Section 1: General information on all shock absorber variants
Principle
Only the damaged component must be replaced.
Damage to a shock absorber or suspension strut does not automatically justify replacement of the same component on the other side of the vehicle.
Exception:
As of a component mileage of 150,000 km, we recommend replacing in pairs, because the damping characteristics of the old and new part may be different due to aging.
Check in case of noise before a repair
1 Determine the side causing the problem by driving with one side of the vehicle on a rough road.
2 Unhook torsion bar linkage for test drive and check whether the noise complaint changes.
3 Release tension on damper/suspension strut and tighten to ready-to-drive state.
4 If possible, swap-over from left/right
Section 2: Deviating procedures
Information on additional (possibly deviating) specifications due to technical modifications is documented in the parts process in the XENTRY Portal or TIPS systems.
This is why the current documentation in further systems such as TIPS or the parts process in the XENTRY Portal must always be followed!