Turns out my levelling link was broken. Snapped at the point between the ball and metal. Porsche dealership wanted $450ish for the whole component (you can't just buy the link).

Bought some jb weld and glued the pieces back together. Feels pretty strong but I am sure it'll break eventually. Guess this is a sign to lower my car with new links.

Side note, it was very hard to remove the link and put in back. Actually ended up unscrewing the ball from the sensor arm.

 

Well just short of 102k miles and I have my first problem. A couple of weeks ago I began getting an intermittent suspension fault message (image below). As many of you know, getting various fault messages can be a result of the car battery being old. My battery was the original one, so I expected it would happen any day.

I knew I would have to register the battery and used one of the threads on this forum to select the Autel MD808. I bought the new battery and waited for the UPS guy. Yesterday I swapped the battery and successfully registered the new battery. I was optimistic that my suspension problem would go away, but it has not.

In the days leading up to the Autel arriving, the message became persistent. It pops up immediately after engine start and doesn't go away if I stop the car and restart. The ride is very firm and I get a "sport mode unavailable" message if I select sport mode (which is pretty much 100% of the time).

Using the Autel device I get the following two messages:

000237 FR vehicle level sensor, signal above limit value
and
000349 Emergency Operation PASM (no display)
When I search for 000237 it takes me to threads like the one in this sub forum for an air ride GTS. The car is not sagging, does not exhibit any kind of odd driving behavior other than being in the stiffest possible mode (and yes the mode button definitely has an effect on the steel spring PASM car).

One of the threads I found on the subject said that the connectors might get water in them. My car faces all weather conditions in daily use so I located the connector near the right front wheel well. I pulled the connector apart and cleaned it, but it wasn't wet and didn't show signs of water intrusion, corrosion, etc.

I've attempted to clear the message(s), but it pops right back up.

I've looked up the ride height sensor on FCP Euro, so at least I crawl around under my car and see if I can locate it them comparing it to the picture. I find it odd that my car would have ride height sensors since it has steel springs.

 

Sorry, I see the forum is having issues with uploaded images. The message on my MFD says "Suspension System Fault, Drive with caution" and it is amber colored (not red and no the "park safely" version I see others having.

 

It could be just that one or more of your shocks have gone bad. It's industry standard that shocks and struts will go bad somewhere between 50K-100K miles.

I believe the headlights also rely on a ride height sensor.

 

I had a similar issue with my 2015 PASM Steel spring Macan and it was a. If the sensor is off even a little bit, it will read too much suspension travel and throw the warning.

Porsche Suspension Ride Height Sensor

Porsche Suspension Ride Height Sensor - Arnott Industries RH-3460

Porsche Suspension Ride Height Sensor - Arnott Industries RH-3460

www.fcpeuro.com

 

I had similar issue. Dealership quoted me $5k. Turned out to be a relay.
I saved $4,955 by fixing my Porsche Macan Suspension Fault myself.