As per title, tried it out this morning as the weather up here is starting to get colder and wanted to make sure it worked before the real cold weather sets in.

Anyway, I duly set the time and it fired into life, so far so good
Left it running for a little over 5 minutes then unlocked the car and found it to be nice and warm inside, when I switched the ignition on without starting the engine, the satnav screen came to life then a message box popped up saying "low power, switching off" at which point the satnav screen turned off

Is this something I should be worried about  
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2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone
2010 Discovery 4 XS - gone
2008 Discovery 3 HSE - gone
2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone

Just a low vehicle battery, take it out for a run.

The system shuts down extraneous devices if the battery is low to maintain enough starting power.

Thanks for that Allan, I'm guessing then that the daily commute to work of 5 miles each way isn't enough to keep the battery topped up

Can anyone recommend a decent charger to keep it topped up  
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2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone
2010 Discovery 4 XS - gone
2008 Discovery 3 HSE - gone
2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone

re the charger, a few members have got solar powered ones from maplins .. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Without running out to the car to grab the manual, which ciggie socket is still live when the ignition is switched off and the car locked  
2011 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 TDV8, Mine........ALL mine.
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2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone
2010 Discovery 4 XS - gone
2008 Discovery 3 HSE - gone
2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4 - gone

The one in the boot is always live.

You could have a solar powered parcel shelf!

Nice looking RR in your gallery Dave.

Last edited by Allan on 23rd Sep 2012 12:14pm. Edited 1 time in total

Thanks guy's, appreciate it  
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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

Hi Dave... Read this thread for info on my solar charger. It recommends unplugging it before you start the car incase surges damage the circuitry.

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic13467-15.html Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

Have you had the agm battery fitted and the updates to the system to reduce the max runtime to 17mins?? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

I was actually joking about the solar powered parcel shelf but I see you have actually done it...!

Nice work...

kingpleb wrote:

Have you had the agm battery fitted and the updates to the system to reduce the max runtime to 17mins??

Oooo, good question, didn't know about that, was there a recall for it or was it just a bulletin  
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

Contraband wrote:

Hi Dave... Read this thread for info on my solar charger. It recommends unplugging it before you start the car incase surges damage the circuitry.

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic13467-15.html

Interesting, but it looks rather large  
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

Ask your dealer as there was a long drawn out fight for people to get it fixed last year and they just gave up and fitted a better battery and reduced the run time. FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Your vehicle should have an AGM gel battery fitted, pop the hood and take a look it should be marked AGM. There was also an associated software update to go with the battery but it depends on when yours left the factory. I had one of the first 2011's to leave the factory (Jan 2011 build) and that’s when the low battery messages started appearing. I can't remember exactly when they started to fit AGM's as standard from the factory but I think it was from around June 11. Mine was swapped as part of a recall and has been fine since the battery swap

Edit to add none of the ciggy lighter sockets on a 2010+ are active after the vehicle is shut down. 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
Gone 2011 Bournville TDV8 VSE
Gone 2008 Black Canadian HSE LUX

Just checked tha battery, it's a VARTA that's fitted so it looks like the original battery is still on there.
Is there a TSB out for this or is it a case of doing battle with the dealer to get it changed (which I'm more than happy to do after all the faults I've found with the car so far)

Dave 
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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