belinda
Member Since: 05 Aug 2009
Location: Sydney
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Purchased a new D3 automatic 1 month ago. Am finding I'm having back aches as I find the petals (brake & accelerator) are too far to the right. The steering wheel and seat seem to be aligned however when you stretch out for the petals you don't feel aligned. Other people agree that the position does feel arkward and I'm wondering if this is something that can be corrected. Does anyone else feel the same? 
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 5th Aug 2009 5:47 am |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Hi Belinda..and welcome 
I think if you do a search on here you would be lucky to find a similar opinion. Not an issue I've come across with the D3 to be honest. 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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| 5th Aug 2009 5:59 am |
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SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
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I find the driving position/ergonomics of the D3 to be the best of any car i have ever driven TBH, now if you had said freelander 1 then i would have agreed but the D3 is spot on IMHO I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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| 5th Aug 2009 7:05 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Belinda,
The D3s seats have an adjustment for the seat height, the seat back, whole seat forward and a lumber adjustment and the steering wheel is height and reach adjustable. Try different configurations to get the seat right.
If you have come from a car you will find that the pedals in car are forced to left by the front wheel arch not so with the D3, you may just be finding the accelerator being immediately below your right foot odd. 
Also Land Rovers have an upright seating position so you may need to move forward to get the feet right then adjust the rest.
I find it very comfortable especially on long journeys.
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| 5th Aug 2009 7:16 am |
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outofyorkshire
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: Emigrated to Notts
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Hey Belinda,
You are using your right foot & not your left?? 
Welcome!! Cheers Ian
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| 5th Aug 2009 8:27 am |
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nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
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By coincidence, the other day whilst driving my manual version, I did notice that the pedals were offset to the right a little (clutch pedal almost under the steering column), but I cannot say that I was uncomfortable at all, far from it.
If you want a seriously bad and uncomfortable car in this respect, you should try the Audi Q5 and more so the new A4! You'd end up with curvature of the spine if you had to endure one of those "premium quality" monstrosities for long.
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| 5th Aug 2009 9:23 am |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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Welcome Belinda,
On a previous car I owned I had back aches from the change in pedal offsets; just my body learning my new driving position. I was also told by my Chiropractor to remove the wallet from my back pocket as that was enhancing the issue. Over a period of a couple of weeks it all settled down. Did your previous car have a slight offset to the left which is making the transition harder? The D3 caused me no issues at all.
Also, the obvious things, but :
a) Check the lumbar support is even and central and is not twisting you, and the same for the seat base and back, especially the side parts.
b) run the seat forward on the rails until the seat rail and the base rail align at the front...then check if the other side of the seat is also aligned. I had a car that would allow one side to be one 'click' backwards or forwards of the other side, and this seat twist makes for an unfriendly driving position.
Good luck with sorting it out. Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
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| 5th Aug 2009 9:43 am |
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