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So folks - when my FBH is sorted via the Autel unit, does the FBH come on when you start the engine? When a remote is fitted, does it just start on its own and do it's thing?
the fbh comes on automatically under 4deg i think to help warm the car up, with a remote like altox you can set pre determined times to start or just press start on the app, so long as the car is asleap it will fire up but if you unlock the car and wake it upo it will turn offRange Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8 what a car
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20th Feb 2021 6:35 pm
Pete K
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or you can fit a cheap remote kit like this, to turn it on when you get out of bed (and notice its frosty).
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FBH
furnitureman wrote:
the fbh comes on automatically under 4deg i think to help warm the car up, with a remote like altox you can set pre determined times to start or just press start on the app, so long as the car is asleap it will fire up but if you unlock the car and wake it upo it will turn off
But when? Surely it can't just start? what if you are not going out? Sorry, I'm a little confused
20th Feb 2021 6:55 pm
Pete K
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After you start the engine, and its below 5C, it will "fire up"
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20th Feb 2021 7:31 pm
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2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
20th Feb 2021 7:39 pm
leroymusic00
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FBH
furnitureman wrote:
the fbh comes on automatically under 4deg i think to help warm the car up, with a remote like altox you can set pre determined times to start or just press start on the app, so long as the car is asleap it will fire up but if you unlock the car and wake it upo it will turn off
If you unlock the car it will turn off?
20th Feb 2021 7:46 pm
leroymusic00
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FBH
furnitureman wrote:
the fbh comes on automatically under 4deg i think to help warm the car up, with a remote like altox you can set pre determined times to start or just press start on the app, so long as the car is asleap it will fire up but if you unlock the car and wake it upo it will turn off
Yep turns off as soon as you unlock the carRange Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8 what a car
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20th Feb 2021 8:14 pm
leroymusic00
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FBH
As in unlock to get in and start it? What I don't understand is without a remote, when/how does it start?
21st Feb 2021 1:43 pm
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The easiest way to look at this is that the FBH doesn't start on its own, only when told to.
Either by remote control, pre-set (by you) times, or when the engine is running and the outside temperature is low enough.
On the D4 if you have turned it on by remote, it will turn off when you put the ignition on, the D3 may be different, but if it's still cold enough outside the car will switch it back on again.
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As in unlock to get in and start it? What I don't understand is without a remote, when/how does it start?
The FBH will come on automatically after you start the car if the outside temp is before 6deg and keep running to help warm the car up, if you have a remote you can tell it to start and it will run for a pre determined time say 30mins, if during this time you unlock the car the FBH will turn off. It’s as simple as thatRange Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8 what a car
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21st Feb 2021 2:32 pm
Lee Trinder
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I always thought it came on when temp was low but you need to have the cabin heater on as well.
I have a remote that works off the third button on key, it works brilliantly and runs for thirty minutes, I use it occasionally during the summer just to make sure it still works.
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