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Should illuminate green when lights are on
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1st Dec 2016 9:43 am
fisherman
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Green only. When I operate the switch nothing happens. I'll check the wheel for continuity and make sure all my connections are good. The wheel was in direct sunlight yesterday and may not actually have worked at all as the side where the door was open was markedly cooler that the "protected" side. So much so the wife commented that it seemed cooler. I won't really know until I test the circuit.FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
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1st Dec 2016 9:48 am
wiggs
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Yep .. I'd be checking everything is plugged in correctly to start withG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
1st Dec 2016 9:53 am
fisherman
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Sound advice. I'll strip it all down to check car to clock spring to ecu to wheel. Everything else on the wheel works, cruise, paddles, phone et al so only the wheel isn't at present.
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1st Dec 2016 10:50 am
fisherman
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Sorted.
Someone had heard the connection from car to clock spring had clicked and assumed it was home. They obviously didn't know the connection had to be pushed another 2mm to do it correctly. Never mind. I've sorted it out. Thanks all.
Lovely and toasty btw. FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
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1st Dec 2016 12:25 pm
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G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
1st Dec 2016 12:28 pm
mark the spark
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now you try getting that little blighter back out! what a pain
i find most little jobs on the car seem to hampered by stupid fiddly electrical connections MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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1st Dec 2016 12:36 pm
Dave T
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spikekellyrm wrote:
Sorry to hijack but does anyone else's wheel not get very hot? It's warm enough but I was expecting it to get quite toasty like the seats do.
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1st Dec 2016 1:15 pm
fisherman
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So went to Tesco's with the Mrs and it worked a treat, switch turned orange/red and it warmed a treat. On the way back it wouldn't work.
Checked the fuse and continuity and all is fine right up to the ECU. Going to put it back together to see if anything has changed.
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1st Dec 2016 2:22 pm
fisherman
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Nope, not working.
Can't believe it worked so well then stopped. I have gone as far as I can and am at the stage of throwing the wheel as far as I can.
I think I need to fit my new wheels and forget the steering wheel for a bit. Come back to it when I'm not so "emotional".
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1st Dec 2016 2:46 pm
gvw
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fisherman wrote:
On the way back it wouldn't work.
What did it not do?
Did the switch go red when you pressed it or did it just not get hot?
1st Dec 2016 9:28 pm
mark the spark
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Classic intermitent connection symptoms
Suggest get some quality contact cleaner
Strip clean test and reassemble when youve calmed down.MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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1st Dec 2016 9:34 pm
fisherman
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It went red and heated beautifully. I was chuffed. I got in the car to drive home and it didn't work. I've pulled it apart ten times since and checked continuity and all seems good but now the switch stays green and the wheel stays cold. FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
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1st Dec 2016 9:43 pm
gvw
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So you've proved you got 12v at the ECU?
Did you check the resistance of the connections going onto the wheel (when unplugged from the ECU) - IIRC the thicker wires are the heating element and the thinner ones the thermistor?
1st Dec 2016 10:12 pm
gvw
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