Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
A funny thing happened yesterday.....
I closed the back door on the D5 yesterday and all of the rear lights turned into a fabulous light show!
All of the lamps (absolutely all of them, including reversing lamps, fog lamps, indicators and even the independent bottom and top sections of the tail lamps and the high level brake lamps) all started flashing in some kind of coordinated light show!! What the heck was that all about? It didn't stop until I went to turn the ignition on and off again
And no, I wasn't taking drugs, there were others that saw it too!
Is this some kind of intentional function I didn't know about, or just screwy canbus wiring? With the opening of the tailgate being erratic and the electric plank not working from the off, it might be the latter...
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14th May 2017 5:18 am
Bello35
Member Since: 14 Mar 2017
Location: Bretagne.
Posts: 161
Is it an HSE or LSD model?
14th May 2017 6:49 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15272
Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....
Reckon RM's spell-checker has also been 'on the sauce" ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
14th May 2017 6:55 am
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....
Red Merle wrote:
I closed the back door on the D5 yesterday and all of the rear lights turned into a fabulous light show!
All of the lamps (absolutely all of them, including reversing lamps, fog lamps, indicators and even the independent bottom and top sections of the tail lamps and the high level brake lamps) all started flashing in some kind of coordinated light show!! What the heck was that all about? It didn't stop until I went to turn the ignition on and off again
And no, I wasn't taking drugs, there were others that saw it too!
Is this some kind of intentional function I didn't know about, or just screwy canbus wiring? With the opening of the tailgate being erratic and the electric plank not working from the off, it might be the latter...
They found a wiring fault on mine the other day, a wire that was chafed so maybe something like that?
The plank operation depends on which method you use to open the tailgate, with the key it will drop but if you prees the tailgate button then it stays up.
Was this what you were experiencing?
14th May 2017 7:38 am
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
boooo its just a fault?
I was getting excited then thinking LR had hidden easter eggs like Tesla:
MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
14th May 2017 7:48 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Bello35 wrote:
Is it an HSE or LSD model?
14th May 2017 8:05 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....
ronp wrote:
Reckon RM's spell-checker has also been 'on the sauce"
The joys of posting on a phone!
14th May 2017 8:06 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....
jimbg wrote:
Red Merle wrote:
I closed the back door on the D5 yesterday and all of the rear lights turned into a fabulous light show!
All of the lamps (absolutely all of them, including reversing lamps, fog lamps, indicators and even the independent bottom and top sections of the tail lamps and the high level brake lamps) all started flashing in some kind of coordinated light show!! What the heck was that all about? It didn't stop until I went to turn the ignition on and off again
And no, I wasn't taking drugs, there were others that saw it too!
Is this some kind of intentional function I didn't know about, or just screwy canbus wiring? With the opening of the tailgate being erratic and the electric plank not working from the off, it might be the latter...
They found a wiring fault on mine the other day, a wire that was chafed so maybe something like that?
The plank operation depends on which method you use to open the tailgate, with the key it will drop but if you prees the tailgate button then it stays up.
Was this what you were experiencing?
I didn't know that, but no, it won't lower electrically under any circumstances
14th May 2017 8:08 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
RDR wrote:
boooo its just a fault?
I was getting excited then thinking LR had hidden easter eggs like Tesla:
They light show was every bit as entertaining, though the gull wing doors are new!
I'm not convinced that I didn't find an Easter egg!
14th May 2017 8:11 am
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
Quote:
I didn't know that, but no, it won't lower electrically under any circumstances Sad
Probably because it has so much abuse from all the other drivers who also did not know !!
14th May 2017 8:52 am
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....
Red Merle wrote:
all of the rear lights turned into a fabulous light show!
Is this some kind of intentional function I didn't know about,
Yes its the 'happy alert' it goes off when the vehicle detects that the once unhappy D5 dis-liker becomes a D5 lover, you may not realise this at the moment however your emotions are a dead give away (to the car)
The system uses the same sensors that are used to to pick up on driver fatigue In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
14th May 2017 9:13 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
It's funny you should say that though, just as I got into the car it same up with the message "Driver fatigue alert not available". We would see to have a malfunction there!
14th May 2017 9:41 am
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A funny think
I have a 'funny think' every time I read this forum 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
14th May 2017 10:11 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Followed by the return of your nervious twitch.
14th May 2017 10:19 am
FISHBOY
Member Since: 06 Sep 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 754
RDR wrote:
boooo its just a fault?
I was getting excited then thinking LR had hidden easter eggs like Tesla:
Ha ha - love the way Tesla can make it rain too!! now that is clever...Last of the D4 HSE...
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