Thread: Suspension lowering/raising - key function programming

Originally Posted by sinistr

Hey everyone, I've been trying to program the function of raising and lowering the air suspension via the key.. I can get the 'walk me home' and 'emergency signal' programmed no problem but the suspension function doesn't want to work..

I followed the instructions in the manual, but I'm not sure if there's a special trick to it? Is it something I can't program on my S model? Why not if everyone else is working..

Can someone enlighten me, if you know a trick or if there have been issues?

Thanks in advance Mike

All I know is you have I have the hazard lights flashing and all the doors shut and hold down the headlight button along with either unlock to raise or back door to lower, but just make sure you have the headlight held down.

Originally Posted by nat_89

All I know is you have I have the hazard lights flashing and all the doors shut and hold down the headlight button along with either unlock to raise or back door to lower, but just make sure you have the headlight held down.

What Nat says, it works for me too, of course with the engine running, it's very clever, but I still don't think it would be used that often.

Having said that, can someone tell me why the car lowers itself once the engine is turned off, it also did it the other when is stopped at traffic lights....what's the go?

Originally Posted by tiddy

What Nat says, it works for me too, of course with the engine running, it's very clever, but I still don't think it would be used that often.

Having said that, can someone tell me why the car lowers itself once the engine is turned off, it also did it the other when is stopped at traffic lights....what's the go?

Does the car "lower itself" .................. or just let a little air out to level the suspension (like mine does).

It's a standard feature - the suspension will always try to level itself when the vehicle is stopped (often referred to as the vehicle "farting").

If it "lowers itself" to the point that you need to raise the suspension to bring the vehicle back to normal height - then you have a problem, but I've never heard of one doing this.

I used the remote key to raise and lower the suspension often. The main reason is to level the caravan when we are staying somewhere without unhitching. You need to have the hazard lights on and all doors closed but the engine does not need to be running.

I particularly like doing this while nearby Landcruiser owners are struggling with their caravan jockey wheels to level their van while i sit down and watch them and having my first beer

Peter

Thanks guys, so I program it with the hazards lights on.. Don't need to have the hazards on when I want to lower the car from the outside?

No no there is no programming it at all just shut all the doors and have the hazards lights on you just hold the buttons and it will lower all the way to its lowest limits or if your in access it will raise to normal then stop then you take your finger off the unlock button and press it again and it will raise up to its full off road height. And you don't need to have the car running.

I love lowering and raising the car just playing with people at lights haha

Originally Posted by tiddy

What Nat says, it works for me too, of course with the engine running, it's very clever, but I still don't think it would be used that often.

Having said that, can someone tell me why the car lowers itself once the engine is turned off, it also did it the other when is stopped at traffic lights....what's the go?

Ill have to agree with BMKal on that one mine just moves around a little bit when you turn it off or get out depending on who's been sitting where and what you've taken out but not a whole lot and I've never had it lower at the traffic lights.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Does the car "lower itself" .................. or just let a little air out to level the suspension (like mine does).

It's a standard feature - the suspension will always try to level itself when the vehicle is stopped (often referred to as the vehicle "farting").

If it "lowers itself" to the point that you need to raise the suspension to bring the vehicle back to normal height - then you have a problem, but I've never heard of one doing this.

Thanks Kal, makes sense about the levelling. It hasn't needed to be raised after it has done this, so your info sounds good to me.

My bad about having the motor running to remote raise the car, I did it with the motor running, but seems you don't need to...learn something every day.