HJD wrote:

Do you know what the resolution was in your friend and his father's case?

3.4 volts a batterie is flat at about 9 volts so it surly must be a direct short to get it that low. 2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

You might be right about the problem happening when the car remains unlocked (like when you are sitting in your new toy on the driveway trying outball the new gadgets )

There are some threads on the site mentioning that as a possible cause as the electrics are all still on in the background drawing from the battery. MY2011 FFRR 4.4 TDV8 Vogue, Santorini Black and Ivory *Arrived*
MY08 Discovery 3, TDV6 HSE, Buckingham Blue and Ebony *Gone*
MY07 Defender 110, XS
MY05 Discovery 3, TDV6, SE, Java Black and Alpaca *GONE*
Audio A6 Allroad, *GONE*
Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.2, *GONE*
BMW Compact 316, *GONE*
Lotus Elise *GONE*

Not good reading this chaps, I pick my 2011 up on Tue and am already dreading faults  "UNDERSTEER" ----is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" ----is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" -----------is how far you take the fence with you.

How come it isn't locking? My 2010 autolocks 30secs after unlocking if I don't open a door.
Next question - are you dropping it to access height whenever you park it at night - leaving it at normal height leaves all the electronics in standby mode, alert and ready to go because the car "thinks" you are coming back in 10-15 minutes. If you lower the suspension to access height and that tells the car to go to "sleep" mode 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Mine was locked and in access hight, I had to use the blade key to open the door to get to the hood.
I didnt know access hight put it to sleep, worth knowing, I just put in in access hight to make it easier to get out and minimise the damage to the seat base. 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
Gone 2011 Bournville TDV8 VSE
Gone 2008 Black Canadian HSE LUX

Tim in Scotland wrote:

How come it isn't locking? My 2010 autolocks 30secs after unlocking if I don't open a door.
Next question - are you dropping it to access height whenever you park it at night - leaving it at normal height leaves all the electronics in standby mode, alert and ready to go because the car "thinks" you are coming back in 10-15 minutes. If you lower the suspension to access height and that tells the car to go to "sleep" mode

jez, make sure you get a brand new battery and dont let them recharge the old one..if its gone down to 3 volts then it'll never charge up to full capacity... ... - .- -.




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scarey wrote:

jez, make sure you get a brand new battery and dont let them recharge the old one..if its gone down to 3 volts then it'll never charge up to full capacity...

Just got off the phone with Farnell's who said there is a software update for the entertainment system, it wasn't going to sleep and causing the drain.
They will apply it tomorrow and check to see if the drain is gone.
If it's sucessfull I will get the details to pass on.

They report the battery doesn't need replacing which is a bit of a worry really for the long term. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
Gone 2011 Bournville TDV8 VSE
Gone 2008 Black Canadian HSE LUX

Tomw - I'm on my 4th air suspended LR (This is my 2nd FFRR and I've had 2 RRS's between the two FFRR's) it used to be in the owner's manual................. but also I was told by the dealer when I collected my 1st FFRR 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

HJD wrote:

Given that LPR are one of the largest dealers, and hence will probably have sold quite a few MY11 4.4's, would be good to hear from James whether this is a systemic issue or more rogue. The evidence (albeit limited) from this forum would seem to be that there is something wrong in design terms.

Sorry, just spotted this thread

First and foremost, apologies to jez000 as this particular vehicle was supplied by LPR. Not the sort of thing that you wish to happen so soon into ownership.

It is a shame that we are not closer to you, however Farnell are a big RR dealer so I am confident that they will be on the ball. If you need any assistance from LPR then please let Jeremy or myself know.

In response to HJD's question, it is fair to say that we have not had issues with later 10/11/11.5my vehicles. There is a well doccumented period soon after the 10my launch (late 2010) where a few customers were suffering from batteries running low/flat, however this was dealt with by a 'reassurance program' software update, and touch wood since then all is well.

It sounds like jez000 vehicle is one of the latest models with the touch-screen rear remote which may be causing the system to stay live whilst idle under certain circumstances.

Once again apologies, and hope that Farnell rectify the software promptly.

James

Hi James, Jeremy has already been in contact but thanks for the offer of help, I appreciate it.
Sounds possible that it's related to the new RSE / Remote, I should get some more details tomorrow. 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
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Gone 2008 Black Canadian HSE LUX

Tim in Scotland wrote:

How come it isn't locking? My 2010 autolocks 30secs after unlocking if I don't open a door.
Next question - are you dropping it to access height whenever you park it at night - leaving it at normal height leaves all the electronics in standby mode, alert and ready to go because the car "thinks" you are coming back in 10-15 minutes. If you lower the suspension to access height and that tells the car to go to "sleep" mode

Not the case with my 05 Tim. It goes to sleep regardless of access height

mike.

I always understood that the locking action sent the signals to the car to shut down, not the height. I bet half RR owners never use the access height (let alone go offroad - different rant)

When I had a flat battery the technician fooled the bonnet switch into thinking it was shut, then turned the ignition off and locked the car with the amp meter attached to the battery to assess the drain and length of drain. After 17 minutes it went to sleep as it should, and this was nothing to do with the suspension height.

I doubt LR could rely on the access height for this control as lots of owners don't drop the car. Discovery 4 HSE
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