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Red Merle
 


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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 Confused

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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Is it an HSE or LSD model? Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
  
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Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....

Reckon RM's spell-checker has also been 'on the sauce" Laughing
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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 Confused

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?
  
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boooo its just a fault?

I was getting excited then thinking LR had hidden easter eggs like Tesla:

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Red Merle
 


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Bello35 wrote:
Is it an HSE or LSD model? Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter


Laughing
  
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Red Merle
 


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Re: A funny think happened yesterday.....

ronp wrote:
Reckon RM's spell-checker has also been 'on the sauce" Laughing


The joys of posting on a phone! Rolling Eyes
  
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Red Merle
 


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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 Confused

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 Sad
  
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Red Merle
 


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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! Very Happy
  
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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 !! Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
  
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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 Thumbs Up
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Red Merle
 


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Rolling with laughter

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! Razz
  
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I have a 'funny think' every time I read this forum Laughing
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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!! Very Happy now that is clever...
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