Crown Victoria V8-4.6L SOHC VIN 6 (1996)
CAUTION:
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The air spring refolding procedure should only be used to service an air spring which has never supported the vehicle's weight while in the
improperly folded position.
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Improperly folded air springs found on vehicles during pre-delivery inspection or after use must be replaced.
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Do not attempt to inflate any air spring which has been collapsed while uninflated from the rebound hanging position to the jounce stop.
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When installing a new air spring, care must be taken not to apply a load to the suspension until springs have been inflated using the air spring
fill procedure.
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After inflating an air spring in hanging position, it must be inspected for proper shape.
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Failure to follow the above procedures may result in a sudden failure of the air spring or suspension system.
Fill
CAUTION: When installing deflated air springs on the vehicle, lower the hoist as required. Do not apply any load to the suspension until the springs
have been inflated for at least 90 seconds.
1. Support frame so rear wheels are off ground with no load applied to rear suspension.
2. Air suspension switch must be ON.
3. Ignition switch must be ON and the engine running,or a battery charger must be connected to battery to reduce battery drain.
Diagnostic Connector
4. Fold back RH luggage compartment trim panel carpet and connect Rotunda Super STAR II Tester 007-00041-A or equivalent, to air suspension
diagnostic connector.
5. Set Super STAR II tester to EEC-IV/MCU mode. Also set Super STAR II tester to FAST mode. Release STAR tester button to HOLD (up)
position and turn tester ON.
6. Depress STAR Tester button to TEST (down) position. A Code 10 will be displayed. Within two minutes a Code 13 will be displayed. After Code
13 is displayed, release tester button to HOLD (up) position, wait two seconds and depress tester button to TEST (down) position. Ignore any
codes displayed.
7. Release tester button to the HOLD (up) position. Wait at least 20 seconds, then depress tester button to the TEST (down) position. Within 10
seconds, the following STAR codes will start to be displayed in the order shown.
Code Table
8. Within four seconds after Code 26 is displayed, release tester button to the HOLD (up) position. Waiting longer than four seconds may result in
Functional Test 31 being entered. The compressor will fill the air springs with air as long as the test button is in the HOLD (up) position. To stop
filling the air springs, depress the tester button to the TEST (down) position.
NOTE: It is possible to overheat the compressor during this operation. If the compressor overheats, the self-resetting circuit breaker in the
