Davidinseattle
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The access height "lock" mode only prevents the car from automatically rising from access back to normal height until you reach speeds up to about 20 mph. It is designed so you can drive at a decent clip inside low overhead clearance parking structures and garages that you could not otherwise enter at regular height (not locking access height would cause the car to automatically rise when you reach speeds as low as 8 mph or so.) It doesn't prevent your suspensions from extending all the way when you jack the car up, though. Again, although the car will look like it's on stilts, nothing gets damaged if you follow the instructions on your manual - the suspensions are designed that way. If anything, locking the car at access height will make it challenging to slide and position a floor jack under the 4 jacking points on the chassis.
Yep. That makes perfect sense. I simply couldn't get my mind wrapped around the difference between jacking on certain settings and offroading with three tires touching? It's the same, so I'm going with the "they're all crazy" explanation.
My Burb has air suspension. Nothing special there either.
Thanks everyone for the great thread.
I should get back to the original topic of tires. which I think was on another thread. Love the Michelin Premier LTX's.