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HDC faulty?
My D3 has not been used for about a week and has been sat there in the cold with no faults before hand,but when i went to drive it today a fault message comes up sayin the HDC has a fault and unavailable and an amber light comes on,this only happends when i start the engine but not before when its doing its checks or wotever it does? but i can still use the hdc and it works fine,does anyone know whats up? and can i fix it?
Could just be a low battery, be worth checking the voltageThe End
18th Dec 2009 7:11 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I had this on my D3 when I started it last night and again this morning, put it down to it not being used for 12 days when temps were down to -8c for a while. Did a 30 mile run today and seems OK after that. Might try and find the battery trickle charger if it does it again.
18th Dec 2009 7:13 pm
discoveryjack
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oh right hopefully not bad! i will let you know if it gets any worse,thanks for the help again! lol
18th Dec 2009 7:22 pm
J@mes
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I get this if I do too many short journeys, and put it down to the battery being 5 years old and requiring replacement!2014 D4 XS
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18th Dec 2009 8:14 pm
gt-steve
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I have just noticed this on my D3 as well, I put it down to the freezing cold weather and hope the fault clears when the temperature rises. Its put my mind at rest knowing that Im not the only one with this HDC problem.
19th Dec 2009 11:47 am
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Last year car was in conditions down to -19c and behaved perfectly (HDC wise, height sensors is another issue). Difference this year is that the car was not being driven as SWMBO was using her D3 rather than mine so battery not fully charged. Snowing heavily now so will be out to play tomorrow, purely to charge up the battery, honest!!!
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19th Dec 2009 11:56 am
alanwxr
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I've just had a similar problem, and also shows message 'Special Programs Off' on startup first thing in the morning.
After reading all the threads on the site I came to the conclusion that it was probably low voltage on the battery first thing in the morning.
Trip to the dealers showed battery on way out. So new battery, all problems now solved AND a big thanks for all the advice on the site, owning a Disco 3 has been made a lot easier from advice on here over the years!
Didn't fancy calling LRA over Christmas.........
19th Dec 2009 11:56 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Anyone know how much a D3 battery costs, wondering if it's worth changing mine preventatively in the New Year???
19th Dec 2009 12:12 pm
alanwxr
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Local LR dealer charged me £157 supplied and fitted.
Gotta admit I expected more. But for the price wasn't worth the hassle of waiting till it was on it's last legs, especially at Christmas!
19th Dec 2009 12:26 pm
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Cheers, will sort it out with local stealer in couple of weeks. Don't suppose TLO can ship a battery???
19th Dec 2009 12:29 pm
J@mes
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you can get them on ebay for £40 and fit it yourself in 5 minutes!2014 D4 XS
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19th Dec 2009 2:04 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Genuine LR or is there a type number like you get in Halfrauds?? Was going to self fit as can just about cope with that.
19th Dec 2009 2:14 pm
J@mes
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pretty sure there were some on there that didn't have the LR sticker on but were the same batteries with a warranty.2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
19th Dec 2009 2:19 pm
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Just had a look. Watching one, will give Nick a ring next week to see what he can do.
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AND a big thanks for all the advice on the site, owning a Disco 3 has been made a lot easier from advice on here over the years!
