Hi everyone,
I’ve got a problem with the suspension – the pump. It was physically dead, so I bought another one from a ‘scammer’ on Allegro, then another one which was also faulty. Finally, the third pump I bought is working. After fitting it to the car, the ‘Suspension faulty’ message is still there all the time and it isn’t visible at all on the diagnostic box; it shows ‘no connection to sensor or pump’. It started like this.
I was using the car as normal when, one day, I got in and, after starting it, raised the front suspension by one level; nothing happened, and after a while it jerked upwards. I went for a drive and found that the front had dropped, making it difficult to drive onto my property. I started cleaning the front sensor, adjusted it, but nothing changed. Overnight, the car returned to its normal position. I drove into town; on the way back, the light came on at 90 km/h and the front end dropped. I thought the sensor was faulty and ordered a replacement. It’s been dead ever since. My pump’s rotor’s burnt out and it’s completely silent. I fitted a working pump and it’s still silent. There’s voltage at the relay and the connector; 5 V is reaching the front sensor. I’ve got 12 V at the pump housing. There’s now a problem with the central locking system – it forgets the keys after a few minutes, and the auto-lock feature after setting off isn’t working. After turning the ignition to ‘off’ and removing the key, everything still works.
I switched off Economy mode, and the central locking started working. I can’t adjust the suspension stiffness; it’s as if the function isn’t in the control unit. It used to work despite the pump being dead. I’m at my wits’ end.