So I've noticed that my MCS shifts up or down based on the amount of weight in the car - when I pick people up and start driving, the car lowers - but only once I'm moving. Not as people are getting in/out. Then, when people get out, the car raises up a bit again.

Could anyone explain what is doing this? It seems to be more advanced that a simple suspension thing, unless it's the car's computer talking to the suspension and not changing anything until you're actually driving? :impatient

Any explanations would be appreciated!

 

Are you sure you're not talking about the car Pedro's cousin drove in Napoleon Dynomite?

 

Haha, nice. I don't think my MINI auditioned for any movies while I wasn't looking.

 

Or it could be the auto leveling headlights? No auto leveling suspension that I know of......

 

Weird! I suppose it could be for the headlights? I would think that the headlights themselves would move in that case (Within the headlight housings) rather than the back of the car moving up or down to adjust.

 

I think it's cause you have the brake applied. Go to a hill and apply the handbrake, then let off the brake pedal. If the car is "nose up", the rear suspension will raise. If the car is "nose down", the rear suspension will squat. Notice that nothing happened until you let off the brake...the brakes held the car in a bind until you let off.

Rawhyde

 

Cool, I will go try this. However, it has happened on a level surface when I only had the foot brake applied (in neutral) while people got in/out of the car, then started driving off and had the rear suspension move up/down.

 

That sounds like a binding strut to me. Can you have someone stand outside the car (toes away from the tires, of course) and watch the movement of the body?