At what speed does the Air Suspension automatically change to "Very Low"

[rstx]

From the Model X Owner's Manual, Driving/Air Suspension section:

• Very Low - This setting takes effect when you manually choose it or automatically at very high speeds. The suspension will revert to Low on your next drive, or when appropriate based on vehicle speed.

Does anyone know what specific speed the Model X air suspension changes automatically to "Very Low"?

 

[rstx]

And a follow up question regarding the air suspension. When the Air Suspension automatically lowers to Low at speeds above 55mph, does it raise back up to Medium when going below 55? Can you permanently set the suspension to the Low setting? This would be for a '23 Model X.

• Medium - The Medium setting ensures optimum comfort and handling under all loading conditions. The suspension automatically lowers to Low when driving speed exceeds 55 mph (89 km/h).
• Low - Lowering the height can improve aerodynamics, make it easier to load or unload cargo and passengers, and improve handling.

 

[ElectrkBugaloo]

When in low it does not raise back up, except in the case you have suspension set to comfort or auto mode and it detects you are on an unpaved road.

 

[rstx]

When in low it does not raise back up, except in the case you have suspension set to comfort or auto mode and it detects you are on an unpaved road.

Ah ok on the '23 X can you permanently set it to Low by taking it off Auto?

 

[ElectrkBugaloo]

I think you're misunderstanding a bit.

The car is always in low. You can't NOT set it to always be in low. Low is your only real option.

If you set it to medium the car will go right back to low over 55mph.

Technically the car will raise up on certain unpaved roads temporarily, but in practice it doesn't happen in normal urban environments.

 

[rstx]

I see so low is the default height setting. Except for the rough roads scenario, does the "Adaptive Suspension Damping" change the ride height at all or just damping settings?

The settings associated with Adaptive Suspension Damping provide real-time adjustments to the suspension system to optimize both ride and handling. Choose from:

• Comfort - Provides a gentler ride for a relaxed driving experience.
• Auto - Adjusts to a wide range of roads and driving styles, providing a fluid yet well controlled ride.
• Sport - Provides a firmer, more controlled ride that increases driver engagement and connection to the road.
• Advanced - Can be used to fine tune the suspension by dragging individual sliders that adjust Ride Comfort and Handling.

Touch Show Suspension Data to display detailed information about the dampers for each wheel, including ride height, compression and rebound values, and body accelerations.

When Adaptive Suspension Damping is set to Comfort or Auto, the suspension may raise to improve ride comfort on rough roads. (U.S. only) This feature depends on the availability of up-to-date map data that includes data indicating rough road sections.

 

[RichardL]

The default setting is medium/normal, unless you select the toggle to use low as the default. So below 55 you can have it either always low or always medium.

At 55+ it will always go low. As mentioned you can raise the suspension at low speed but it will revert as speed increases (very high to high at around 18 and high to default at around 37 IIRC)

So the car is not always low, depending on how you set things.

 

[ElectrkBugaloo]

The default setting is medium/normal, unless you select the toggle to use low as the default. So below 55 you can have it either always low or always medium.

At 55+ it will always go low. As mentioned you can raise the suspension at low speed but it will revert as speed increases (very high to high at around 18 and high to default at around 37 IIRC)

So the car is not always low, depending on how you set things.

This is false. Richard has a Model S which has the "toggle to use low as default." This setting does not exist on Model X.

Again, low is the default mode on Model X.

 

[rstx]

Ok thanks so are people getting their alignments done on Low or Medium for the X?

 

[tessy_ftw]

I’m curious about that and when to use very low mode