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Checking delivery pressure of power steering pump V 119, Ecomatic > < Checking pump delivery pressure
Running gear
Servicing power assisted steering
Checking function of pump for steering hydraulics V 119, Ecomatic
Attention!
Before leaving the vehicle always
  • ◆ Place gear lever in neutral!
  • ◆ Fully apply handbrake!

Then it is not possible for the vehicle to drive away unintentionally.

For faults on the power steering check whether the cause is the electric motor/electrics or the pump/hydraulics.

  • ‒ Start engine and operate button for Ecomatic operation on wiper lever (warning lamp in combi-instrument lights up).
  • ‒ By listening and/or touching, check whether the pump V 119 is operating.

When the pump V 119 does not operate

=> Ecomatic self-diagnosis

When the pump V 119 operates, but a fault is present, check delivery pressure.

Checking delivery pressure of power steering pump V 119, Ecomatic > < Checking pump delivery pressure