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Old 4th March 2021, 04:41 PM
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Hi just wondering if anyone has come across this suspension problem when the car goes into lift mode the front will drop about 2inches then rise again and keeps on doing this only in lift mode the car is fine on comfort and dynamic setting and there is no faults on vcds .

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Old 5th March 2021, 10:16 AM
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Have you checked the measuring blocks for the sensors to see if they are all reporting similar/exact results, and likewise when the suspension is set in the various positions? Just wondering if one of the sensors is giving faulty readings, but isn't in itself faulty or have a dodgy connection.
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Old 5th March 2021, 04:53 PM
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Have you checked the measuring blocks for the sensors to see if they are all reporting similar/exact results, and likewise when the suspension is set in the various positions? Just wondering if one of the sensors is giving faulty readings, but isn't in itself faulty or have a dodgy connection.
Cheers buddy i will look at this to see if any sensors is giving a funny reading.
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