XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CLS C218 4/6 CYL (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2011-2018

The C218 CLS rides on Mercedes’ Airmatic or Agility Control electronic damping from the factory, and that’s the first problem anyone fitting coilovers to this car has to solve. XYZ Racing’s Street Advanced kit for the C218 comes as a cancellation-kit specification, built specifically to remove the electronic damping dependency so the car’s control units stop hunting for sensors that no longer exist.

For a four-door coupe with this much bodyweight over a long wheelbase, ride quality and body control both matter more than outright stiffness. Street Advanced is XYZ’s road-and-track-day spec, positioned for owners who want sharper turn-in on a fast A-road without turning the CLS into something that beats them up on the motorway commute.

What this coilover does for your 2011-2018 Mercedes Benz CLS C218

Swap out the electronically-damped Airmatic setup and you immediately reclaim mechanical, driver-set control over how the C218 rides. Height adjustment lets you correct the nose-down stance the standard air suspension often settles into once it’s aged, and lowering the centre of gravity on a car this size measurably tightens the CLS’s tendency to roll through faster direction changes. With 720 damping settings, you can wind in support for a spirited drive on B-roads, then back it off for the daily grind without the car ever going back to guessing your inputs through height sensors. The cancellation-kit fitment means no warning lights, no limp suspension modes, and no fighting the factory ECU for authority over ride height – the coilover simply becomes the car’s suspension, full stop.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is XYZ’s most widely fitted platform, refined over several years of development and proven across the brand’s international racing programme before being brought to road use. It’s built for exactly two jobs: a comfortable daily commute and a competent track day, without needing to swap parts between the two. The 720-way damping adjustment is the headline figure – enough granularity to find a setting for a specific road surface or a specific circuit, rather than picking between "too soft" and "too firm" with nothing in between. For drivers who want genuine control over how their car handles without stepping up to a full motorsport-spec kit, XYZ positions Street Advanced as the kit that covers both ends of that brief in one product.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLS C218 (2011-2018)

This kit is built for the C218-generation CLS, chassis code ME20-1-C, covering both four-cylinder and six-cylinder variants across the 2011-2018 production run. Because it’s specified as a cancellation kit for electronic damping, it’s the correct choice for any C218 leaving the factory with Airmatic or Agility Control rather than passive steel springs – check your car’s original suspension type against this specification before ordering.

What buyers also search for

• Mercedes CLS C218 coilover conversion away from Airmatic electronic suspension
• Mercedes CLS C218 lowering kit with adjustable ride height and damping
• CLS C218 Street Advanced coilover for road and occasional track use
• Mercedes CLS 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder suspension upgrade 2011-2018
• CLS C218 cancellation kit coilover for electronic damping removal

Get the C218’s stance and damping back under your own control – configure yours below.