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mrblonde



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Can I charge my TD6 via the cigarette lighter socket in boot

Can I trickle charge my TD6 with my CTEK charger through the cigarette lighter socket in the boot?

Just thought I could loose the charger itself in the boot and pass the cable out the bottom of the upper tailgate seal, allowing me to lock the car while it’s charging?

Post #656335 12th Feb 2023 12:27pm
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nicedayforit



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England 2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Giverny Green

From memory some Td6’s you can some you can’t. Depends on the day of the week your car was made l think. Very Happy
Try it and see if it works.
If it doesn’t work come back, charging at the rear can be done quite easily. Thumbs Up

Post #656349 12th Feb 2023 2:19pm
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mrblonde



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Hi nicedayforit

Been out and checked and it does stay live, so I can now reverse the old girl up to the house and place the CTEK actually in the boot

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Post #656370 12th Feb 2023 5:37pm
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nicedayforit



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Best place for the charger, just don’t forget it may be connected when you drive off. Laughing

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mrblonde



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Thanks (again) nicedayforit

Quick question for you (or anyone else reading in), had a new 110Ah battery fitted a few months ago, it was running low so fully charged it with CTEK til it was 100%, unplugged the charger and started the car and 'bong' HDC inactive and the height adjust button locked straight away.

I usually gauge if I get HDC inactive on the dash and unable to adjust ride height, it means the battery is low. I tried full lock left to right and back again, but it didnt clear.

Any ideas?

Post #656870 16th Feb 2023 5:32pm
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nicedayforit



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Is the alternator on the car still the original?
Have you ever had a reason to have the alternator checked of late?
How many miles has the car done?

Post #656889 16th Feb 2023 8:39pm
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mrblonde



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Yeah, still the original alternator.
It’s a 2003 and covered 119k.

I checked the alternator recently due to my battery drain issue, saw a similar post on here so tested similar states, my results were.
Engine off. 12.5v
Engine running, no load. 14.14v
Engine off (4 days later). 12.3v

Post #657047 18th Feb 2023 11:22am
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