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Notes for Service department

General notes 

IMPORTANT: Specify the installation location when replacing the shock absorber!

The shock absorbers, the damper satellites and the 2 EDC valves form a single unit. When ordering a new component, the type of vehicle and  installation position (e.g. front left) must be specified. There are dependencies e.g. with regard to: engine version, suspension.



WARNING: Rolling motion on commissioning

During commissioning, the vehicle performs very strong and rapid rolling motions. For this reason, no persons may be located directly at the vehicle, particularly in the proximity of moving vehicle components. There must be no objects underneath the vehicle or in the wheel arches! The commissioning procedure may only be carried out with the vehicle standing of a firm, flat surface with all four wheels on the ground. Under no circumstances may the commissioning be carried out when the vehicle is on the following surfaces:

Disregarding these instructions could put lives at risk!

General notes 

After opening the system hydraulics (valve block, swivel motors, lines), run commissioning.

Once the Dynamic Drive control unit has been encoded/programmed it will be necessary to perform a startup routine.