Digger 360
Member Since: 27 Apr 2011
Location: united kingdom
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| 2011 discovery 4 feels like its in the wrong gear!!!!!!! |
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2011 discovery 4 245 sdv6 always labouring around round abouts on hills at junctions in traffic !!!!!!!!!!! In my opinion the vehicle needs to change down a gear please tell me i am not the only one ??????????
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 19th May 2011 1:17 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
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opposite for me, i sometimes feel the need to knock into command and shift up as it holds for too long IMO XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 19th May 2011 1:31 pm |
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Digger 360
Member Since: 27 Apr 2011
Location: united kingdom
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Apparentley this is only present in 2011 models. I have now driven 3 other 2011 discoverys supplied by the dealer and experiance the sme problem in all these vehicles. This includes 2011 sports with the same engine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In on going dispute with land rover. Top engineer has told me it is a carictaristic and put up with it ! Even though he agreas the vehicle is in the wrong gear .
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| 19th May 2011 1:36 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
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Manual D3 - you can't go wrong.
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| 19th May 2011 1:49 pm |
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Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
Posts: 2430
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Moo wrote: you can't go wrong.
tell that SWMBO  Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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| 19th May 2011 6:24 pm |
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t7mbo
Member Since: 19 Apr 2007
Location: West Midlands
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I was thinking exactly the same thing yesterday! It feels like it needs to change down a gear but insists on staying in top gear unless you plant your foot to the floor to force a kickdown.
Haven't spoken to the dealer about it yet, but would be interested to hear your outcome!
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| 20th May 2011 9:23 am |
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t7mbo
Member Since: 19 Apr 2007
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 242
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would add that ours is a 2011 SDV6
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| 20th May 2011 9:24 am |
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Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
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My 2011 MY is fine but ISTR that the auto box settings are 'adaptive' and so called intelligent. They will remember how you normally drive and the box will change gear to suit your preferred style.
In a previous car (Volvo V70) which showed the same kind of problems, the dealer advice was to drive it hard for a day or two, using the kickdown as much as possible. This reset the adaptive memory and all was well, for a while.
My driving is mainly fast country roads,up and down the box, having fun  , as the nearest motorway is about 100 miles away, also I do a lot of towing and use the command shift to keep the revs in the sweet zone. The electrickery must be baffled by my 'style' but the D4 does not show any of the sypmtome described on this thread.
Dex
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| 20th May 2011 10:42 am |
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MogulBoy
Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: Devon
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Is the adaptive box clever enough to recognise which key was used to start it? No reason why it couldn't learn the style of each keyholder!
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| 20th May 2011 10:55 am |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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Would a battery disconnect reset the 'adaptive memory' ??
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| 20th May 2011 11:06 am |
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t7mbo
Member Since: 19 Apr 2007
Location: West Midlands
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that makes sense. Her indoors is the main driver of the car, and perhaps the car has learnt that she drives everywhere at 20mph!
we're towing the van to Holland for a week over the bank holiday, so I will be doing all the driving for the week. I'll see what its like when we get back after she's been nowhere near the driving seat for a while!
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| 20th May 2011 11:35 am |
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Digger 360
Member Since: 27 Apr 2011
Location: united kingdom
Posts: 5
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| You have got the feeling in one!!! |
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Sorry guys the adaptive side of the vehicle will not solve the problem.I was told this by Landrover . You must have a 2011 model As the problem is due to an upgrade . All those in 2010 should be just fine. Landrover will not de map mine back to the 2010
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| 20th May 2011 12:10 pm |
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ChrisA
Member Since: 02 Feb 2011
Location: Dorking, Surrey
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DaveC wrote:opposite for me, i sometimes feel the need to knock into command and shift up as it holds for too long IMO
Me too.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 6:49 am |
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doubledoom
Member Since: 09 Jul 2010
Location: Lowestoft
Posts: 132
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I have a MY2011 and don't recognise this problem. So, if it is a problem, it is not with all cars.
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| 3rd Jun 2011 12:48 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Digger 360 wrote:Apparentley this is only present in 2011 models. I have now driven 3 other 2011 discoverys supplied by the dealer and experiance the sme problem in all these vehicles. This includes 2011 sports with the same engine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In on going dispute with land rover. Top engineer has told me it is a carictaristic and put up with it ! Even though he agreas the vehicle is in the wrong gear .
Maybe get a second opinion at another dealership ...if this issue applied to all 2011MY vehicles then I'm sure that we would have had other reports on the site.   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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