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Tesla’s Fancy Suspensions Can Blow If You Skip One Simple Step. Most Owners Have No Idea.

created: July 14, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: July 21, 2025, 11:10 a.m.

Tesla vehicles equipped with air suspension have a “jack mode” that must be activated before jacking the car into the air. Not all Tesla vehicles are equipped with air suspension—the Model 3 and Model Y don’t have it. To confirm that your vehicle has air suspension, you can look at the center screen to see if you have ride height adjustments. This is especially important for Tesla vehicles, as forgetting to engage the maintenance setting could cause significant damage to your vehicle—and your eardrums. (Both vehicles were designed to accommodate air suspension, but the idea was scrapped before they went into production.)

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