Another Suspension Fault

[HOUM_WA]

You guys are backwards.

rsauer, your "issues" of sporadic settling are normal. The LR3 has automatic leveling and does what it wants...it's normal. Don't mess with it or worry about it. Also; you do not "put mine in extended height mode." Unless you are using a jack or other obstacle to high-center yourself.

gdlife's issue, if he's using terms correctly is not simply one of him driving above the speed allowed for off-road height or access height and it returning to normal. He/she is referring to a fault. An amber or red icon that illuminates on the dash and the info center reads "suspension fault" and gives other info.

gdlife....? Is this indeed what is happening? Or are you just getting a "bing bong" tone and then the car tells you that it's going to normal height? Please clarify.

I do wish you kids would read the effing manual...

[rsauer]

Originally Posted by HOUM_WA

You guys are backwards.

rsauer, your "issues" of sporadic settling are normal. The LR3 has automatic leveling and does what it wants...it's normal. Don't mess with it or worry about it. Also; you do not "put mine in extended height mode." Unless you are using a jack or other obstacle to high-center yourself.

gdlife's issue, if he's using terms correctly is not simply one of him driving above the speed allowed for off-road height or access height and it returning to normal. He/she is referring to a fault. An amber or red icon that illuminates on the dash and the info center reads "suspension fault" and gives other info.

gdlife....? Is this indeed what is happening? Or are you just getting a "bing bong" tone and then the car tells you that it's going to normal height? Please clarify.

I do wish you kids would read the effing manual...

My bad on the extended height issue - though you can set extended height without selecting an off road setting - to clear an obstacle, it does so note it will auto return to normal when you go a few miles an hour.

Thanks for the warm fuzzy on the settling though, I saw nothing on that in the manual. I just bought this LR3 used, an 06 and still have some warranty - frame on the rear (2nd row) seats busted so it will go in for those when they come in, and want to combine the now needed alignment (new Pirelli's) with that repair and anything else that is evident.

[HOUM_WA]

...my point is that you cannot simply "select" extended height. I know you can force your LR3 into Extended Height by intentionally lowering it onto an obstacle.

Good luck with your warranty stuff.

[wujiangxin]

I also got the suspension fault warnning. And I took my 05 LR3 to dealership, the charged me $1,100 to fix it, I don't know why it's too expensive. Any one has this experience?

[mzc]

Originally Posted by wujiangxin

I also got the suspension fault warnning. And I took my 05 LR3 to dealership, the charged me $1,100 to fix it, I don't know why it's too expensive. Any one has this experience?

Wansn't it under warranty? I had about 12 months worth of Air Suspension failures. Luckily it was under warranty at the time:

www.landroverdiscovery3.com

[dcbingbing]

It wasn't in the user manual explaining how the "access mode" works. I have been driving my LR3 for a month now not knowing it will lower itself while the car stop and trans. at P (learned here). I always thought access mode was activated by pulling the knot in the center console manually. Until today while my pax got off the car to buy something, and I was sitting in the car waiting; don't know exactly how many minutes later, I saw my car moving upwards itself (I didn't lower the car for her when she exit). So, it scared me and I thought there might be something wrong with air suspension, until I read this post here about automatic access mode. I am amazed now if this is true. Please clarify "access mode" function:
1. Access mode will activate itself when put on "P" with the engine running? How about engine not running and key out
of the ignition, after I park my car at the end of the day?
2. It will go back to normal height by itself sometime afterwards?
3. For my experience today, when my pax came back after shopping when the car is already back to normal height, it
will remain at normal height, right? The car won't be that smart to know that someone is going to enter.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

[HOUM_WA]

It is in the manual....

...the car "self-levels" and that is what you are seeing the car do automatically. To select access height you push the toggle AFT. To lock it into Access height you push 'n hold the toggle AFT.

[dcbingbing]

Originally Posted by HOUM_WA

It is in the manual....

...the car "self-levels" and that is what you are seeing the car do automatically. To select access height you push the toggle AFT. To lock it into Access height you push 'n hold the toggle AFT.

I know I can select access height by pushing the toggle AFT. But it wasn't in the manual saying about automatic self levels. Further, I tested it today when I got home after work. I parked my car, and I wait inside the car with engine still running, and nothing happened. So, is it that I have to activate this function before it will work, or is my car malfunction? Really don't know.

[HOUM_WA]

I believe it is some literature somewhere. It may not be in the manual itself because there is nothing to know about it except that it exists. The car does not self-level every time you stop and/or park. The best way I can put this is...the car self-levels whenever the hell it feels like it. You cannot predict it, nor should you worry about it. Sounds like your rig is perfectly normal.