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Alexelluk

Member Since: 30 Apr 2011
Location: Fife
Posts: 22

2009 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

Lower & Raise suspension

Hi folks,

I am fairly new to this excellent site and have just recently purchsed a 2010 Range Rover Sport 3.6 TDV8 HSE. I was wondering if anyone know's if it is possible to set or programme the car/key so that the suspension lowers when you lock the vehicle and raises and when you start. It may be a stupid question but thanks in advance for any info

Sat Aug 06 2011 9:57am

Jmac

Member Since: 17 Feb 2011
Location: South
Posts: 125

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

Don't think so but I would be careful lowering or raising the car with the park brake on as it shags the bushes on the suspension.

Sat Aug 06 2011 12:17pm

tluk

Member Since: 21 Jul 2011
Location: Oldham
Posts: 17

2012 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 Autobiography Santorini Black

On my 2007 you can programme the Land Rover button on the key to set the suspension to access mode.

Sat Aug 06 2011 6:02pm

BIG DJ

Member Since: 25 Oct 2009
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 816

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

tluk wrote:
On my 2007 you can programme the Land Rover button on the key to set the suspension to access mode.

Will only work if the hazard lights are on tho!

Sun Aug 07 2011 6:22am

JT

Member Since: 28 Jul 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 23

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

tluk wrote:
On my 2007 you can programme the Land Rover button on the key to set the suspension to access mode.

I've been searching on this for a few days now and i thought it was only possible if hazard lights were on???

also been searching to see if the mirrors can be folded upon locking of the car??

Sun Aug 07 2011 11:03am

Supacat

Member Since: 21 Feb 2009
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 497

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

Jmac wrote:
Don't think so but I would be careful lowering or raising the car with the park brake on as it shags the bushes on the suspension.

can you explain that a little more?

Sun Aug 07 2011 12:15pm

JT

Member Since: 28 Jul 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 23

Supacat wrote:
Jmac wrote:
Don't think so but I would be careful lowering or raising the car with the park brake on as it shags the bushes on the suspension.

can you explain that a little more?

yes could you please?

Mon Aug 08 2011 4:50pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

On a 2010MY you can lower ans raise the car off the fob with the hazards on, apparently you get 3 or 4 up before it runs out of juice Mike

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Mon Aug 08 2011 4:51pm

JT

Member Since: 28 Jul 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 23

mse wrote:
On a 2010MY you can lower ans raise the car off the fob with the hazards on, apparently you get 3 or 4 up before it runs out of juice

thought so... i read somewhere the hazard lights have to be on....... guess theres no way to get it to drop without when you lock the car?? (without having the hazards on)

Mon Aug 08 2011 4:52pm

Jmac

Member Since: 17 Feb 2011
Location: South
Posts: 125

Supacat wrote:
Jmac wrote:
Don't think so but I would be careful lowering or raising the car with the park brake on as it shags the bushes on the suspension.

can you explain that a little more?

Ok.. I will try..

Next time you lower the car, do it whilst stationary with the park brake on. After the car has settled, release the park brake and you will feel the car lurch a little. This is because the geometry changes when the suspension goes up and down and the position of the wheel changes or rotates a little as a result. If the park brake is left on, the wheel can't move and the change in the geometry is absorbed (a little) by the rubber suspension bushes. So.. My theory is that if this is done regularly, it will accelerate the wear rate on the bushes.. leading to premature wear.

It goes without saying that if you change the ride height with the park brake on and the leave the car for a long time, it will almost definitely deform the bushes and cause premature wear and knocking.

I would be very interested to hear from those who have had repeated problems with their suspension knocking as to whether they have been lowering and raising their car with the park brake on.. And similarly if people have had problems when they don't ever play with the ride height.....as I will have just wasted the past 10 mins writing this rubbish!

I should say that I'm not a mechanic.. These are just my opinions but they seem to make sense to me (and I've never had problems with my suspension bushes)

Cheers,
J

Hope this makes sense...

Mon Aug 08 2011 6:45pm

Supacat

Member Since: 21 Feb 2009
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 497

Thanks for that - I can see a certain amount of logic in your argument. Some of it may depend on whether the loading on the suspension bushes is neutral at normal ride height or even access height.

I've found that the changes in the wheel geometry at different ride heights affects the camber most - there's huge positive camber when going to extended and hyper-extended modes with the wheels really tucking in under the car - I can see more damage being done to the tyres as them scrub back to negative camber when lowering the car.

Sat Aug 13 2011 2:42pm

BulletProofBomb

Member Since: 12 Jan 2010
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 164

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

JT wrote:

also been searching to see if the mirrors can be folded upon locking of the car??

This is only enabled on the newer models, MY10 onward if I remember correctly. RRS TDV8 (loving it)
Suzuki Bandit 1200 (For when the suns out)
Nissan 350z GONE

Sat Aug 13 2011 7:47pm

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