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wilf

Member Since: 08 Nov 2012
Location: on the naughty step
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Extended height mode

Anyone know how to get into (and out of) the extended height mode (I am lead to believe this is higher than normal "off road" height)? MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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Sat Mar 12 2016 2:02pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

You have to fool the underbody sensor into thinking that you are about to bottom out the car................ With L320 RRS you could do this from access mode but I have no idea how you can achieve this with L494/ RRS2 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Sat Mar 12 2016 2:18pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1167

2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Siberian Silver

also wondering about this, although I have an IID tool to do this --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Sat May 26 2018 6:08pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1167

anyone? --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Tue May 29 2018 2:03pm

RRSman

Member Since: 10 Feb 2015
Location: London
Posts: 1439

Apparently you can't manually do this - only the car does it automatically if you are

Next time try lowering the car and see if it would trick the system in to taking it higher up

Tue May 29 2018 2:24pm

PIG88

Member Since: 23 May 2018
Location: North of Watford
Posts: 194

syl posted this link on another thread that touched on the same question:

I haven't yet seen any posts from anyone who has achieved this on the L494 but it may help . . . .

Tue May 29 2018 2:53pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1167

hmm, I more wanted to know what is the safe extra height that I can program using my IID tool? --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Tue May 29 2018 4:06pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

Don’t, is the simple answer - the suspension components are designed to run normally at the two set heights - normal and offroad. Even in offroad height it is recommended that on cross slopes to lower to normal or if safe to access height to lower the Centre of Gravity of the car, even more important if you are offroad with a roof tent and all that extra weight as it could cause a roll over.
The car will very quickly scream at you if you also exceed the set speed (which is quite low) in offroad height. Super Extended height is purely to save your car’s underside from being damaged and is not meant to be use at anything other than lowest sensible offroad speed or the car will automatically lower. Remember too that with the Dynamic pack on your car that you also have the electronically dislocated rear antiroll bars and if traction is totally lost (you have two eDiffs too remember!) and a rear wheel can be lowered to find traction then the car will activate the auto dislocation up to an additional 10cm IIRC to try to get traction............. there are loads of hidden functions that happen automatically on Dynamics that don’t happen on non Dynamics (The L320 HSE with Dynamic pack, S/C’s and TDv8 could also do the clever dislocation of the. Rear A/R bars). If you attempt to make th car ride higher then you will loose the antiroll bar function and stress the suspension and braking components a lot. BTW you are aware that when lowering and raising the car you should NEVER put your foot on the footbrake or engage the EPB aren’t you? The wheels should be free to move a little as the car raises and lowers to avoid stressing the suspension. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tue May 29 2018 4:18pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1167

Tim, this is just for off-road.

On my previous D4, I used to run +50mm, which made it easier to get over obstacles. --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Tue May 29 2018 5:50pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8980

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

Tim, where did you hear about the ARB behaviour? What you describe with the rear ARB sounds like the D2 ACE system. My understanding of the RRS system is that it does not do it that way. Both ARBs behave as if they are disconnected at low speed on the RRS dynamic response system but the ARB doesn't actively force the wheel down - the air suspension does that using the cross link valves and the ARB does not try to stop it as it would on road. The D3/4 do the same but the ARB is not disconnected because it's a traditional bar. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Tue May 29 2018 6:36pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

It was shown way back in 2005 on Top Gear when the car was launched 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tue May 29 2018 7:11pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8980

Top Gear. Mmmm...

The workshop manual for the L320 doesn't support the Top Gear view. Not the first or last time journos got the wrong end of the stick.

I remember Hammond's review of the L494 on Top Gear. He said stuff about the L320 that was wrong then too. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Tue May 29 2018 8:08pm

Barryp

Member Since: 05 Nov 2011
Location: Sydney
Posts: 261

2013 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 SE Fuji White

Yes I remember Hammond's comments on the L320, they were rediculous!
Regards
Barry 2017 Range Rover Sport TDV6 L494 SE Fuji White
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2006 Discovery 3 SE TDV6 Automatic Chawton White/Ebony. Loved but GONE
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Tue May 29 2018 8:41pm

V8tdi

Member Since: 30 Apr 2017
Location: Powys
Posts: 70

2013 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Re: Extended height mode

wilf wrote:
Anyone know how to get into (and out of) the extended height mode (I am lead to believe this is higher than normal "off road" height)?

When I was on the Land Rover experience day in dunkeld they did it in a sport I was driving

If I remember he put it in access height while we were in a track and it sensed it was touching the ground and went into extreme height mode
It stayed in that until you went over 10 mph

Not sure how you do it otherwise but it’s pretty cool and you are are really high

Ken

Wed May 30 2018 5:48pm

naks

Member Since: 15 Jul 2016
Location: Stellenbosch
Posts: 1167

Well, it's very easy to add extra height with the IID tool.

My question is, what would be a safe extra height over and above the normal off-road height? --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic

Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

Thu May 31 2018 7:39am

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