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I should also have mentioned the safety aspect of not switching off the
suspension when jacking the car up. If you jack it up and perhaps remove a wheel, there is a possibility that the suspension might try to level up and cause it to swivel off the jack Trefor "Trefor" > wrote in message ... > Thanks for reply Len > The owner's manual says, quote, "The self-levelling suspension must be > switched off befor jacking, towing or transporting the vehicle on a > trailer" unquote. No mention of when towing a trailer or caravan. > > I believe there are two reasons > 1 While it is raised up at one end the suspension will be constantly > trying to level the vehicle and may overheat the compressor > 2 The airshocks at the raised end may lock up or be damaged by the > suspension trying to level the vehicle. > > > I have the Ford Technical service manual on CD for the '97 explorer and > it says that when 4WH is selected the vehicle should raise itself up about > one inch. When 4WL is selected the vehicle should raise about two inches. > Mine is a '99 and may be different, but it definitely doesn't raise > itself. > > I suspect there may be an air leak in one of the lines, and will have a > look for it, but first I have to tidy my garage so I can fit it in. > > If all else fails I will just switch it off, as suggested by another > poster > > Trefor > > "News" > wrote in message > ... >> I'm sure that the owners manual tells you to switch off the self >> levelling >> suspension when towing. >> >> >> -- >> Best Wishes >> >> Len Smith >> Ravenstone Model Railways >> Leicestershire UK >> >> http://www.rmrailways.co.uk >> "Trefor" > wrote in message >> ... >>> I'm thinking of buying one of these. Around £25 on ebay. >>> I know nothing at all about them. >>> >>> Are the more expensive ones that connect to a PC more useful? >>> I have a '99 ford explorer, (UK spec, V6), and get the Suspension >>> warning >>> light, only when >>> towing my caravan, and only after about an hour. If I stop and switch >>> off >>> the engine all OK until about another hour of towing. >>> >>> Thought maybe a reader might give me some clue as to what's going on. >>> >>> Thanks for any advice or suggestions? >>> >> >> > > |
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On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:11:09 +0100, "Trefor"
> wrote: >Thanks for reply Len >The owner's manual says, quote, "The self-levelling suspension must be >switched off befor jacking, towing or transporting the vehicle on a trailer" .................................................. ....^^^^^^ >unquote. No mention of when towing a trailer or caravan. Seems to me it mentions towing..... > >I believe there are two reasons >1 While it is raised up at one end the suspension will be constantly >trying to level the vehicle and may overheat the compressor >2 The airshocks at the raised end may lock up or be damaged by the >suspension trying to level the vehicle. > > >I have the Ford Technical service manual on CD for the '97 explorer and it >says that when 4WH is selected the vehicle should raise itself up about one >inch. When 4WL is selected the vehicle should raise about two inches. Mine >is a '99 and may be different, but it definitely doesn't raise itself. > >I suspect there may be an air leak in one of the lines, and will have a look >for it, but first I have to tidy my garage so I can fit it in. > >If all else fails I will just switch it off, as suggested by another poster > >Trefor > >"News" > wrote in message ... >> I'm sure that the owners manual tells you to switch off the self levelling >> suspension when towing. >> >> >> -- >> Best Wishes >> >> Len Smith >> Ravenstone Model Railways >> Leicestershire UK >> >> http://www.rmrailways.co.uk >> "Trefor" > wrote in message >> ... >>> I'm thinking of buying one of these. Around £25 on ebay. >>> I know nothing at all about them. >>> >>> Are the more expensive ones that connect to a PC more useful? >>> I have a '99 ford explorer, (UK spec, V6), and get the Suspension warning >>> light, only when >>> towing my caravan, and only after about an hour. If I stop and switch off >>> the engine all OK until about another hour of towing. >>> >>> Thought maybe a reader might give me some clue as to what's going on. >>> >>> Thanks for any advice or suggestions? >>> >> >> > |
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"Ashton Crusher" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:11:09 +0100, "Trefor" > > wrote: > >>Thanks for reply Len >>The owner's manual says, quote, "The self-levelling suspension must be >>switched off befor jacking, towing or transporting the vehicle on a >>trailer" > .................................................. ...^^^^^^ > >>unquote. No mention of when towing a trailer or caravan. > > Seems to me it mentions towing..... The reference to towing in this case refers to when the Explorer is being towed or transported on a truck / trailer. Simon H |
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