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Posted on May 11, 2009

AIR SUSPENSION DEFLATED!!

THE"CHECK AIR SUSPENSION" INDICATOR IS ALWAYS ON IN THE CAR WHEN I START IT, IT DROVE FUNNY SO I FLIPPED THE MANUAL SWITCH INT HE TRUNK YESTERDAY,WRONG IDEA. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE CAR IT DROVE LIKE IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO SUSPENSION AT ALL IN THE REAR. SO I FLIPPED THE SWITCH BACK,NOTHING,LEFT OVER NIGHT,NOTHING. I READ SOMEHTING ABOUT A FUSE UNDER THE HOOD? IS THERE AN EASY ACCESS VALVE TO FILL THE BAGS?

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I have the same issue. Mine is a leak in the air suspension. The first thing to do is go to your under hood fuse box (the one with the oversized fuses) The fuse will be a 30 amp (large green) fuse. If the fuse is blown just go to Pep Boys,Kragen,or Autozone and they are less than $3.00. If this fixes it the air suspension will fill up within a couple of minutes (with car running) Usually these fuses will blow when you have a leak and the small compressor that fills your suspension gets overworked causing the fuse to blow. If that is the case with your vehicle keep a couple extra fuses handy until you get the car serviced. The only time you should flip the switch to the off position is when you are raising the car on a jack. Make sure the switch is flipped on when you replace the fuse.

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s3j~us~en~file=ani_caut.gif~gen~ref.gif WARNING: The service switch for the air suspension system must be shut off prior to hoisting, jacking or towing an air suspension vehicle. This can be accomplished by turning off the air suspension switch located in the jack storage area in the rear of the passenger compartment. Failure to do so may result in unexpected inflation or deflation of the air springs which may result in shifting of the vehicle during these operations.
s3j~us~en~file=ani_caut.gif~gen~ref.gif WARNING: Do not remove an air spring under any circumstances when there is pressure in the air spring. Do not remove any components supporting an air spring without either exhausting the air or providing support for the air spring to prevent vehicle damage or personal injury.
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