Dvorack

Hi everybody,is there anybody how knows if it is normal when you jack up the driver side (lhd) that you hear air being vented from somewere in the wheel arc.
as long as i am jacking i hear air escape until the wheel comes lose from the ground.
would be nice to know if this is normal.

Thanks.

Greg5OH

yes, you need to put it in jack mode via the MMI so it knows the vehicle is being lifted and will lock the suspension in place.

Dvorack

When i jack the car it is in jack mode.
Thats why i think its strange.
Its just like al the air from the strut is being releast when the weight of the car is being lifted.
when i lower the car again the strut is bottemd out.
And when i release the jack mode the car lifts again to normal riding hight.

Jack88

I have jacked up the car plenty of times, the car has never ended up bottomed out after.

03_AR_CO

What happens when the passenger side is lifted? If not the same symptoms, I would suspect you have a driver side air spring issue, absolutely should not bottom out after lowering the car.

Dvorack

Going to check the passenger side tommorow.

Dvorack

Checkt passenger side ,no air releas at all.
Driver side air release definitly coms from shock absorber, so my gues is that the airbag is leaking in the upward motion of de car.
i think thats the only explanation of the matter.
wil replacing soon.
I will share the outcome.

03_AR_CO

I think you are onto the right path now, I experienced the same thing, had a defective air spring (passenger side on mine), replaced it ...... symptoms of bottoming out ceased.