Porsche Cayenne 2005, Owner'S Manual

Page: 228 / 369

WWW.MANUALS.WS
WWW.MANUALS.WS
228
Shifting Gear, Traction Systems
Air Suspension with Level Control
and Height Adjustment
On vehicles with air suspension, the driver can set
five different level steps manually.
The preselected level is automatically adjusted to
suit the vehicle speed.
The height of the car is automatically kept
constant when the car is loaded.
Tip on driving
It is not permissible to drive on public roads with
the car in the terrain or special terrain setting.
Note on operation
Frequent level changes can cause the compressor
to overheat. In this case, the compressor must
cool for several minutes before the level adjust-
ment is fully functional again.
Normal level
The ground clearance at normal level is around
8.5 in or 217 mm.
Terrain level
This setting is intended for off-road driving, field
paths and forest paths, etc.
The vehicle is raised by around 1 in or 26 mm.
compared to normal level.
Terrain level can be selected only manually at
speeds below around 50 mph (80 km/h).
The car is automatically lowered to normal level at
speeds exeeding around 50 mph (80 km/h).
The car is automatically raised to terrain level
when Low Range is activated.
Special terrain level
This setting is intended only for extremely chal-
lenging terrain requiring maximum ground clear-
ance. The vehicle is raised by 2.2 in or 56 mm
compared to normal level.
Special terrain level can be selected only at
speeds below around 19 mph (30 km/h).
The car is automatically lowered to terrain level at
speeds exeeding around 19 mph (30 km/h).
Low level
This level is intended for high-speed driving. Above
speeds of around 78 mph (125 km/h), the car is
lowered by around 1 in or 27 mm compared to
normal level.
When the speed drops to below around 25 mph
(40 km/h), the car is automatically raised to nor-
mal level.
Special low level
At extremely high speeds, for example when oper-
ated on a race track, the car is lowered 0.4 in or
11 mm compared to the low level.