john981

I was just reading the quick manual and it was saying that with PASM you can change the ride height. I thought the base PASM is just making the suspension stiffer or softer without any change of ride height. I also really don't feel any difference between normal/sport/sport plus suspension setting. Does anybody know for sure how the base PASM is working?

rdubu

The PASM settings alone don’t change ride height. With steel/PASM in day to day driving, I find the ride differences more subtle than I expected among the PASM settings. I feel more body movement in normal and when I switch to PASM sport or sport plus, I feel the suspension clench up/stiffen, but it’s not a dramatic change at least to me.

The normal setting doesn’t feel more “comfortable” to me or dampen small bumps in the road significantly differently imo and I would rather keep it in sport/sport plus.

I’ve been meaning to try the settings back to back while driving more aggressively on the same road, but haven’t gotten around to it…

chuckbdc

PASM settings do not affect ride hight. They adjust the speed of rebound in the shock absorbers. That works with the ECU to vary the speed of throttle response, hence the feeling of "sporttness."

john981

I really feel zero difference between the 3 mods. It almost looks like Porsche put that button in there to give us the feeling we have something which we really don't have.

DSC48

Really? I definitely feel a difference. It's subtle on smooth pavement, but on broken pavement it's very obvious. 23 Macan base with PASM and air.

john981

You have air, I have steal.