0 C-5038 Arnott New Coil Spring Conversion Kit Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon (S211 w/ADS, w/o 4MATIC & Avantgarde, Excl. AMG) C-5038 Arnott New Coil Spring Conversion Kit 150
FRONT AIR STRUT REMOVAL
1 Set the steering to straight ahead.
2 Raise the vehicle.
3 Remove the front wheels. (Figure 1, 2)
4 Locate and remove the upper control arm ball joint nut. (Figures 3, 4)
5 Separate the ball joint from the spindle assembly. (Figure 5)
6 Remove the sensor lines from brackets. (Figure 6)
7 Remove the inner fender well screws. (Figures 7, 8)
8 Disconnect the strut’s electrical plug located behind the inner fender well. (Figure 9)
9 Loosen but do not remove the lower strut mounting bolt. (Figure 10)
10 Remove the air line. (Figure 11)
11 Unplug the electrical connector. (Figure 12)
12 Remove the three top mounting bolts. (Figures 13, 14)
13 Remove the lower strut mounting bolt. (Figures 15, 16)
14 Remove the strut assembly from the vehicle. (Figure 17)
15 Air strut removal complete.
FRONT COIL-OVER STRUT INSTALLATION
Tighten all nuts and bolts to manufacturer’s specifications during the installation process.
1 Install the strut into the upper mount cavity. (Figure 18)
2 Position the bottom mount onto the control arm. (Figure 19)
3 Install the bottom mount nut and bolt. (Figures 20, 21)
4 Reconnect the ball joint to spindle assembly. (Figure 22)
5 Install the ball joint nut. (Figure 23)
6 Install the three top mounting nuts. (Figure 24)
7 Front coil-over strut installation complete.
REAR SHOCK & AIR SPRING REMOVAL
1 Prior to raising vehicle, remove applicable rear side compartment trim to gain access to shock tower. (Figure 25)
2 Remove wheel. (Figure 26)
3 Deflate air spring using a system diagnostic tool.
4 If applicable, use OEM tool and remove the top nut of shock. (Figures 27, 28)
5 Remove bottom shock nut/bolt. (Figure 29)
6 Compress shock and remove from vehicle. (Figures 30, 31)
7 Locate and remove the electrical plug from the air springs top mount. (Figure 32)
8 Locate and remove the air line from the air springs top mount. (Figures 33, 34)
9 Loosen and remove the rear control arm nut and bolt. (Figure 35)
10 Dislocate the air spring’s top mount from the vehicle. (Figure 36)
11 Loosen and remove the air spring’s lower mounting nut and bolt. (Figure 37)
12 Remove factory air spring from the vehicle by disconnecting the factory rubber hose leading from the air spring to the air spring’s reservoir. Secure the hose in a suitable location away from any moving parts or components with excessive heat. (Figure 38)
13 Rear shock and air spring removal complete.
REAR COIL & INSTALLATION
Tighten all nuts and bolts to manufacturer’s specifications during the installation process.
1 Install the new shocks into the top mounts and secure. (Figure 39)
2 Remove old top mount clips and replace with the ones provided in the kit. (Figures 40, 41)
3 Install the upper spring seats onto the new clips. (Figures 42, 43)
4 Install the lower spring perches into the lower control arms, and secure. (Figures 44, 45)
5 Loosen and remove the lower sway bar end link bolt. (Figures 46, 47)
6 Loosen and remove rear trailing arm bolt. (Figures 48, 49)
7 Loosen and remove the front trailing arm bolt. (Figures 50, 51)
8 Loosen and remove the upper control arm bolt from the spindle assembly. (Figure 52)
9 Loosen and remove lower control arm bolt. (Figures 53, 54)
10 Pull down on lower control arm and install the spring into the top spring seat. (Figure 55)
11 Slide the spring over the hump of the lower sring perch. (Figure 56)
12 Using a stand or jack, raise the lower control arm to compress the spring and install the lower shock bolt to hold in place. (Figures 57, 58)
The lower control arm bolt sleeve may need to be adjusted when reinstalling the lower control arm.
13 Reinstall and tighten the lower control arm bolt. (Figures 59, 60)
14 Reinstall and tighten the upper control arm bolt from the spindle assembly. (Figure 61)
15 Reinstall and tighten the front trailing arm bolt. (Figures 62, 63)
16 Reinstall and tighten the rear trailing arm bolt. (Figures 64, 65)
17 Reinstall and tighten the lower sway bar end link bolt. (Figures 66, 67)
18 Rear coil and shock installation complete.
It is nesessary to have your vehicle aligned after installing this kit.
ELECTRONIC BYPASS MODULE INSTALLATION
1 Begin by removing the front passenger side floor mat. (Figure 68)
2 Pull back the kick pannel and remove the foam insulation beneath. (Figures 69, 70)
3 Locate and remove the three nuts holding the metal shield. (Figure 71)
4 Remove the metal shield and rest it on the floor to expose the vehicle’s air suspension control module. (Figure 72)
5 Locate the vehicle’s air suspension control module mounted on the metal shield. Disconnect all three (two large and one small) plugs connected to the side. (Figures 73, 74)
6 Locate a suitable ground and install the black wire from the electronic bypass modules wiring harness. (Figures 75, 76)
7 Locate the positive 12 volt power source and install the red wire from the electronic bypass modules wiring harness. (Figures 77, 78, 79)
8 Locate the small, two wire plug from the vehicles wiring harness and plug it into the electronic bypass modules wiring harness. (Figure 80)
9 Plug the new wiring harness into the electronic bypass module. (Figure 81)
10 Secure the electronic bypass module in a suitable location and reinstall all panels in reverse order of which they were disassembled. (Figure 82)
11 Electronic bypass module installation complete.
Do not plug the factory wiring harness back into the vehicle’s air suspension control module.