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| NZ Benz Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 1993 300SEL/S320 Posts: 2555  | RE: Sharp! 2001 S430 AsianML - 9/29/2007 9:35 PM NZ Benz - 9/29/2007 9:27 PM They both use air. Airmatic is semi-active, ABC is fully active. ABC also has hydraulic cylinders in the coil springs and pressurized gas shock absorbers. Or...we could go to MBUSA and they'll tell us the same thing. AsianML - 9/29/2007 9:19 PM I thought they both used air just that ABC (auto body control) or something had extra options for stability control.Marsden - 9/29/2007 9:17 PM Airmatic uses air, ABC uses hydraulics.What is the difference btw Airmatic and ABS? B/C I have ABC and frankly it's nothing to write home about. IMHO, needless complexity for marginal benefit. Hey! A new MB advertising slogan!
 "Active Body Control (ABC) ABC, an active suspension system, utilizes a coil spring and an electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder in series, plus a separate gas-pressurized shock absorber at each wheel. Using a total system pressure of up to 2,900 psi, ABC continually adjusts each wheel's suspension to counteract vibration, pitch, dive, squat, and roll. ABC also provides automatic 4-wheel level control, driver-selectable ride height, and automatic lowering at higher speed. View the interactive Feature Spotlight" Oh I see, the hydraulic part is from adjusting the air shock, I thought you were saying it was a system like the W140's ADS where the shocks were hydraulic. | |
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| cmitch Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Ala-Tenn Vehicle(s): 2002 ML320, 2005 S430 4Matic, 2010 F150 Super Crew Posts: 3412 | ||
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| Marsden Classic MB Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Capital City USA Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz  | ||
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