Ride-height adjustment

[DJCV]

Question:
If you adjust your air suspension ride-height up or down, what impact does this have on the height when the vehicle is parked and engine OFF? In other words, does the rear return to a standard static height once the ignition is off, or does it 'rest' relative to the adjusted ride-height?

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Good question. The car does not drop all the way down to the bump stops when it's off, so it must be shooting for a target ride height when parked. That probably means that adjusting the ride height will also affect the parked ride height.

Just speculation though.

[Bobmiddle]

I don't want to highjack but has anybody ever thought of putting in a air release valve to drop the rear when parked? just a thought

[CRUZTAKER]

Question:
If you adjust your air suspension ride-height up or down, what impact does this have on the height when the vehicle is parked and engine OFF? In other words, does the rear return to a standard static height once the ignition is off, or does it 'rest' relative to the adjusted ride-height?


None.

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[03blackvegas]

It should have no affect when the car is parked. Unless your car has a leak, when parked nothing happens because your electrical system is off as well. The system is only activated when you start your car. As you said, if you adjust your ride height, that becomes your new standard, and the car will rise to that new height.

[Rocknthehawk]

my air ride adjusts to where ever i put it....:P

[larryo340]

FORD air suspension "vents" when car is parked, why I don't know, but that is what FORD calls it.

I would guess it's to take a little pressure off the air springs.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

It should have no affect when the car is parked. Unless your car has a leak, when parked nothing happens because your electrical system is off as well. The system is only activated when you start your car. As you said, if you adjust your ride height, that becomes your new standard, and the car will rise to that new height.

This is not correct at all. The system has certain conditions when the car is off that it will trim height. It also does purge when you are parked. Your rear ride height will drop around 1/2-3/4" parked.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

It has to, measure it. It's not a big difference but it does do it. If you listen up front under the hood a certain amount of time after shutting the car off, closing the door, locking it, you will hear the air ride system purging.

[Rocknthehawk]

my air ride will drop 16 inches if i leave it aired up....:cool:

but it's obvious the MM system airs itself out a little, because when you start it, you can hear the compressor kick on to refill.

[Raudermaster]

Oh snap! I wonder who in here made it to Barry's list of death!

[omarauder]

I've had the system come on while loading heavy items into the trunk, while the key was out of the ignition. It could be that the bleed-off is a 'timed event' controlled by some microcontroller. This way the air pump gets cycled every startup (prevents the moter from seizing up?), and the system can check itself.

[SILVERSURFER03]

mine stays dosen't move and looks good ....at least i think it does

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

If your guys system really does not vent, there is something wrong with it :rolleyes: