umbertob
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You can't really "lock" the suspensions by setting them to high / off-road position. You just give yourself or your mechanic more clearance to preciely position a jack (or lift) at the jacking point(s), and let the car do some of the heavy lifting before you start, that's all. The affected suspension will still drop all the way as you jack the corner up, regardless of which height you start from: normal, off-road as the manual recommends, or even access height if don't mind the exercise. That's why you really need a high reach jack if you do this in your garage - or you can trust the dinky scissors jack that came with the car, it's not confidence inspiring but will work fine in a pinch and as long as you are on perfectly level ground and position it exactly under the jacking point. That scissors jack doesn't fare well in even slightly offset positions, and I'd rather not use it unless I don't have another choice handy.
When you are done, regardless of which height you set before jacking, the car will most likely be in extended off-road height, but you will be notified of this when you turn the engine back on and you will simply touch the height control switch in the car to knock it back down to normal height before driving away (as a matter of fact, you should probably do this while the car is slowly rolling.)
When you are done, regardless of which height you set before jacking, the car will most likely be in extended off-road height, but you will be notified of this when you turn the engine back on and you will simply touch the height control switch in the car to knock it back down to normal height before driving away (as a matter of fact, you should probably do this while the car is slowly rolling.)