Workaround: setting a Chassis Level on the Normal drive mode

[tmrqs]

As you (should) know, it is not possible to change the settings of the Normal drive mode - at least in the US.
You can only store a different Chassis or Chassis Level setting under Sport / Sport+ / Off-road.

I mostly drive either in Normal (Chassis set to Normal, Chassis Level set to Low) or in Sport (Chassis set to Sport, Chassis Level set to Low).
Every time I get in the car, I would manually change the Level to Low through a shortcut on the first screen of the PCM… but there is a faster way.

Here’s the trick:

1. Enable Smart Lift in the PCM Settings (do it once and forget about it)
2. Drive away from home, in Normal drive mode, and once a couple miles out, set your Chassis Level to your preferred height (Low in my case)
3. Drive back home and once almost there (100 yards in my case), set the Chassis Level to Lift: this will raise your car above its normal height
4. There will be a prompt in the PCM asking if you want to save that location (so it always adjusts the height when you get close): ACCEPT it
5. Park home, leave the car, no need to press the POWER button

The next time you get in the car, you’ll notice the car is still in its Lift setting.
Drive a bit away and the car will revert to the height before Smart Lift kicked in the previous time… and lower the car (to Low in my case).

My car now just goes from Lift to Low (when I leave home) and back to Lift on its own, without me adjusting anything.

The only caveat is if you change the Drive mode (say to Sport and then back to Normal), you’ll need to manually adjust the height again. But if you mostly drive in Normal, you’ll be set!

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[Tacoman]

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[Fun TC Driving]

Very clever “hack.” For sure, I am going to repeat it. Thanks from many of us for your good job figuring it out.

 

[byebye]

I haven’t this behavior on my Turbo: in Normal drive mode, I‘ve set the chassis level manually in Low1.
Assuming I don’t change the driving mode, each time I start the car, the chassis level is on Low1.

Maybe I’m mistaken, I will take a look.

 

[JonoNZ]

I haven’t this behavior on my Turbo: in Normal drive mode, I‘ve set the chassis level manually in Low1.
Assuming I don’t change the driving mode, each time I start the car, the chassis level is on Low1.

Maybe I’m mistaken, I will take a look.

I’m pretty sure mine stays in Low setting on Normal mode too, I’ll double check today.

 

[CandianPorsche83]

Just confirmed that mine stays at low in normal. Which is my preferred settings

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