Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Heating is useless in the D4!!!
So once the car is fully warmed up, I find that even at '28' setting, the heating blows near cool air into the cabin, when I move it to high it turns ' ' hot (MY15 HSE Lux by the way)
Drove 4 hrs yesterday (2x 2hr drives) and all I could do was set it at high on single fan level, then switch it all off until I got cold, then back on again until I got too hot, and so on, and so on, and so on!
FBH is fine as i'd preset it for 6am yesterday and cabin was nice and warm when I got it
In my opinion the temp reading can't be right in the cabin, and as such it seems that setting is at coll (21 or 22) when you've got it at 28
Is this a known issue, still under warranty so take it back?
Thought appreciated Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
22nd Feb 2018 9:04 am
SJT
Member Since: 26 Jun 2017
Location: somerset
Posts: 36
My 2015 was useless for heat, my current 2014 is useless too.
I'm just about to buy a 2016 but have included an allowance for a pair of wooly socks in the budget!... simples..Current - 2016 Commercial SE
Gone - 2014 Commercial XS
Gone - 2015 SE Tech
Gone - 2000 Td5
Gone - 1990 V8 3 door - What a machine!
22nd Feb 2018 9:09 am
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2136
My 2010 is perfect, usually have it between 20-22 all year round.
Current: D4 HSE
Previous: BMW Z4M Coupe
Previous: Land Rover Defender 90 CSW Td5
Previous: Land Rover Discovery Td5 ES
Have you got anything covering the interior temperature sensor, next to the column, or the sun load sensor in the middle of the dash board? If those two sensors are picking up incorrect information they might be over compensating.
I found that in Auto mode it goes cold after a while, but in manual mode is stays ok, just select all the vents (Face, Feet and Screen) and a low fan speed once warm it should be ok.1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
2013 Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - SCRAPPED
2016 Land Rover Discovery 4 Landmark
2022 Volvo XC40 T5 PHEV 282HP FWD 3 cylinder!
22nd Feb 2018 9:19 am
philm
Member Since: 02 Oct 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 732
Re: Heating is useless in the D4!!!
Iguana wrote:
So once the car is fully warmed up, I find that even at '28' setting, the heating blows near cool air into the cabin, when I move it to high it turns ' ' hot (MY15 HSE Lux by the way)
Drove 4 hrs yesterday (2x 2hr drives) and all I could do was set it at high on single fan level, then switch it all off until I got cold, then back on again until I got too hot, and so on, and so on, and so on!
FBH is fine as i'd preset it for 6am yesterday and cabin was nice and warm when I got it
In my opinion the temp reading can't be right in the cabin, and as such it seems that setting is at coll (21 or 22) when you've got it at 28
Is this a known issue, still under warranty so take it back?
Thought appreciated
Mines been back three times, last time with so called top tech on electrics/computers, he said that's how they are set up at manufacture. The steppers were reset but nothing changed.
Just recently it actually worked like you would expect, just the ounce though, now back to feet warm body cold!L633 Defender
Range Rover Velar-gone
Discovery 4 Landmark-gone
Gap IID Tool
22nd Feb 2018 9:19 am
Brian_DL13
Member Since: 25 Aug 2013
Location: Teesdale
Posts: 1418
Strangely, mine was fine sitting at 21 until this week when I have had to select 23 or higher not to feel it's blowing cold. All i can think is it's the wrong combination of lots of sunlight but quite nippy temperature outside?.
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
22nd Feb 2018 9:32 am
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26683
Mine is ok most of the time Iggy. 2013, and it’s usually left on 23 degrees both sides and it’s comfy.
However, I keep a small voltmeter/temp reader plugged into the accessory socket, and sometimes the temp shoots up, and it starts blowing cold out the face vents. Usually this happens when the sun comes out!
I think the sunlight sensor is over sensitive on these cars. If I get cold I will override the settings, deselect the face vents, and manually control the fan speed.
So long as your outside temp reading is accurate, there’s probably not a lot you can do.
22nd Feb 2018 9:42 am
Famousfive
Member Since: 12 Aug 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 1806
Iggy, there was a big thread here a while back that LR deemed to be "as designed" in the later years
My 63 Plate D4 has been as reliable as your old D3 on that front - stick on 21 all year round
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10289
my MY16 is also useless when on Auto. I now leave it in manual with all the vent positions "on", at least that way I get warm air out of all of them and not warm out of some and freezing cold out of others.
AlVolvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
22nd Feb 2018 10:29 am
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
Never had any problems with my MY2014. As a Luddite I use it on manual all the time. Adjust temp and fan and vents as needed. 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
22nd Feb 2018 12:07 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4138
Ya big Jessie... buy another jumper...
if the heating in my D3 ever got to 21 degrees I'd melt !
22nd Feb 2018 12:12 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72742
With my MY11 I find it pretty much the same as the D3. Only oddity I noticed yesterday was with the fan level on manual it would occasionally pick up a bit, then drop down to where it was set after a while. No change in outside temps (2c one time & 5c another) or sun (was cloudy).
22nd Feb 2018 12:14 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6538
It’s -22 outside, I’ve got the D3 climate on 19 degrees on both sides and it’s most of the time quite comfortable inside. I’ve had it on 19 or 20 since I got the car. It doesn’t fog from the inside when it rains or snows. That being said somehow the climate system isn’t as good as the Volvo’s. Sometimes if one turns it off (mine makes a sound when it is cold and dry starting up, haven’t bothered yet to figure out how to grease the blower) and back on it behaves completely differently before/after.
22nd Feb 2018 12:20 pm
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