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Old 10-06-2023 | 01:31 PM
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Hi! Quick question about FAL. I have a driveway from hell, and often times i will move the car back and forth multiple times a day.
If i do not use FAL, my front end will scrape due to it being lowered. So no choice here.

My question is, Can i leave the FAL activated hours/overnight while parked in my driveway without hurting the system? Or must I lift and lower immediately after i'm done?
The reason why i'm asking is that I was told by the dealer that the rear wing and front spoiler cannot be left activated as this will constantly use battery power to keep it
activated. Wonder is that's the same type of concept here. Makes sense but I'm not so sure.

So gurus, can you step in and answer? Thanks in advance.
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no ones got any advice?
Old 10-09-2023 | 11:41 AM
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Owners manual will tell you not to leave it up for extended period of time. So ideally you would lower it after every use.
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"Because of the system design, the raised position cannot be reliably maintained for an extended period.
The vehicle must always be lowered before it is switched off."


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Since I bought the car about two years ago, I've had the spoilers extended about 100% of the time including when parked in the garage. I like the looks of the spoilers when extended. No problems.
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Thank you!
Old 10-09-2023 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CodyzWorld
Hi! Quick question about FAL. I have a driveway from hell, and often times i will move the car back and forth multiple times a day.
If i do not use FAL, my front end will scrape due to it being lowered. So no choice here.

My question is, Can i leave the FAL activated hours/overnight while parked in my driveway without hurting the system? Or must I lift and lower immediately after i'm done?
The reason why i'm asking is that I was told by the dealer that the rear wing and front spoiler cannot be left activated as this will constantly use battery power to keep it
activated. Wonder is that's the same type of concept here. Makes sense but I'm not so sure.
So gurus, can you step in and answer? Thanks in advance.
What I can tell you is I retract my spoilers and raise my front end every time I back into my drive and garage. My Turbo stays lifted like this sometimes for a week or more until I use it again. NP with the FAL raised up for a week or more.
2+ years of this now and no problems...

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Since I bought the car about two years ago, I've had the spoilers extended about 100% of the time including when parked in the garage. I like the looks of the spoilers when extended. No problems.
@CodyzWorld , ... sorry, I guess I had a senior moment. I was thinking you were talking about the spoilers. I haven't used my FAL very much and I've always retracted the lift after I needed it. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
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Originally Posted by RadarP3C
@CodyzWorld , ... sorry, I guess I had a senior moment. I was thinking you were talking about the spoilers. I haven't used my FAL very much and I've always retracted the lift after I needed it. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
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