Will I never knew that Graeme. Rather strange really considering it's putting less stress on the gearbox when sat in traffic.

I did know this but thought it worth saying: JLR actually have Owners Manuals which have a lot of information about their vehicles.(Certainly the L322) Worth doing a bit of research to see if you can trace one.  John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

There’s one in the Wiki folks…


 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

how far back is this fitted
mine is a 2005, will it have this RR 2005 4.4 petrol
Any spelling mistakes are the fault of spellchecker
Previous MG J2, CITROEN light 15 x 2 gone unfortunately
Present MERC 180e, RANGE ROVER L322, JAGUAR XJS, MERC 280SE, MG F, JAGUAR S-Type 6v 2003, jaguar s-type 8v 2004, Ford Cougar

It's only for the rotary gearshift on the 8-speed. It's a shortcoming in the circuit board / component design in not providing for either a higher wattage resistor or larger solder pads for the resistor so that the resistor doesn't get so hot.

Also worth noting is that the 8-speed's torque converter mostly disengages at idle so as to reduce fuel consumption whilst idling, particularly for when stopped in traffic. This also causes the TC to disengage when idling along slowly which causes the vehicle to loose momentum very quickly, necessitating more throttle to re-engage the torque converter. The 6-speed's TC stays engaged which keeps the vehicle moving whilst the engine is idling which is great for idling along in carparks.