System Outline

System Outline

- The air suspension system is a system designed to maintain a constant ride height by means of an electro-pneumatic system in the suspension - to cope with change in load due to possible change in the number of people and/or the weight of cargo the vehicle has to carry. The driver can set ride height to any one of the four different ride height modes (High, normal, low and easy access): "High mode" for rough terrain and "Low mode" allows the vehicle to decrease driving imbalance when curving in a high speed and helps the vehicle keep driving stability and "Easy access mode" for passenger to get on or get off, and for cargo to be loaded or unloaded.
- This system has five basic controls as shown below:
- Auto leveling control
This control maintains a constant vehicle ride height regardless of change in load due to possible change in the number of passengers and/or the weight of cargo the vehicle has to carry.

- Ride height switch over control
This control switches over height mode to the mode selected by the height control switch.
- High mode (+ 30 mm / 1.2 in.)
- Low mode (- 15 mm / 0.6 in.)

- Speed sensing control
Regardless of the initial height mode setting "High mode", this control automatically switches over vehicle height mode to the optimum "Normal mode" when the vehicle speed reaches or exceeds 30 km/h with height mode set to "High mode".

- Subsequent control after ignition switch off
After the ignition switch is turned OFF, this control lowers the rear vehicle ride height to offset rear vehicle ride height elevation due to passengers getting off, etc.

- Height control OFF control
Pressing the height control OFF switch turns the system OFF, making it possible for the vehicle to be jacked up or towed.