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bensla
 


Member Since: 02 May 2023
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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3
Suspension dropping but only when battery connected

It seems my car drops overnight but only if the battery is actually connected. If I disconnect the battery it holds itself up fine.

Is this a calibration issue? Does it think it's not level when it is and tries to fix it or something like that?
  
Post #234609325th Aug 2023 2:19 pm
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Flack
 


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England 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

That is the correct outcome, it can't self level with no battery connected, you have a leak somwhere if its dropping a lot over night.
Dont forget if you park on un-even ground the car will lower to try to level the car, it wont go the other way, it does not run the pump.

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Post #234610725th Aug 2023 5:37 pm
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Pete K
 


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If you have a leak, one corner would be down with battery disconnected.
  
Post #234610925th Aug 2023 6:17 pm
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bensla
 


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To clarify - it does not drop when battery is disconnected. I’m concluding from that that there isn’t a leak. So something is making it drop all the way down (evenly front to back) when it has power. In my mind I think it is trying to level but never thinking it has managed it, so it keeps on going down.
  
Post #234611125th Aug 2023 6:32 pm
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Pete K
 


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England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Rimini RedDiscovery 3

One dodgy sensor can cause that.
Need to monitor the live values of the 4 sensors to see if one is erratic.
  
Post #234611525th Aug 2023 6:57 pm
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