Hi all, without taking the struts off my car, how would I know if I have the active dampers or not?

According to Topix, I have the active roll control which I assume is the ACE hydraulic ARBs, but I'm not sure if my struts are the electronically controlled variants or not. Kev

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Adaptive Dynamic struts have 2 small wires coming out the middle of the strut, right at the top

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Different system Tim

If you've got the dynamic programme on Terrain Response (the double-S to the left of the normal setting on the dial/switch) then you have adaptive dampers. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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That's great, thanks guys. I've just nipped out to the car and I can confirm that there is no 'SS' to the left of the normal setting on the terrain response ie. I have standard dampers.

Tim, as Mike says, it's a different system, the hydraulic fluid is for the active ARBs. The active dampers are for electronic control of the damping rate of the suspension ie. firmness/softeness. Kev

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Sorry i’m Getting out of touch after almost a year of not owning one...... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I probably didn't help the case by saying that I have active roll control in my original post. I just wasn't sure that if I had ARC, this may have meant that I automatically had the active dampers. Now I know that this is definitely not the case  Kev

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It would be worth checking the top of a damper too, just to be absolutely sure, if you're planning on buying replacements. Any wires going means you do have active dampers fitted. No wires (just the air pipe) means you don't. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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Thanks guys, I just checked the top of them and there is only the airline there and no wiring  Kev

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