Hi All

Am currently broken down on a road in Calais - drove up from Geneva today without a problem and car was serviced yesterday! Car is 2007 TDV8 Vogue SE - stopped at a fuel station and now car won't restart - engine doesn't turnover at all. Problem is that I can't get the glovebox to open to access the car manuals etc (electric power for all things seems to be ok) - does anyone know how to open the glovebox any other way than pressing the button with the arrows on please?

Cheers

Aled

dont know about the glovebox but if it doesnt turn over it could be the battery.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Can you get a cheap voltmeter and check the battery voltage ?? Also, disconnect the battery for 10 mins to reset everything. Are you sure your key is OK as in the battery in it is fine (does it open and close the doors ??). MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

I would bet good money your alternator's goosed. Mine did EXACTLY this, on my way to a job interview no less. No warning, no red light, just a crap load of errors followed by changing to 4th gear and staying there until the last thing to die was the fuel lift pump, which was game over.

Get the bonnet up, get some jump leads on it and you should have enough power to open gloveboxes etc.

You could also disconnect the battery earth lead and get another car to charge it up a bit with jump leads. Would at least get you back to British soil to get it fixed.

Bear in mind the battery will be so discharged that even the hazards won't work. Utterly pancaked. Alternator on a TDV8 is an OK-ish job but does need radiators out etc. Not a side of the road job.

Best of luck.

Dom.

Have you double checked it is correctly in Park? Even if it appears to be, move it into drive, and back into Park, if you're getting nothing at all, then it's probably that the car believes that the safety criteria for starting the car have not been fulfilled. It's happened to me before! Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining!

Wouldn't stop the gloveboxes opening Boz. Only lack of electrons will do that.

Missed that when I read about the problem, wow, does the glovebox really need current to open?  Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining!

If you get really stuck. Send me a pm. My mate lives in Calais and has a very good garage on the outskirts that may be able to help 08 model TDV8 Vogue SE Rimini Red/ parchment. 04 TD6 Vogue Oslo Blue / parchment
99 Model 2.5 DSE Rioja Red / lightstone
97 BMW M3 Evo Convertible
plus a few more!

Yes unfortunately for you from 07MY the glove box button is electrically powered.

But in his post he says that "electrical power for all things seems to be ok"  
2011 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 TDV8, Mine........ALL mine.
2012 Freelander 2 HSE SD4 - Mrs UkDave's new toy
2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone
2010 Discovery 4 XS - gone
2008 Discovery 3 HSE - gone
2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone

Is he still there? Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic

it would be nice for the OP to let us know whats happening.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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he'll be on one of those bicycles now, with the basket and the onions and a beret.................. 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

Hi All

Apologies for the delay in updating but I just got back from my holiday and was reunited with my car in Switzerland.

We ended up leaving the car in Calais, going through the tunnel in a French taxi and then on to Gatwick where we got a hire car for our time in the UK. On the return journey, we got a UK taxi across on the ferry and then on to Lille, where we picked up another hire car to drive back to Switzerland. None of the dealers in Northern France had availability to look at the car and so it was returned to my local dealer in Switzerland. It turns out that the alternator went and so the battery. Both now replaced and all now seems to be fine. Thank you for the responses / advice.

Cheers

Aled

Glad to hear all is well! Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic