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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753  
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It will also close the vent flaps in front of the radiator and activate the depth gauge if you select the Wade mode in the TR system Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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14th Jan 2023 10:10am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2823 
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Lucky you, having air suspension!
My 90 seems to sit quite low, but with the 90cm maximum wading depth it's still going to be better than my old 110. l guess l won't have "wading mode" either on my base specification 90 Commercial so probably better to avoid deep Fords and river crossings |
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14th Jan 2023 5:41pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3403 
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On coils it’s only 85cm, but the coil suspension is more than up to the job when the going gets rough. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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14th Jan 2023 7:07pm |
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| peanutbob Member Since: 12 Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 293
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There is also a super extended mode - see below which is useful when grounded . It’s not specific to the latest Defender as it was available from the D3 onwards :
Make sure the relevant warnings and cautions have been read and fully understood before adjusting the electronic air suspension. Extended mode is an automatic suspension height setting that raises the vehicle to assist maneuvering in the event that the vehicle is: Grounded in severe off-road conditions. Lowered onto an obstacle. Wading in deep water. Driving in narrow ruts. The instrument panel displays a message and the off-road indicator lamp on the front control panel flashes to confirm the vehicle is in extended mode. Note: Extended mode cannot be selected manually. The vehicle can be raised higher when in extended mode, if required. To further raise the vehicle: 1. Press and hold the brake pedal. 2. Press and hold the up button (3) on the front control panel for longer than 3 seconds. |
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14th Jan 2023 8:31pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3708 
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Like this.
 Click image to enlarge I didnt make my self clear, I was pointing out that it automatically lifted above the the first lift and this wasn't extended mode when you can go up again as described. So by the looks there are another 2 lifts to go after it was shown in my pic. 130's have feeling's as well you know  |
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15th Jan 2023 8:52am |
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| tooth_dr Member Since: 26 May 2021 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 236 
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Mind went into extended lift mode whilst in town. By the time I pulled in to get a photo it went down again. It was ridiculous, people were actually looking at it wondering WTF lol
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15th Jan 2023 8:59am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17427 
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Is it clever enough to check for headroom above the vehicle before doing this? A flood under a low bridge, etc., could be unfortunate.
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15th Jan 2023 10:28am |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3708
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No it's not but I am, I wouldn't attempt to go under a bridge that had a head room less than 2.200m and was flooded. Having said that I probably would I'd lock it in access mode first
  130's have feeling's as well you know |
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15th Jan 2023 3:38pm |
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| Hairy Dan Member Since: 25 Apr 2013 Location: NW Durham Posts: 1418 
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Yes my car has done this a couple of times when driving through fords, I wouldn't have classed the fords as deep enough to warrant raising the suspension but the car obviously thought it needed it
 Cheers Ian
-------------------- 22MY Defender 110 D200 SE, Fuji White. Kielder 4x4 Safari Instagram @defender_v8 |
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15th Jan 2023 3:53pm |
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| Sepp Member Since: 05 Oct 2020 Location: Bavaria Posts: 114 
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Extended Mode on the New Defender.
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6th Feb 2023 10:51am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2642  
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Just be thankful you weren’t arrested for lewd behaviour……  |
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6th Feb 2023 11:52am |
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| XplusYplusZ Member Since: 16 Aug 2021 Location: UK Posts: 489 |
I don't fancy testing it, but apparently it's sensitive enough to avoid crushing someone working underneath it.. I guess it knows how much weight should be on all 4 wheels and when it starts to float, it tries to tip-toe. |
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6th Feb 2023 1:49pm |
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| Defendit.. Member Since: 09 Aug 2020 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Posts: 427 
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This no longer works on our L663's , thanks to the SOTA - programmed out. No Mud flaps for my 90.! ----------------------------------------- P300 S MY21 on air, adv.+ offroad pack, DRL+fog, Dinamica Suedecloth + Ebony headliner/Cross Beam- Many Mods.. |
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6th Feb 2023 3:44pm |
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| stevemfr Member Since: 18 Sep 2022 Location: Strasbpurg Posts: 138 
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Where did you read or hear this?
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr, P38, and 2 L322s, 2 FL1s and a L663 on the way |
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6th Feb 2023 3:57pm |
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