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Naks
 


Member Since: 12 Jul 2010
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South Africa 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4
Suspension fault early in the morning

Hi guys,

While driving to work this morning I got a 'Suspension Fault'.

My commute include a number of speed humps, and as usual I put the D4 in Off-road height and then cruise control on 44kmh. I normally do this while driving back home only, but this morning I was in a bit of a hurry.

When I tried to lower/raise the car, it told me that 'Suspension will be raised when compressor temperature has cooled down' or something to that effect. Ambient temperature was 25C, so not sure why it would overheat?

I did read the fault with my IID, but silly me forgot to save the actual fault code. The description read something about the lines of 'temperature parameter missing'.

is this a serious issue? Confused
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Post #15869674th Jan 2016 7:00 am
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BruceT
 


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South Africa 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 SE Auto Alaska WhiteDiscovery 4

Naks, why do you put it into off road height to go to work ?

Are you exceeding 50km/h and getting a warning that the vehicle is lowering? (i know you said cruise control on but just checking)

Often the compressor will over heat if the vehicle is constantly raising and lowering. This often happens when in offroad mode and exceeding the "speed limit" which will cause the vehicle to lower and when you slow down it will raise again.
  
Post #15869724th Jan 2016 7:28 am
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Naks, why do you put it into off road height to go to work ?

Are you exceeding 50km/h and getting a warning that the vehicle is lowering? (i know you said cruise control on but just checking)

Often the compressor will over heat if the vehicle is constantly raising and lowering. This often happens when in offroad mode and exceeding the "speed limit" which will cause the vehicle to lower and when you slow down it will raise again. Sitting in traffic you will constantly be doing this.
  
Post #15869734th Jan 2016 7:29 am
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Naks
 


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South Africa 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

Bruce, the offroad height is so that I can cruise over the speed humps, which are only about 200m apart.
This stretch of my commute is only about 2km long, and I go back to normal height as soon as I'm past the last speed hump.

Cruise control is on 46kmh (residential zone), and although the display always says 'Reduce speed or vehicle will lower', but it has never lowered itself.
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Post #15869754th Jan 2016 7:39 am
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BruceT
 


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Must be some hectic speed bumps! Laughing Rolling with laughter

Sorry bud I am unable to help then. Ive never got an error message like that.
  
Post #15869764th Jan 2016 7:44 am
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xcentric
 


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are you sure it's not lowering - and then rising as you slow? - so overworking the compressor and hence giving the problem?

I'd try to recreate the problem - cruise control at slightly different speeds, and if at higher speeds it's often there, then you've identified the problem. If not, then can't help, I'm afraid!
  
Post #15870564th Jan 2016 12:20 pm
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Naks
 


Member Since: 12 Jul 2010
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South Africa 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

well, on cruise control the speed is almost constant.

I'll try it again when I go home this afternoon, temperature hit a max of 38C at 1pm earlier Whistle
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Post #15870584th Jan 2016 12:25 pm
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Naks
 


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South Africa 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

tried it on the way to work and the fault did not re-occur.

it was probably too early to be doing this when it happened this morning and the car did not like it Laughing
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Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
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Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: http://bit.ly/2iH7jgG 
 
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