Ride Height Adjustment

To adjust ride height (cars with LAD)

Adjusting the ride height on LAD-equipped cars requires that the car be placed over a pit or on a full platform lift with the rear wheels on moveable plates. This allows the rear wheel camber to adjust as the rear of the car is raised and lowered.

1. Put the car in neutral gear and release the parking brake.

2. Load the trunk with the specified weight:

- Weight placed over rear axle to check or adjust ride level height:

sedan models 200 kg (440 lb)
touring models 280 kg (616 lb)

3 Working beneath the rear of the car, disconnect the control link from the regulator valve lever. Start the engine.

WARNING: Only run the car in a well-ventilated area. Carbon monoxide fumes can be fatal.









4 Using the ride height specifications, move the LAD regulator valve lever forward or rearward until the height is correct. Then lock the lever in the center position by inserting a small (1/8 in.) drill bit through the lever and into the valve body.

CAUTION: If the lever is pushed rearward past the center position once the correct level is reached, repeat the adjusting procedures.

NOTE: Moving the lever forward raises the car. Moving the lever rearward lowers the car. When the lever is in the center position, the ride height is maintained.

5. It necessary, loosen the locknuts and adjust the control link length so that the link end fits correctly into the lever. Tighten the lock nuts.

6. Using a new self-locking nut, install the link and then remove the drill bit.

- Control link to LAD regulator valve lever (self-locking nut) tightening torque 9 Nm (80 in-lb)

7. Remove the load from the trunk and allow the system to self-adjust the ride height. Reload the car, wait a few minutes, and then check that the ride height is correct.