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Old 10-01-2014, 11:26 PM
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how to lower the car temporarily while stationary?

I want to take a few photos of the car and I wanna have it lower. The car lowers itself slightly if I haven't driven it for ~6-7 days which I assume is the Airmatic losing a bit of air which is normal because it's not too much. The thing is as soon as I open the door, without even putting the key in it will pump itself and go back to normal.

What I want to do is release some air and make it lower just to take a few photos, not to drive. It that possible....
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Without using STAR or a lowering module, the only thing you can do is put it in Sport II and let it settle.
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All you need to do is jack up one side of the vehicle and then open the door (make sure the key is near the vehicle) while the car is raised in the air. The car will recognize the height and try to level out by bleeding air from the struts. Open and close the door as many times as needed to achieve desired height. The only caveat to this is that you may not be able to remove the jack, depending on the style you use. Once you remove the jacks, make sure you don't open the doors again until you are ready for the car to raise back to normal height. I have done plenty of shoots using this method. Works every time.
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That's a pretty good idea, jaedee!

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