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This is the closest I've seen: https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...nsion-2993422/. If you read through the thread it seems it's not entirely accurate -- for example in Dynamic, it does not appear to actually drop to the lowest level at 87mph as indicated in the chart, at least in the US market. But what this diagram did help explain for me is what "Auto" means -- it is a compromise between "Efficiency" and "Comfort". At low speed it rides at "Comfort" height, then as you speed up it lowers into "Efficiency" level (...at 87mph, which isn't very useful in the US).
I keep mine in Comfort mode most of the time (and flip the shifter to "S" when I want a more "spirited" throttle and steering response). I use Efficiency when on a road trip (but always flip the AC back to regular mode instead of Eco).
Last edited by skaven81; May 15, 2021 at 09:38 AM.
Please help me with a question about the air suspension on the e-tron.
Based on the icon for the air suspension control there are 5 positions for the air suspension with, for the purpose of this discussion, position 1 as the lowest and position 5 as the highest.
In the highest "off-road" setting the suspension automatically rises to position 4 and there is an option to raise it further manually to position 5. The lowest available automatic setting appears to be in "dynamic" mode where the suspension lowers to position 2. Once it has reached position 2 the only option available is to raise it again; there is no way I can see to lower it further to position 1.
In a Cayenne I used to own the lowest air suspension setting was available for ease of loading, even if it wasn't useable when the vehicle was in motion. Is there no way to access the lowest position on the e-tron? It seems odd to display a level in the display for the suspension control that can't be reached but maybe I'm just missing something.
It will go to the lowest setting in Auto and Dynamic, as well, just that it takes higher speeds than required for Efficiency. You have to be driving like a banshee to get Auto mode to drop to lowest setting. I suspect it's about stability at high speeds? I don't know if the road quality impacts it at all.
It will go to the lowest setting in Auto and Dynamic, as well, just that it takes higher speeds than required for Efficiency. You have to be driving like a banshee to get Auto mode to drop to lowest setting. I suspect it's about stability at high speeds? I don't know if the road quality impacts it at all.
Road quality does not impact the settings.
I believe, the air suspension affects spring rate and height.
Dropping the height will make the car less bouncy and a bit more stable in corners and rough roads. BEVs already have very low center of gravity due to low position of the heavy battery packs so unless you're taking a high speed corner at 'all road' mode height, you're not going to tip the vehicle over.
At higher speed an additional drop in suspension height to decrease drag/improve aerodynamics.
The trade off is a bit stiffer ride.
Air Suspension Behavior After Motor Replacement on Audi e-tron
Hello everyone,
I recently had the motor on my Audi e-tron replaced at the dealership because it was showing a warning. Before this repair, my air suspension stayed at Level 4 even when I drove at higher speeds (for two years without issue). However, after the motor replacement, I’ve noticed that the suspension now automatically drops to Level 3 when I drive at speeds around 60 mph or higher.
The dealership is telling me this behavior is normal and based on the speed of the car. While I understand the suspension system may adjust for performance and efficiency, this change seems unusual since it didn’t happen before the repair.
Has anyone experienced something similar after repairs or updates? Could this be due to a reset, calibration, or software update during the motor replacement? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
The automatic level change at higher speeds has always been there, with no override option by default. So the question is rather why your car has not done the auto-lowering before. I suspect it could happen if someone did any manual adaption coding to the control module. There is e.g. a "showroom mode" that will keep it fixed at a (high ?) level, but that is not intended for driving (for efficiency, but also stability). Have you had the car since new?
Here is anyhow the regulation plan (from self study programme 675, aka SSP675) . I suspect what you observe is the mandatory drop (in all drive modes) from "Intermediate level" to "Normal level" at 100 km/h (~60 mph). The various seconds given for the transition arrows is how long the speed must be observed before a level change happens. E.g. in auto mode, the speed must exceed more than 140 km/h for more than 20 seconds before the suspension goes to the lowest level. Arrows with "0 s" implies that the level change happens without any such wait time.
Hate to revive an old thread, but I noticed my car no longer raises itself when coming off the freeway. When I first got it a year and a half ago, I would notice this every time. but now, I don't. No error messages or anything. Is there a way to actually tell if the car is lowering on the freeway besides my own observation?
Are you using the same drive mode as before? Auto/dynamic will lift as speed drops below 110 km/h (68 mph). Efficiency will lift at 35 km/h (22 mph) while the other modes lift at 70 km/h (43 mph). All of these are again dependent that you had sufficient freeway speed to lower the car in the first place, between 80-140 km/h depending on drive mode (see graph in previous post).
You can check what level the car has by keeping the drive select menu open (lower right corner). It will also show a small animation there when changing levels.
Ype I always drive in efficiency mode. Anyway, I will keep track of the drive mode screen but I hate that it doesn't stay on there, and it's hard to keep my eyes on the road. haha first world problems
Then the car should raise from "low 2" to "low 1" once you have been below 35 km/h (22 mph) for more than 12 seconds (assuming you had more than 50 mph on the freeway).
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