Do you park your car in lift mode after using smart lift when entering parking?

[exilen94]

Do you park your car in lift mode after using smart lift when entering parking?

Can the air suspension get destroyed if set to lift over longer time while parking?

how is your routine?

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[BigBob]

Never given it any thought. Usually park in whichever mode i arrived in be it sport of highest level.

Can't think a few cm height here or there will make any difference to longevity, but i aint an engineer either!

 

[007]

Never given it any thought. Usually park in whichever mode i arrived in be it sport of highest level.

Can't think a few cm height here or there will make any difference to longevity, but i aint an engineer either!

Same here. Whatever mode it’s in… in the garage, always on lift. Don’t worry, be happy.

 

[chun]

If you leave it parked for months without driving, the air pressure keeping it up will losen and it will fall low. You would have to change the air canister.

It's not a failure, and it's not an expensive fix either. Cars are designed to be driven not parked for years.

 

[anonymouse]

I just leave mine lifted. however I make sure not to park overhanging any high kerbs or little walls or whatever - there were a couple of issues a way back with Tesla Model S owners finding their air suspension had lowered the car onto something.

 

[TXAG]

Mine stays lifted so I don't scrape the bottom when driving into or backing out of my driveway.

 

[Alemany]

Do you park your car in lift mode after using smart lift when entering parking?

Can the air suspension get destroyed if set to lift over longer time while parking?

how is your routine?

Yes, at home I do because I need the lift mode up for entering and leaving my driveway.

 

[allroadusa]

I've been doing this for 10 years ( car sitting lifted while parked at home) with both Panameras and Taycan and never got any suspension issue.

 

[007]

In a few years, when I switch cars, and this one will be worthless, I plan on parking it in a barn, in high mode. It’ll be one of those barn finds for my great grandchildren.

 

[Gino]

Do you park your car in lift mode after using smart lift when entering parking?

Can the air suspension get destroyed if set to lift over longer time while parking?

how is your routine?

I save the lift mode in the up position when I enter the garage. Once you turn the car off it goes back down. Once I start the car to leave the garage the lift mode raises the car at that time so I am pretty certain the lift never stays in the up position when you leave the vehicle.

 

[Jasper4S]

In a few years, when I switch cars, and this one will be worthless, I plan on parking it in a barn, in high mode. It’ll be one of those barn finds for my great grandchildren.

It already is worthless. Just do it already!

 

[whitex]

I save the lift mode in the up position when I enter the garage. Once you turn the car off it goes back down. Once I start the car to leave the garage the lift mode raises the car at that time so I am pretty certain the lift never stays in the up position when you leave the vehicle.

I don't think that is the correct behavior. Last I checked the manual it will stay in the lifted position (there is a warning in the manual that if you leave it for many days, it may slowly drop down). This intended behavior makes perfect sense too, if you park over a curb, you don't want to come back to your car to find out it lowered and ripped off your bumper.

 

[Hirschaj]

I save the lift mode in the up position when I enter the garage. Once you turn the car off it goes back down. Once I start the car to leave the garage the lift mode raises the car at that time so I am pretty certain the lift never stays in the up position when you leave the vehicle.

I agree with @whitex , this is not the correct behavior at all. It would completely defeat the purpose of lift mode when parking the front end over a tall curb. I know for sure that mine stays lifted until after I drive away and hit a certain speed. At that point it returns to whatever it was set to before hitting the lift button.

 

[Pete85]

I leave it low always, as it looks nicer when I look back at the car ?

 

[Hirschaj]

I leave it low always, as it looks nicer when I look back at the car ?

This is my preferred method too. The only times I’ve had to leave it lifted is when charging at EA with the short cables. The new versions of EA cables are longer so I don’t have to park on top of the curb anymore.

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