Chaps

A couple of times recently (McDonald’s drive thru and parking on my drive) the vehicle has extended mode….. it thinks I’m stuck??

Whilst on my driveway I pressed access mode and the thing was going up and down like crazy. I drive round the block and parked again to try and replicate it but had no success.

Is something on the way out? a sensor perhaps? Or should I chalk this down to character.

If anyone else has experienced this then please share

Cheers

Jon

Edit: has entered extended mode

When it tried to lower, it sensed it wasn’t lowering fast enough, or it didn’t get to the desired lowered height. It then decided that this was probably due to an obstruction underneath, so went to extended mode so you stood the best chance of driving over the obstruction... that wasn’t there....

I’d check the exhaust filter on the air compressor in the boot. Sometimes get blocked and it can’t get rid of the air (to lower) fast enough....

I drilled a hole in mine when it went to extended mode, and then wouldn’t come down at all....

Might be something else, but this would be an easy fix....

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

This is usually caused by the exhaust filter on the compressor blocking up (they all do it eventually). This slows the release of air to such an extent that the car thinks you're grounded (as the car isn't lowering fast enough) and sends itself into extended mode to try and clear the obstacle.

The simple fix is to drill a small hole through the filter. A quick search on the forum will turn up a few threads on this.  Bish.

2005 110 TD5 CSW
2011 TDV8 Vogue SE (gone)

Whilst the compressor is exhaust valve is the most likely suspect for you, I had this problem on my old Sport and it ended up being the front offside shock that was knackered and unable to compress when going into access mode. Kev

2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

Thanks for the input guys, TBF it hasn’t done it since, I will let it develop further before I start taking action

Cheers

J

Sounds like a plan. Don’t poke the tiger 🤣🤣

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport