I have just purchased a low mileage 59 plate Range Rover Sport tdv8. Question is this. Do I perk the car with the suspension in the normal ride height or do I lower it to the bumps stops. The garage I purchased it from said leave it in normal height but there not a Land Rover dealer anyway. My tab ought s are if things aren’t used regularly they seize up but as the suspension seams troublesome on these cars is it better to o leave well alone and leave in normal height. Handbook does not make it clear. Thanks.

I am also very new to RRS ownership,
I was told to use it as intended, so I asked what that meant,,

The three heights are;
Access/Entry height
Normal Ride Height
Off Road raised Height..

So I am using both the Access & Normal for every occasion,
also dropping it down for the Mrs to get in and out as I drop her
off and pick her up..

It was designed to be used so I am using it, if it then breaks then at least
I will be fixing something that's used, not just fixing a gimmick..

That said,
It is a matter of personal choice.. ===========================================
2012 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 8 speed Automatic
Indus Silver with Hockenheim premium two-tone leather Ebony/Lunar,

I quite often lower mine as you say i think its better to use the toys it has regularly but that's my thought also if i leave mine for a while i will put in access mode as was once told unless they are there they never fully go to sleep but i was told that but don't know if it's correct or not

About the only time I use mine is when I wash it which isn't very often, down to wash roof, up to wash under wheel arches, probably tempting fate but never had a problem yet in ten years of sport ownership.


Cheers
Col

I rarely use access height - perhaps if an oldie needs to get in the car. Off road height has been used more to be honest.

I leave mine in normal mode usually. The only thing you're exercising by lowering it is the compressor and the valve blocks. The rest of it gets moved around constantly on the road anyway. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

geoffsnook wrote:

was once told unless they are there they never fully go to sleep but i was told that but don't know if it's correct or not

I forgot to mention I do have short legs.
With it in access height I can get in and out without
sliding over the bolster is just a little too high.. ===========================================
2012 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 8 speed Automatic
Indus Silver with Hockenheim premium two-tone leather Ebony/Lunar,

Yours looks like it has side steps. Even with short legs surely access is simple enough? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

LOL,,I bypass that direct to the floor..

I just thought it was to look pretty,
didn't know it was functional..
Especially as I am a little heavy... ===========================================
2012 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 8 speed Automatic
Indus Silver with Hockenheim premium two-tone leather Ebony/Lunar,

Try to minimise the use of height settings as it willm extend the life of the compressor considerably. Unless you need to lower to get into your garage leave it at onroad height. Using it more does not make it better. 07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior

RRSTDV8 wrote:

geoffsnook wrote:

was once told unless they are there they never fully go to sleep but i was told that but don't know if it's correct or not

One of those things that's said but there is no evidence that it's the case, to be honest. The shut down time is determined by the various ECUs talking to each other and ensuring CCFs are stored etc. Putting it in access height doesn't change that.

Maybe not but it certainly makes my battery last longer when i dont use the car so from that point it does make a difference

The time taken for the car to “go to sleep,” ie drop to its lowest battery usage is determined by how you lock it. Unlocked the car will sleep after about 30 minutes, on a single lock about 20 minutes and about 12 minutes if you double lock it. The suspension position doesn’t affect these times.

As for using the various suspension heights I cycle mine every week but frankly it’s personal choice - they are there to be used.

both my wife & I are short people, so i always use Access height when parking. --
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Autobiography1969 wrote:

LOL,,I bypass that direct to the floor..

I just thought it was to look pretty,
didn't know it was functional..
Especially as I am a little heavy...

I do drop it to access height. I find it easier to get in and out and I have side steps and am 6ft 1 so not a shortarse issue. Also easier for loading boot. It is designed to be used. I don't buy the "it'll wear out the compressor" argument and at 90k miles no issue. I also cycle through hi and lo range once a day and 3 or 4 times a week use it to access up a very steep drive. These things are there to use. At the end of the day it is personal choice. Using them won't break the car. Those that don't use them won't break it either.