Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
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Limited Gears Available
On cold mornings I have had the following warning on the dashboard after having driven about 500 yds. Limited Gears Available, Engine Fault, Refer to dealer (not verbatim, but pretty close) It has aslo warned me once that DSC is disabled. It has only happened on cold mornings, and not every morning, to cure the problem I have to stop, remove the keys and then re-start the engine. Was Bill Gates involved in the development of the D3
Has any one else had this problem, I havent reported it to LR yet, as it seems to fix itself instantaneously with no side effects. Figured I would mention it at the next service.D4 HSE Luxury SDV6,
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11th Feb 2006 10:47 pm
10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
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There is a dealer fix for this, did you also get several warning lights showing?
The fix is a software update to deal with the air intake temperature mapping
Happy downloading.....
12th Feb 2006 12:38 am
Bogblaster
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Glawstershire
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Limited Gears Available
Dont know if I want the software fix, can't afford the car to be with the dealers for 2 days. Had the 15k service a few months ago, 2 hrs for the service and then 5 for the updates! Also, will the software fix delete the pre-heater setting? I have got in the habit of "blipping" the car awake with the remote 10 minutes before the timer is set for. Will be lost without it, especially when I go and see the in-laws in the Czech Republic and it is -20 D4 HSE Luxury SDV6,
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12th Feb 2006 4:09 pm
Doc R
Member Since: 04 Feb 2006
Location: Lincoln
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Should only take half hour if that for engine tune download. If its was 5 hours for updates, am guessing it was radio update, take forever.
13th Feb 2006 11:34 pm
Bogblaster
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Glawstershire
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Limited Gears Available
Cheers Doc R, will the software affect my JE Engineering upgrade?D4 HSE Luxury SDV6,
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14th Feb 2006 9:24 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Re: Limited Gears Available
Bogblaster wrote:
Cheers Doc R, will the software affect my JE Engineering upgrade?
I asked J&E “What happens when software fixes come out, will it over ride their up-gradeâ€. They said if it does they will replace the up-grade FOC. 8)In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
14th Feb 2006 9:42 pm
AdrianT
Member Since: 27 Apr 2006
Location: The South
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Gearbox faults (many!)
Hi, I know it's not a D3, but the RRS S/C i'm responsible (?) for has now been at the dealer for over 10 days with the above described faults on the gearbox. They tell me 'software'. The factory is sending a tech down (eventually) as the dealer has'nt got a clue and can't repair the fault. If i'd known it was going to take this long, i'd not have handed it over! Drove fine if you flicked it over to 'command shift' first thing!
I mean, electronics + land rover, do not seem to mix too well!
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27th Apr 2006 5:02 pm
Robbie
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The patch to cure the cold start issues did not remove my turbochip remap, or the pre-heater. More recently a major software download did remove the remap, which was re-installed by TC free of charge. Not checked for the pre-heater though.
27th Apr 2006 5:18 pm
Gurvan
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You did wait for the software to finish "booting up" before starting the engine ?
It is often eays to forget and it does create software problems... Waiting for the famous "bong" before starting the engine has proven efficient for me...
27th Apr 2006 5:22 pm
Locki
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Germany
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some times I have the same problems with the "limited gears". My dealer told me that he had somed more of this problems. It is water ingress into the electronic device on the right hand, direct under the windscreen.
Next week I (or more exactly my car) will get a new electronic box.
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Had the 15k service a few months ago, 2 hrs for the service and then 5 for the updates! Also, will the software fix delete the pre-heater setting? I have got in the habit of "blipping" the car awake with the remote 10 minutes before the timer is set for. Will be lost without it, especially when I go and see the in-laws in the Czech Republic and it is -20 
