996 according to the books. Good used condition, but please be aware that the service book includes a number of service record entries. I don't know what exact model these are from unfortunately, bizarrely they came in the...

Hi all, I have recently fitted some new Bilstein rear air suspension bags to my S211, as the NS was starting to drop occasionally when left for many days. Fitting of the new bags went smoothly, though I cannot get the compressor to start running to pressurise the system prior to lowering it...

Hi all, I suspect a leak in the N/S rear airbag of my '09 S211 - quite a small one I think as it does take a good 5+ days for the suspension to drop. No dash warnings, and the compressor happily restores ride height when the engine is started. Car has rear air only (not Airmatic) and has 180k...

Morning all, I am considering a swap from our existing, 25 year old, non-condensing oil boiler central heating system, to an air source heat pump. This is in a 70s detached house with radiator only heating, not some wonderfully insulated modern marvel, but we will improve the insulation if we...

Morning all, I recently changed the manual gearbox oil on my S211 E220CDi, as the car has 177k and I don't know if it has ever been changed. No symptoms or issues pre change, just unsure of the mileage on the old oil. Since the oil change, it is harder to select 1st, 2nd or 3rd when the gearbox...

Hi all, Free wheels and tyres available, collection only from a Wiltshire village called Crudwell (SN16 postcode). I believe these were on my '09 S211 from new, wheels have likely done 170k miles and show it - they are in poor cosmetic condition. All perfectly balanced, legal and usable, look...

Hi all, Diagnosing an intermittent air-con problem on my S211. When all is working, the air-conditioning is faultless, lovely and cold. This only lasts for maybe 20 minutes or so, then I get ambient air again. A little while later, without touching anything, and back to lovely cold air. I get...

Afternoon all, I have recently chased, and solved a current drain on my 2009 S211 E220. As it was a right pain to find, I thought it may help to document it - might be useful for others. I only noticed the drain problem as we entered lockdown, and the car stopped being used very often. After 4...

Afternoon all, As the sun is shining, and Covid-19 has given me some free time at home, I am using it to fix some of the minor little things on my S211. I have a dull knocking/tapping at low speed over rough surfaces. I have found no play testing all of the bushes/ball joints/drop links with a...

Afternoon all, I hope we are all surviving the collapse of civilisation around us. ;) I am trying to diagnose a leak in my S211 aircon system, only small, takes about a week to drop from 100psi to 50psi. I am diagnosing by pumping it up to 100psi with compressed air, then spraying soapy water...

Hi all, I am struggling to solve a minor, but annoying problem I am having with my '09 S211, and wondering if anyone else has solved this. Googling shows a few instances of this being a problem for others, but no shared solutions. So, the rear seat interior ambient, and main 'door open'...

Afternoon all, I have recently started using WIS, and without the benefit of the no doubt lengthy dealer/manufacturer training courses, it is of course a daunting tool to get into and start using. I am trying to diagnose intermittent only working in my car's ('09 S211) rear ambient, and dome...

There is a long story behind why I am asking this, short version involves training under age drivers and wanting a brake in the passenger footwell, but I would like to see if it is possible to replicate the LHD parking brake pedal onto a RHD car - in addition to the existing pedal. Basically I...

Hi all, I have just bought a cheap 2009 S211 E220CDi manual as a tow car. It has no evidence of a clutch replacement, however the history from 80k to 150k miles is lost. Does anyone have any experience of how long a manual clutch tends to last? I would be surprised if this was still the...

Hi everyone, I thought I would post a hello in here, been reading lots over the last couple of weeks and there has been some hugely useful information already. I needed a towcar for a charity I run, and it needs to tow 1,900 kg. As I did not want an SUV - great though they are, I had some...