Patent ID: 7139649

Claim:
A method for an adaptation of a level of a vehicle from a starting level to a desired level, the vehicle including an air suspension element, a control unit, an air reservoir, a valve being controlled by the control unit, the valve being interposed between the air reservoir and the air suspension element, said method comprising the steps of actuating the valve into an open state and thereby connecting the air suspension element having a first pressure level via the valve being actuated into the open state with the air reservoir having a second pressure level, wherein the second pressure level differs from the first pressure level, so that the first pressure level of the air suspension element is changed; determining an estimate for a future point in time from values at least correlating with the desired level of the air suspension element, the actual loading conditions of the vehicle and the actual second pressure value; and using the estimate for a prediction for the point in time for an actuation of the valve into a closed state.