Thread: D4 2013 - Auto Access Height

Originally Posted by HeathC

My 2014 SDV6 HSE definitely lowers itself after I lock the doors and raises itself to normal height once the engine starts. Freaked me out first time it happened as my driveway is sloped and I thought it was rolling down the hill.

I have had the car level itself after locking, sometimes it drops another 10-15mm on one corner. It will only raise itself if still in access height mode and you exceed 20kmh when you restart and drive away and don’t press the button. Nowadays I always lower it to access height when I park, just habit, and raise it again before I drive off.

If the the car is not fully lowered when the doors are opened (refer my post above), it will lower and level to “complete” the sequence once the doors are closed, the suspension height button flashes and the message “close doors to change height” is displayed.

Seems like it may be an auto feature on the later model HSE’s. When you’ve got a trailer hooked up, this auto levelling feature is disabled.

Auto levelling is normal however auto access is not. It just doesn’t exist and the two should not be confused. There is no auto feature on the HSE. If you press access height before departing you’ll get it. If you exit the vehicle on an odd slope in some cases it will level itself. The two should not be confused. If people feel their vehicle raises after parking yet they didn’t select access height then either they parked on a slope OR they have a leak - Eg the car lowered through a leak while parked and the car raised when it was started. That’s bad.

I've always thought that the EAS should've been programmed to lower automatically once parked, to Access height when the button is pressed to Lock at Access height, and that the vehicle should never raise in lock mode, but rather sound the chimes and show the warning in the display, only raising when the button is pressed. Always seemed strange that locked is not actually locked but rather can be automatically over ridden by the car.

When one's vehicle is parked and one gets out then one has reduced the weight in one's vehicle so ones vehicle will raise slightly. When one closes the door one's vehicle will lower back to ones height of when one parked . Mmm too many ones .
Thus giving impression vehicle is self lowering . My 2 bobs worth.

My 2005 D3 HSE lowers itself slightly when parked at home on a slope. It’s auto levelling at work I think.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Auto levelling is normal however auto access is not. It just doesn’t exist and the two should not be confused. There is no auto feature on the HSE. If you press access height before departing you’ll get it. If you exit the vehicle on an odd slope in some cases it will level itself. The two should not be confused. If people feel their vehicle raises after parking yet they didn’t select access height then either they parked on a slope OR they have a leak - Eg the car lowered through a leak while parked and the car raised when it was started. That’s bad.

After rigourous scientific testing this morning, ie, locking on my sloped driveway and then again in the level car park at work, I can confirm it appears to be a self leveling function on my car. Now the question is can I turn it off?

Originally Posted by HeathC

Now the question is can I turn it off?

I don’t believe so.

I guess you could leave a door open, then it wouldn't adjust.