Air suspension inactive fault

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Benji100651

Benji100651

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Hi guys looking for some advice....my air suspension has been working perfect never ever had an issue with it parked the car up on the drive Wednesday night and over night the temperature dropped to below minus 2, got in the car next morning started the car and air suspension inactive has popped up in the dash. Tried the old steering wheel right steering wheel left reset and it’s not worked.

I’m guessing this is connected to the freezing temperatures. Has anyone experienced this before.

It’s on a 2004 Range Rover vogue L322

Thanks guys
 
Saint.V8 said:
Could also be a weak battery, the cold weather has just pushed it over the edge!!

Confirm good, strong battery before anything else.
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Well that did cross my mind but seen a video showing a reset but that’s not worked or do you mean the batt is now under the correct power and won’t reset the air suspension?

Is there any other thing it could be like something frozen and damaged or do you think just a power problem?
 
Test your battery with a voltmeter both running and off as Saint says
There can be many problems giving the EAS fault so you will need some Range Rover specific diagnostics ideally.
Do you have any lights on the EAS heat control switch?
 
It’s now set in the middle setting height wise and the button on the right hand side that you turn left or right to set the height has an orange light as if it’s lockef in that position and when I try to drop to access mode or off road mode it flashes as if it’s trying to change then just reverts back to middle setting....as I say it’s been working faultlessly every time and always operated very quickly, parked up dropping into access more then had a freezing cold night woke up to ice and frost and the fault was on straight away without even trying to operate the suspension so does sound like it could be battery related. Will get it checked out
 
If you want something physical to check you could make sure your height sensors are all still connected, if it was very cold and the plastic was brittle they could have popped off or snapped.
You have put your vehicle into access height more times in one thread than I have in the 4 years i have owned mine, i don't use any of the range rovers little extras unless my life depends on it or at least somebody in my very close (blood relative) family :)
 
holidaychicken said:
If you want something physical to check you could make sure your height sensors are all still connected, if it was very cold and the plastic was brittle they could have popped off or snapped.
You have put your vehicle into access height more times in one thread than I have in the 4 years i have owned mine, i don't use any of the range rovers little extras unless my life depends on it or at least somebody in my very close (blood relative) family :)
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Same here - if you ask me, peeps over use access and reckon they should lower to access when they park up.....it only adds to the wear of the system - the compressor has to refill the tank each time you drive away.....whereas if it was left in standard, it would only need a little nudge if that.....saving the compressor.

SOme say, well so and so is short - my other half (who drives the L322 predominantly) is 5'3" and has no issue, even my Grandma (God rest her soul) could scamper up in standard and she was 87 and 4'9"
 
Got to agree @Saint.V8 and @holidaychicken . I rarely use the access or other one. Even towing horses, putting dogs in back, shorties getting in and out. I use access for the BC who was hit by a car as a pup and now at 9yr old is just beginning to struggle and that's about it.
I use the toys as last resort because we all know they like to break. When I use her as a work horse or normal driving she is great. Start expecting her to actually use the toys and the sulks start. She says they're hers and she doesnt like people playing with them ;)
 
Saint.V8 said:
Same here - if you ask me, peeps over use access and reckon they should lower to access when they park up.....it only adds to the wear of the system - the compressor has to refill the tank each time you drive away.....whereas if it was left in standard, it would only need a little nudge if that.....saving the compressor.

SOme say, well so and so is short - my other half (who drives the L322 predominantly) is 5'3" and has no issue, even my Grandma (God rest her soul) could scamper up in standard and she was 87 and 4'9"
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Agree with all of that and it applies to the P38 too. I keep mine locked in motorway height, there is no need for all the speed related height changes wearing things out.
 
i just had to replace both front bags. got the same warning message, followed by air suspension fault, max speed 30mph. car jumping like a kangaroo.
put it in high height at cold, do a walkaround listening for a hiss. i replaced 1, car was great again, 2 weeks later other side went. i guess it makes sense they will both perish at the same rate, so will both need replacing at about the same time.
 
gold rover said:
Although likely to fail just as you need to escape :eek:
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Although my dilemma has always been, do I test the sun roof and risk having a big hole in the lid for ever more or if I don’t test it and I need to escape fire or flood and it doesn’t work.....
It’s not a huge problem though as probability states that i either will be too skint to put fuel in it or it will be broken down anyway so the risk is quite low of it actually catching fire while I am in it, so in conclusion, the roof stays shut.
 
I replaced the two front bags on my p38 2000 model last year, it sits from Feb to Nov on stands as I work away and all's good but I am replacing the rears next winter. But getting to the point. I don't think the cold is the problem as where I live its well below zero every night and someday struggles to be above and the suspension works fine. But I do instead of hitting access mode I hit wade height on exit that way the next day any no empty tank to fill. Hope that helps But not sure.
 
holidaychicken said:
Although my dilemma has always been, do I test the sun roof and risk having a big hole in the lid for ever more or if I don’t test it and I need to escape fire or flood and it doesn’t work.....
It’s not a huge problem though as probability states that i either will be too skint to put fuel in it or it will be broken down anyway so the risk is quite low of it actually catching fire while I am in it, so in conclusion, the roof stays shut.
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Just carry a hammer to break the glass.
 
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