Vehicle height control device and vehicle height control method

A vehicle height control device comprising:

• an acquisition unit configured to:
• acquire information regarding vehicle heights at a pair of rear wheels or air pressures of the rear wheels from rear-wheel-side sensors provided for the respective rear wheels;
• acquire information regarding wheel speeds of a pair of front wheels and the rear wheels;
• and acquire a detection result of an accelerator operation by a driver;
• a decision unit configured to determine to raise the vehicle height when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
• (i) determination is made, based on the vehicle heights at the rear wheels or the air pressures of the rear wheels, that a stuck state has occurred, (ii) a rotating wheel and a stopped wheel are included among the front wheels and the rear wheels, and (iii) the accelerator operation by the driver is detected;
• and
• a control unit configured to control, in accordance with a determination result from the decision unit, a vehicle height adjustment mechanism provided for the rear wheels.