It could either not engage the air suspension compressor at all or even worse keep it engaged for longer that required.
W220 air suspension diagram.
Some of the air suspension components covered in this page are also used in w211 w216 w219 w221 w240 and w639 mb chassis vehicles.
If the air suspension compressor is kept engaged for too long it can get damaged.
Faulty relay or blown fuse the air suspension compressor relay is known to fail.
107 on the benzworld r c 107 forum.
The w220 airmatic system is a fully supporting air suspension system which provides both static and dynamic support by means of four air struts located at the wheels.
W220 owners encyclopedia start here folks have often requested a general starting point for questions and research on the w220 s class something akin to the encyclopaedia germanica vol.
Introduced on the w220 s class for the 2000 model year mercedes benz began equipping various models throughout their lineup with an air suspension system dubbed airmatic.
This system replaced the traditional coil springs found on cars leading up to this time with air springs with electronic level control and adaptive damping at all four corners.
Mercedes benz s class w220 1998 2005 fuse box diagram.
Fuse and relay box in engine.