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Driving lamp fault after a days offroad.
Hope someone might be able to help me here.
We were off road last sunday , drove home after , no problems and all was fine.
the following morning went to my start disco and "nothing" a few clicks and dimm
bash lights.
Tosser I though you have left light on all night .... but when I checked all switch's were in the off position,
Puzzled by this I popped the hud and while doing this I noticed that my driving Lamps were on
(faint light coming from them) , It looks like these light were on all night and this is what killed the battery
(Driving lamps attached to A-Bar Land rover OEM versions)
this is where it gets funny the lamps were on , yet the lights were turned off ...
When you turn on full beams these lamps also turn on , in my case full beams was not on
indeed lights were not on ... yet my lamps were on . I jumped started the Disco off SWMBO
Lamps still on .... turned on/off light turned on/off lamps switch .... Lamps srtil on
For a finish I had to remove the 15Amp fuse to turn them off.
In a rush to get to Work I just closed the hud and drove off. While driving I got the following errors
Park brake failure warning (Orange buld on dash) , HDC also reported that is was unavailable
and where you see your gear selected (1,-6 + R) was just showing "E" .. this was all cleared
after a reboot of the ECU
It looks like I have a Faulty relay on the Lamps ? my first thoughts ...
Anyone any Ideas.
28th Nov 2007 3:07 pm
Wex
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Where did you attach the jump leads on SWMBO Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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30th Nov 2007 11:48 am
BarryG
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not yet Discowex , I have not had the time to go at it since pulling the fuse out on monday
I'll be having a look in the morning and post my findings
30th Nov 2007 11:56 am
D'arkuk
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blueanchorinn wrote:
Where did you attach the jump leads on SWMBO
If his SWMBO is anything like my SWMBO the mouth would be a good point, I recon mine could power a small town off hers. Brute force and ignorance, the D3 does the rest.
30th Nov 2007 12:05 pm
Wex
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Location: Knackeragua
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The HDC fault that you get is related to the gear select display.HDC wont kick in as the car doesn't know what gear it is in.( Wish I knew that at the top of that descent at the weekend ).I can help you get your gear display back in action if need be , give me a bell if you like.
PS . Got ther back today , new clutch , flywheel and two modules as a fix for my persistent gear display problem.
Hope the wifes nipple bruising wasn't too severe
30th Nov 2007 12:09 pm
Wex
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Quote:
this was all cleared
after a reboot of the ECU
I really should read posts fully
30th Nov 2007 12:15 pm
WillMyth
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Good to see yours is going again DW .
30th Nov 2007 3:00 pm
Wex
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Ta Will
30th Nov 2007 3:04 pm
chesters
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If anyone needs to reset there gear display I've done it with a little help form TFC, and it's been fine ever since. Better than a trip to the dealer. Here is a copy of his post. This cleared my EPB amber fault and reset the HDC.
IF you're also getting a slow indication of selected gear, it's possible to recalibrate the gear selection indicator switch...
Start the vehicle, drive in reverse until the 'R' indicator displays, then drive in all gears (without switching the engine off) waiting until the selected gear is indicated before changing up a gear all the way up to 6th gear. this can be done in low ration if distance is limited. stop, switch off and remove the key - wait until the park brake indicator lamp goes out and all will be fine Wink
If you have an auto box, once the reverse gear is recognised, use command shift to manually select the gears.
problems with the speed sensor above the rear output shaft on the transfer box usually also cause suspension errors.Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
30th Nov 2007 3:27 pm
BarryG
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blueanchorinn wrote:
Where did you attach the jump leads on SWMBO
round the neck .... started first time
30th Nov 2007 4:06 pm
Wex
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Location: Knackeragua
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Quote:
If anyone needs to reset there gear display I've done it with a little help form TFC, and it's been fine ever since. Better than a trip to the dealer. Here is a copy of his post. This cleared my EPB amber fault and reset the HDC.
Thats the one Chester.Problem was it only cleared the fault for a wee while.Ive been in about seven times with this fault , remedies used included the one TFC posted , X-Y sensor over transmission box numerous reconfigures etc.This time two modules ( forget the exact ones) have been replaced and fingers crossed it won't happen again.Also worth noting that reversing lights are lost in tandem with the other symptoms.
Quote:
blueanchorinn wrote:
Where did you attach the jump leads on SWMBO
round the neck .... started first time
Bang goes my nipple clamp theory then.
30th Nov 2007 4:15 pm
chesters
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Reversing lights thats a new one, I never new that, the information you can get from this site is fantastic.
Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
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, I have not had the time to go at it since pulling the fuse out on monday
).I can help you get your gear display back in action if need be , give me a bell if you like.
