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07 Air Suspension - Huh?

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Old 05-31-10, 08:23 PM
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Default 07 Air Suspension - Huh?

Just messing around with the air suspension settings on my new CPO 07 LS 460L and I don't see any impact of it. I'm wondering if something is wrong, or if it's just a gimmicky marketing feature?

1. What exactly does "High" do? Shouldn't I notice a slight bump up in ride height when it's active?

2. Should the Sport vs. Comfort settings cause any noticable difference?
Old 05-31-10, 10:01 PM
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I was getting 2.5-3 inches rise on my 600.

On the other hand, some in here have been reporting much less than that...

Similarly, for Sport vs. Comfort, again some here notice quite a difference, while others find it negligible...
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high will raise up the car a bit, but mild, and slow. you might not notice it

sport vs comfort, imho noticeable but not dramatic. over uneven road it's most profound i think
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The at-rest height shift is only 20mm between normal and high. At speed, the suspension drops 20mm from the at-rest height. The change occurs over about a minute.
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I havn't messed with the "high" button yet but when I drove my car home to LA from San Fran, i noticed a pretty good difference coming up/down the twisties on PCH. The sport mode kept the car tighter in the turns with less body roll. While the highway I noticed a difference in comfort mode running over the freeway construction zones. I havn't measured the difference in height of each yet but the ride quality makes a difference. Comfort for going straight Sport for taking Turns ...
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High is great for parking over curbs that are higher than normal and will scrape the bottom of the bumper in the normal setting. We have those in the town I live in. I still don't remember to set it on high all the time when I am pulling into the parking spaces there.
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