Mercedes S-Class W-220

since 1998 release

Repair and operation of the car



Mercedes W220
+ Mercedes-Benz cars of the class S (W220)
+ Operation manual
+ Routine maintenance
+ Engine
+ Cooling system and heating
+ Power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Automatic transmission
+ Power shafts
+ Brake system
- Suspension bracket and steering
   Security measures
   + Forward suspension bracket
   + Back suspension bracket
   - Steering
      The angles of installation of wheels of the car - the general information
      Conditions of check of angles of installation of wheels
      Adjustment of forward wheels
      Adjustment of back wheels
      Check of clearance of a body of the car
      Removal and installation of the steering mechanism
      Pump of the amplifier of steering
      Dismantling and assembly of the pump of the amplifier of steering
      Dismantling and assembly of an electronic and adjustable steering column
      Removal and installation of the lower steering shaft
      Removal and installation of the drive for telescopic adjustment of a steering column
      Removal and installation of an emphasis of a pipe
      Dismantling and assembly of an internal pipe
      Installation of the top arm of fastening of a pipe
      Removal and installation of the blocking cylinder
      Contact spring
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment




Steering

The angles of installation of wheels of the car - the general information

The angles of installation of wheels considerably influence stability of the car, wear of tires and fuel consumption. Values of corners are given in Specifications.

Disorder is an inclination of a wheel in the vertical plane of rather average line of the car. It can be positive if wheels are inclined outside or negative if wheels are inclined inside. The disorder corner, generally influences uniformity of wear of tires of forward wheels. If disorder of one wheel positive, and another negative, then takes away the car aside at the movement on a straight line.

Convergence – side distance between wheels. The positive convergence means that wheels are in front located more closely to each other, than behind at measurement at height of an average point of a wheel. The negative convergence means that wheels in front are at bigger distance from each other, than behind.

The cross inclination of an axis of turn of a wheel is a corner between the axis of an inclination of a rotary fist and a vertical which is carried out through a point of fastening of a wheel, looking in the longitudinal direction of the car.

At the expense of corners of disorder and a cross inclination of an axis of turn of a point of a contact of wheels with the road settle down closer to an axis of a rotary fist. It supports a so-called "shoulder of a running in", driving is easier for those. Also blows from roughness of a covering are less transferred to steering.

Longitudinal inclination of an axis of turn of a wheel. The axis concerning which there is a turn of a wheel is placed in space so that its lower part is directed forward. Such corner of a longitudinal inclination is called positive. At positive value of a corner self-return of a wheel to average situation after turn improves.