EAS Question

[Road Stone]

Hi Folks,


A lot of my driving is in slow traffic which can mean sitting at a stand still in traffic for up to and over 10 minutes.


When I do stop I always put the car in "N" take my foot off the brake but do NOT engage the hand brake.


I have noticed that after sometime, maybe 5-10 minutes, the front lowers itself slightly and enough that you can feel it if you are not watching the front of the car.


My question, is this normal?


Cheers, Jerry

[CSBrisie]

I believe Yes - have experienced identical thing in D3, D4 and Vogue. ie the Front will often reset itself occasionally after I've been sitting in traffic.

[disco gazza]

Hi Jerry,
Do you use the controls to go up/down rarely or regularly.

I found that mine was taking its time to go up, so I bought a kit, put it in and that fixed my problem.

Kit came from bagpipingandy.com.

cheers

[Road Stone]

Thanks for the replies.


No I don't use the hi or low setting on a regular basis.


I'm not really talking about the time taken for the system to raise, all seems okay there.


What I am saying is the EAS seems to adjust itself if sitting idle for a few minutes in traffic.


Cheers, Jerry

[GregMilner]

Mine does the same Jerry, now that you mention it. I use the access height button regularly, but I've always been curious as to why the height adjusts by itself from time to time.

[rar110]

Same here, but only a couple of times that I noticed. I air up and down at least once a week when I give it a wipe over with quick detailer or wash it. It's easier to do the roof when it's lower.

[Homestar]

Yep, ours does the same and the height adjustment gets a workout because SWMBO uses the access level every time she drives it (it's her car so that's a lot at times). The only issue I've found in the years of doing this is the compressor has worn out quickly (almost new when I bought the car - sounds like someone hammering in the back now :angel:).

It's about the only thing I need to fix before selling it.

[GregMilner]

I use access height almost every time I stop. I figure the more you use something, the better it is. I'm having an argument about this with SWMBO...

[Homestar]

On the full fat forum I was told early on that continued use would lead to premature failure of the airbags. I pointed out that the airbags move all the time anyway and there was little response to this. The 4 years of operating the access height every stop seems to only have led to a noisy compressor and that's understandable but I've not seen anything else go wrong because of this.

[Graeme]

I use access height almost every time I stop. I figure the more you use something, the better it is. I'm having an argument about this with SWMBO...

You'll loose that argument because the compressor will be asked to do more work so will wear out sooner. However changing the height, whether it be lower or higher, can be very beneficial in some circumstances so the shortened compressor life is an acceptable consequence. I raise mine 30mm for the 6 kms between my house and the sealed road for improved comfort and increased body life from not bashing the bump-stops and regularly lower it 20mm below access and occasionally to the bump-stops for my wife.

[Road Stone]

Hi Guys,


Thanks for the feedback.


Mine does not do it all the time, or at least I don't think so!


So is it from coming off a certain type of driving condition or speed related? Not sure.


Pete: I have a ladder on mine plus rack so cleaning up there is easy, Lol!


I agree with the sentiments, the system must be used to keep it in good working condition. Like any moving part/parts, the more you use it the quicker it will need fixing.


Cheers, Jerry

[GregMilner]

You'll loose that argument because the compressor will be asked to do more work so will wear out sooner. However changing the height, whether it be lower or higher, can be very beneficial in some circumstances so the shortened compressor life is an acceptable consequence. I raise mine 30mm for the 6 kms between my house and the sealed road for improved comfort and increased body life from not bashing the bump-stops and regularly lower it 20mm below access and occasionally to the bump-stops for my wife.

Graeme how do you lower to 20mm below the access height? I would find that handy when loading unloading stuff at the back end.

[LandyAndy]

Greame makes the LLAMS adjustable suspension electronics;););););)
Andrew

[GregMilner]

Ah, ok, that would do it. I don't have that gadget.

[Graeme]

20mm lower isn't much of an improvement for unloading but +30mm provides a significant ride and control improvement at speed on gravel roads that have bumps and ruts. Unloading 20L drums while still at +30 is unnecessarily more difficult though - my drop-off point is between my front gate and house so usually still at +30 with more washed-out sections to traverse.

[chaybra]

after a few seconds of the car suspension sitting at a particular height, it will attempt to level itself. I find this particuarly evident on mine due to the lift and the weight in the roof rack and all other bits i have bolted on. coupled with just drilling a hole in my blocked compressor exhaust muffler, i can now hear when air is released.

If i brake hardish coming to a stop at a lights and dont release the brake tension (roll forward after stoping) the nose will lift and bum will lower to level. then when taking off, it notices the front it to high and the bum is to low and then will re level when driving.

same goes with stopping on an incline or decline, it will adjust.
and the only time this has caused me issues, is traveling in the vic high country off road, where there is an ungodly amount of hills and constantly going up and down up and down up and down in quick concession, the compressor was working overtime to keep up with the changes and began overheating.

so long story short...i believe its normal for it to be adjusting when pulling up at the lights. if it annoys you, take the roof rack off and you might notice it less...or just roll to a stop. :angel:

[Road Stone]

Gosh, taking the roof rack off an on would be a real pain.


No it does not annoy, just wondered if it was normal which it appears to be.


Good point though, it could be the extra weight causing a more noticeable adjustment.


Cheers, Jerry