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JimboTD5
Member Since: 28 Aug 2013
Location: Gower
Posts: 106
  
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Hi all,
I bought a D4 on Sunday, drove it home and parked it up, went to start it earlier on and all the central locking went mental, headlights coming on and off, beeping coming from by air intake, hazards flashing and it wouldn’t start saying smart key not found. I left it a bit and went back and it worked fine, knocked it off and walked away and now the headlights are just coming on and off on it’s own. It apparently had a new battery a few months back and it’s a decent exide one. I can’t do anything with the car now, disconnected the negative and left it now. What do I do next?! Is it the battery low? It started on the button though when it worked. I’m worried if water has got in anywhere with all this rain lately?
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 21st Feb 2020 8:49 pm |
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geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
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Well worth having the battery checked if its been sitting around may need a good charge  Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
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| 21st Feb 2020 10:09 pm |
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JimboTD5
Member Since: 28 Aug 2013
Location: Gower
Posts: 106
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It’s been in regular use but only short journeys by the previous owner, then I’ve driven it home anout 5 miles and parked it up for a week, did start it once or twice but was playing with the gadgets in it while doing so, so guessing I’ve just drained it a bit. I’ve got it on a conditioner charger now and it is charging so must have been a bit low. Hope that’s all it is 
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| 21st Feb 2020 10:18 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50934
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Some historically indicated that it requires 7 miles of operation to completely recover from cranking ...sounds like it needs a good run  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 21st Feb 2020 10:34 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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take it back
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| 22nd Feb 2020 12:47 am |
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L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2080
 
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JimboTD5 wrote: did start it once or twice but was playing with the gadgets in it while doing so, so guessing I’ve just drained it a bit. :
These vehicles are very power hungry and will soon flatten the battery , I trust you charging the battery will solve the issue
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| 22nd Feb 2020 9:55 am |
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JimboTD5
Member Since: 28 Aug 2013
Location: Gower
Posts: 106
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Hopefully so! Thanks guys, I’ve had it on over night and I’ll connect it back up later and hope that sorts it all. I’m not taxing it till March the first, is there anything I can do now to stop it happening again until I start using it next weekend? And is there any particular method of reconnecting the battery?
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| 22nd Feb 2020 10:56 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13883
 
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Get a CTEK charger and do a reconditioning charge on it. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 22nd Feb 2020 12:26 pm |
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JimboTD5
Member Since: 28 Aug 2013
Location: Gower
Posts: 106
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I’ve got an optimate conditioner charger on it, hopefully that’ll sort it! Will test it when I finish work
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| 22nd Feb 2020 3:56 pm |
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JimboTD5
Member Since: 28 Aug 2013
Location: Gower
Posts: 106
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Well it seems like a good charge fixed it, everything back to normal! Just gonna keep an eye on it!
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| 22nd Feb 2020 5:51 pm |
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M3bobby
Member Since: 21 May 2018
Location: Sleaford, LINCS.
Posts: 857
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I don’t think the excide batteries are actually much good. What model number is it as the wrong one could give you issues. 012MY RRS 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography (Current)
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| 23rd Feb 2020 2:57 am |
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