Rear Height Control Sensor

2004 Toyota Matrix XR, FWD, StandardSECTION Rear Height Control Sensor
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lexus ES 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The rear height control sensor detects the amount of variance of the vehicle height while the vehicle is being driven and output this amount in the form of signal to the headlight beam level control ECU. This sensor is located in the rear right suspension.

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