air suspension lowering and seat choice

[smoothound54]

Hi Folks,

I am seriously thinking of ordering a facelift Macan S in the new year. My wife is tiny (5'0") and has mobility issues - so, too-high a seat height is a problem (my son in law's X5 a no-go) . But we hired a Q5 recently and she loved it, access was perfect for her.

At the weekend we called into a Porsche dealer and she Just managed to get into a Macan with steel springs and 18way seats. She found the side bolster on the 18ways did not help at all and it was different to a Q5 in that the sills are deeper too - so it's more to reach over, which also did not help. It was a very close run thing - she struggled. The access was clearly a disappointment for her - She says she could manage - but I think she had Porsche badges for eyes - so objectively - IMHO borderline!

So, can anyone advise roughly by how much air suspension drops the overall body height over steel? - And any opinion, on whether 8/14 way would make a noticeable difference compared to 18 ways?

We will go back and try an air-suspension and 8 or 14 way combo when we get chance - we couldn't this time as we had limited time - and there was none in the showroom - we were just passing and called in on the off-chance.

any guidance appreciated - thanks

cheers

[GMAN75]

You get 15mm my friend! I have the 18 ways so can't comment on anything else.

[MikeM]

The 15mm lowered height is beneficial but hardly noticeable, you need to try a version with 14 way comfort seats as the height of the bolsters on the 18 way sports seats are the biggest hurdle to ease of entry and exit.

[smoothound54]

many thanks chaps - very helpful - 15mm may not seem a lot - but that plus the bolsters could make all the difference.

definitely worth a looksee - thanks again!

[Funrider]

Might also be worth asking for a demonstration of ‘comfort entry’’ if your wife is likely to be driving the car.
Briefly - (only) the drivers seat slides back, and steering wheel moves up, when drivers door is opened. Then returns to the previously memorised positions.

Also ask about the memory seat settings/option. If, for example, your wife wanted/needed to lower the passenger seat to the lowest level each time, to assist access, pressing one button will return the seat to her memorised ‘travelling’ settings.
( in fact, as you get two memory settings per seat, you could set one memory slot as ‘normal travelling’, and the other as ‘access’ - lowest seat setting and slid back, even tllted back backrest).

You get both options with the (higher seat bolster) 18 way sports seats - not sure what comes with the other seat options, as I’ve had 18ways on both my Macans.

[VanB]

14 way comfort seats have much smaller bolsters and that coupled with the reduced ride height should make the car much more accessible for your wife so definitely worth trying out.

[smoothound54]

Thanks again guys - all good points - Wifey won't be driving

but she could (just) get in with 18way/steel - so I think the 14way (for memory) should make it easy - then air-susp if we need

will deffo have a looksee - dont fancy an SQ5 - the GLC works well (we had one for a week recently) - but its a tad boring - GLE too tall

A7 and eclass estate are also candidates - I dont really need SUV - just wheelchair carrying (5 doors) and 4 wheel drive (our access is 1:3)

cheers