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Okay Dude relax.
1] Your air suspension doses not work the way You are think[check your owners manual
2] the system works like this .............
The high setting is[OFF ROAD] as in if You need to be off road the X5 will maintain this height up to 30 mph and will go back to the normal [middle setting].
the low setting is for unloading or working on the car. it will re-set to the middle setting on it own as You drive up to 30mph.
So the middle setting is the NORMAL setting at any speed .You can not adjust the ride height above 30 mph.

You got to talk to Pat in Philli , it should take 15 minutes to calibrate with the right software, he did mine and I helped , took us 15 minutes..............

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Originally Posted by 94csi (Post 1043465)

Shoot on mine the dealer had it for over 2 weeks, then said it was ready but when i picked it up the suspension had the inactive error already illuminated:wow:. So im not convinced anyone really knows what they are doing with these suspensions

Agreed, this really is some aerospace engineering level shit.

Right now I'm walking the fine line between having them make this right at no cost to me and just coming out of pocket myself to get my car right.

Pats member name is 4.8isx5 he is in Allentown PA

4.8iSteve, i sent you a PM.

Ive fixed numerous trucks here in the tri-state area, or lowered them per owners request.

Dons truck who commented above ^, was in a shop for two weeks, and they got no-where with his truck, he found me through a mutual friend and i had his system running perfect for him within the hour.

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Originally Posted by electricalserv x5 (Post 1043467)

I'm aware of all this, point being it doesn't work like it should... The front doesn't move at all... And the back will not adjust out of the "normal" setting. All adjustments were attempted while parked.

I'm well aware of what these a supposed to do, I tested mine multiple times before buying and showed some friends what it does after getting it. Not to mention the hundreds air equipped bmw's I've inspected while working for the auction.

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Originally Posted by 4.8isX5 (Post 1043479)

Awesome, I was going to ask about a good Indy, for the time comes and it will.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by electricalserv x5 (Post 1043472)

Pats member name is 4.8isx5 he is in Allentown PA

Thanks for much needed info.

Steve , all You need is a good guy to program Your X5..................just trying to help bro Pat is a PRO.................it is up to You.....?????

You can bring a 4.8IS to the water but You can't make it drink Pat..............good luck Steve 4.8