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Gareth
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| Pre- Cool function, BEWARE !!!! |
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When I got home following my D3's first service yesterday, I thought I would check the function of the timed pre-cool function (leaving the radio on) just to make sure thay had not deleted the function as threatened in earlier posts. I am glad to say that it still works as before.
However, whilst I was checking it, I got diverted by a phone call, and as a result I forgot all about it and left it "pre-cooling". I did not return to the vehicle until this morning.
I first noticed something was wrong when I turned the key, the dash lights were very dim, and my handsfree phone went berserk. The system reported transmission failure, HDC inoperative, DSC Inoperative, all in quick succession. I tried to start it but it just clicked and went dead. FLAT BATTERY!
So I thought about phoning LR Assistance, but in the end, I jump started it myself from my old S2a. It was fine once it was running.
But if you use the Pre-Cool function be aware that it does not appear to switch itself off after the 30 minutes that the timer is set to, and it WILL flatten your battery 
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 15th Jun 2005 10:04 pm |
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ducati
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Ohio, USA
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That's idiotic.
Similarly idiotic, the centre console cooler box doesn't shut itself off, and will flatten the battery. '05 LR3 HSE
Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco
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| 16th Jun 2005 11:48 am |
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lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
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Fridge DOES shut off on mine ??? ..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
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| 17th Jun 2005 6:57 am |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
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Certainly switches off after 30 mins on mine  In any event, surely the most likely use of pre-COOL is when you are parked up during a hot day, set the timer for ahead of estimate time of return & then obviously the car will be started up anyway? But it sounds like another bug in the system on individual cars!
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| 17th Jun 2005 7:10 am |
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Gareth
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Ecosse, it normaly does on mine, just on this occasion it did'nt, and I got diverted and forgot about it. I have used pre-cool a fair bit recently, and as you say, the car is usually started up and driven within a reasonable time.
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| 17th Jun 2005 7:38 am |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
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In a way this ties in with what LR have told me that the functions are not design tested and because of possible component conflicts they will not/can not officially activate it on existing vehicles  Mind you it does sound as if they just need to get the programming of the various controls sorted out!
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| 17th Jun 2005 7:49 am |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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Hi guys, I 've tried mine and it does not work at all, thats a surprise. I am going in for software upgrade 10 next week though. Fingers crossed. I have also been promissed a spell on the computer to see just how the software works. Wish I knew more about computers, could be valuable.
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| 17th Jun 2005 8:45 am |
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Locki
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Germany
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 Nice to learn that we are drivin with Microsoft
But, how I can find out wich software version I'm running, ... or better: driving ???
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| 17th Jun 2005 9:28 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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maybe nothings changed as I guess version 10 refers to the disk version and not individual software versions for each vehicle ??
Anyone know ? There was a guy on the forum who had access to all this but he seems to have gone 'quiet'
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| 17th Jun 2005 9:52 am |
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ducati
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Ohio, USA
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lee01277 wrote:Fridge DOES shut off on mine ???
Really? Mine was on for 4 hours one day, I was quite surprised when I returned to find it still on. My dealer reports one flat battery due to leaving a fridge on.
I *have* had mine shut off, but while the car was on 
LOL, just like my windscreen washer--sometimes the wipers clear the wash spray, but most of the time they don't  '05 LR3 HSE
Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco
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| 17th Jun 2005 11:43 am |
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lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
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ducati wrote:lee01277 wrote:Fridge DOES shut off on mine ???
Really? Mine was on for 4 hours one day, I was quite surprised when I returned to find it still on. My dealer reports one flat battery due to leaving a fridge on.
I *have* had mine shut off, but while the car was on
LOL, just like my windscreen washer--sometimes the wipers clear the wash spray, but most of the time they don't
I've not switched off the fridge for 4000 miles, but in the mornings it always seems to be off, and comes on at some point when it feels more juice from the battery.. ..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
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| 17th Jun 2005 5:36 pm |
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ducati
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Ohio, USA
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Something must be wrong with mine, then. Probably some odd communication issue '05 LR3 HSE
Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco
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| 17th Jun 2005 9:16 pm |
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NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
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| Re: Pre- Cool function, BEWARE !!!! |
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Gareth wrote:...However, whilst I was checking it, I got diverted by a phone call, and as a result I forgot all about it and left it "pre-cooling". I did not return to the vehicle until this morning.
I first noticed something was wrong when I turned the key, the dash lights were very dim, and my handsfree phone went berserk. The system reported transmission failure, HDC inoperative, DSC Inoperative, all in quick succession. I tried to start it but it just clicked and went dead. FLAT BATTERY!
So I thought about phoning LR Assistance, but in the end, I jump started it myself from my old S2a. It was fine once it was running.
Missed opportunity here methinks - would have been nice to see LR explain this to you:
LR: "Well your battery's flat because you left your pre-cooler running for so long"
Gareth: "So the Discovery 3 has a pre-cooler does it?"
LR: "Ah... er.. cough cough.... sorry, interference on the line.... hello? hello?" <click>
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| 20th Jun 2005 1:45 pm |
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Gareth
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Errrr... I'm not that quick first thing in the morning, need a few expresso's to get going. If only I'd thought of that!
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| 20th Jun 2005 6:36 pm |
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