Thread: D4 2013 - Auto Access Height

Unfortunately there is no such feature. I’m not sure if you had a sleight of hand car salesman? If you select access height when you stop, the vehicle will raise to normal height again on its own once you reach 40kph odd, but you have to manually select access height yourself in the first place.

Originally Posted by Sachmo

Hi all, newbie to Land Rovers. I picked up a nice SDV6 D4 HSE 2013 recently, so far loving it!

One thing I've noticed is that it maintains its 'normal' height while the engine has stopped. I had previously test driven a 2011 D4 and it lowered when stopped, and raised back to normal when the engine started, automatically.

I can't see any setting to turn this on for the 2013 D4.

So my questions are:
- is there a way to enable this feature on the 2013 D4?
- in terms of wear and tear is it better to leave the ride at normal height even when the car is turned off, or is it better for the vehicle when off that it lowers to access height? (or perhaps it doesn't matter either way?)

Thanks in advance for your help!

I have a 2013 HSE and can confirm what DiscoJeffster said and agree that the salesman probably selected access height and you didn't notice. You can still do that very easily so the "feature" is there but you need to press a button. Regarding using access height, I frequently lower the car to its bump stops which is way past access height using a GAPIID tool to allow easier access for my wife. No indication or problems so far.

Martin

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Unfortunately there is no such feature.

Agreed on the D4 it is not available but there is such a feature on the D5

I have it in the D3. It's called my wife. Less than 14 milliseconds after I come to a stop she's whacked the "short arse entry/exit" button.

I have the opposite feature, it's called "non-auto levelling" in that even before I get a chance to get the thing in access mode, wife and kids open their doors and get out, leaving the car sitting like a drunken sailor on shore leave.

Invariably they don't close the doors properly, meaning I have to get out, close everything and let the car lower, get back in and park.

All this accompanied by the exciting feature of "eyerolling" that I've got as an added "bonus".

One cool little feature is that you can raise or lower the car from the outside. You have to have the hazard lights on, then on the 4 button key fob, press and hold the headlight button, then press and hold the unlock button at the same time, the car raises to normal height (if at access height), pressing and holding the same again takes it to off-road height. Pressing and holding the unlock and tailgate buttons together will lower the car to normal height, then to access height.

Juat poke a small hole in the airbags. Not big enough to completely overwhelm the compressor. That's how it used to work on my old Disco 2!

Thanks all! I'll take it there is no such feature in the D4 so no need for me to wonder about the best setting! Must be going a bit crazy re the test drive of the 2011 model - I was driving and old mate was in the back seat so he couldn't have been doing anything sneaky. It's all in my mind! lol

Thanks again!

Maybe you observed self-levelling on stopping. It’s quite common to lower slightly once you stop and get out but only on a corner that it considers will level the vehicle and only if it’s out of the range. The amount of movement is a lot less than down to access height.

Scott