2014 CLS 550 Stuck on Curb... PSA
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2014 CLS 550 Stuck on Curb... PSA
This happened to me... Airmatic Suspension
Stopped at a diner for some dinner a couple months ago. Pulled into the parking spot, went in and got a bite. Get back in the car and go to back out. Ohh a noise?! Low and behold! The front end had lowered and was now sitting on the concrete curb... so.. not wanting to rip the front splitter/valance off, I get out to take a look... One of the rebar nails holding the curb in it's spot was caught up on the splitter (there were individual curbs in each parking spot). Hrmm... so, I had my better 1/2 get in the driver's seat and hit the RAISE button. That helped a little bit, so, I found a place to lift and not cause damage... This sucker is heavy... Anyway, we got the car off the curb without making a mess.
Just keep an eye out when parking - Lesson learned... don't need to get all up on the curbs!
Stopped at a diner for some dinner a couple months ago. Pulled into the parking spot, went in and got a bite. Get back in the car and go to back out. Ohh a noise?! Low and behold! The front end had lowered and was now sitting on the concrete curb... so.. not wanting to rip the front splitter/valance off, I get out to take a look... One of the rebar nails holding the curb in it's spot was caught up on the splitter (there were individual curbs in each parking spot). Hrmm... so, I had my better 1/2 get in the driver's seat and hit the RAISE button. That helped a little bit, so, I found a place to lift and not cause damage... This sucker is heavy... Anyway, we got the car off the curb without making a mess.
Just keep an eye out when parking - Lesson learned... don't need to get all up on the curbs!
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My question is this....since I don't have Airmatic suspension...why did it lower when you backed out? Shouldn't it have stayed in the up position you left it in?
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not sure how the air suspension is programmed in these models, but some cars drop a little if left in the park for a certain amount of time and they SHOULD rise once they are on the ON or started.
I usually reverse park mine and avoid those altogether. Also, sometimes it's easy for me to park reversed than head-in. Because they have a long hood, though the sensors help, but, it's easier for me that way somehow lol
My friend owns 08 Audi S8. He didn't touch it for a couple of days and the car dropped quite a bit and the tires got tucked in. The suspension was fine and no air leaks were found. Some suspensions are programmed like that.
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