L322 suspension question

[QBee]

I have had the car, a 2011 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE, for 8 months now.

As soon as it got cold this autumn I started getting suspension fault warnings on starting the car. They often clear if I turn it off and turn it on again. I usually clear the fault before driving it.
I did read a comment that it wasn’t a problem and just to ignore it.

This evening I drove it half a mile home without bothering to clear the warning.
Upon parking, I noticed quite a loud compressor-like noise coming from the region below the battery, so around the near side front wheel arch.
But I also noticed a small amount of blue grey smoke coming from the driver’s side front wheel arch.

Any thoughts of a technical nature ? I have already had the “bound to be expensive “ thought myself.

[camel_landy]

The smoke might well be the Webasto fuel burning heater, which comes on below 5c.

As for the suspension problem, it's probably the compressor on its way out (they're essentially a consumable item). However, you really need to get it plugged in and diagnosed properly.

M