Raising Vehicle

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Aztek and 2004 Buick Rendezvous. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The vehicle body is forced downward when a load is added to the vehicle. This load causes the sensor actuating arm to rotate upward. The upward movement of the sensor actuating arm activates the internal timing circuit. The sensor completes the compressor circuit to ground after an initial delay of 20 seconds. With the compressor circuit complete, the compressor runs, taking in air through the air compressor filter and sending the air though the tubing to the shock absorbers. As the shock absorbers inflate, the rear of the vehicle moves upward, rotating the sensor actuating arm back toward its original position prior to the load addition. The sensor opens the compressor circuit and shuts off the compressor once the body reaches its original height +/- 4 mm (+/- 0.16 in).