Hello all. Hope you can assist

The Wife is getting a RRS - clearly I'm gutted - but finds the height even in 'access' just a little too high. She's not being picky but does have a serious back complaint. Is there any means that is useable on a daily basis which would lower the access height by about an inch? This would allow her to get onto the seat a little easier.

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hi Steve,try one with side steps on.Its just a little help up.Having three young children they struggle to clamber in without side steps.

She's had a look at that and unfortunately, with a back condition it doesn't help. It turns one potentially simple movement into two more difficult ones.

What about putting the car into access mode, and then moving the drivers seat as far back as possible and lowering it to it's lowest setting. It's slow but at least the seats are motorised 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Lower the suspensions from off-road to access height, then raise them back up to off road. Repeat at least 12 times, in rapid succession. Ignore the warning chimes and flashing amber lights on the dash. The compressor should overheat, the height sensors will fail, a valve somewhere will get stuck and before you know it you will be on your bump stops. Invite the wife to come aboard.

PS: You will be on the bump stops for the remainder of the trip, so bring extra pillows.  

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Dig 4 holes in the drive?


The Matzker kit can lower the ride height, but I don't think it can lower the access height?  A D3 not in drag....

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when my wife was heavily pregnant she had a bad back and limited movement she found access height and the seat fully lowered and back the easiest way ps we have side steps and she says there would have been little chance of her getting in without them.

What if the dealer enabled the transportation mode to be used? Is that a viable option maybe?

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SteveP wrote:

What if the dealer enabled the transportation mode to be used? Is that a viable option maybe?

Steve, I am pretty sure transportation mode needs to be enabled (or disabled) through Land Rover diagnostics software hooked up to the car. It's either / or, meaning that all other suspensions modes are unavailable until transportation mode is turned off. 

Yes, just go buy a T4/LR IDS.

When the wife wants to drive, hook up the T4 and lower the vehicle to 'transportation mode'.
Once the wife is comfortably seated in the vehicle, just instruct the T4 to deselect 'transportation mode'!
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Come on people , think outside the box ! Get her to wear platform shoes then she`ll be that much closer to the seat. ste777

Build a wheelchair ramp parallel to the drive so you can park beside it in access mode with the door in line and level with the high end of the ramp................... is that far enough out of the box? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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would those automatic fold out FFRR steps work with a RRS