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Old 11th March 2014, 03:00 PM
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If your suspension is in Auto mode, it will, when pushed, move its self into dynamic.
Really? I've never seen that. Crumbs, you must have given it some welly... Good man
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Old 11th March 2014, 06:37 PM
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No.... I've never seen that either.... obviously not pushing it hard enough... ha ha
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Old 11th March 2014, 08:37 PM
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When you hit a certain speed it drops to the same level as dynamic on the motorway, etc. then when you slow down it raises back up to the 'comfort' level. Not sure on whether it stiffens the suspension as I almost always have it in Dynamic
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I think when in Automatic, it drops to Dynamic height at just over 80mph. I'm sure I read that when swatting up on the manual. Automatic mode is cr@p though in my opinion. You get the ride height of Comfort mode but with the 'comfort' of Dynamic!

The same as when in Dynamic and travelling just above 80mph, it drops down again (only a tiny bit though - 5mm if I remember correctly). Just trying cruising at a steady 85mph and after 10 or 20 seconds the down arrow on the MMI screen will illuminate (indicating that the air suspension is is lowering).

After you drop to 50mph for 10 or 20 seconds, it will revert back to the standard height for Dynamic or Automatic.
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Old 11th March 2014, 08:53 PM
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The drop is at 120KMH or approx 76MPH in UK money.
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Old 11th March 2014, 09:09 PM
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Ahhh, so it's not actually changing mode to dynamic from auto... just dropping ride height. That makes more sense.
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Old 11th April 2014, 07:23 PM
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Here are the graphs from SSP292

Does anyone elses headlights turn on automatically at speeds over ~90mph?
What is the exact logic?
I find it annoying as I have DRL and they stay on for ages once you get off the motorway.

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