Morning!

My wife tells me she has been greeted with this message for the last few mornings and noted that this morning the remote heater wouldn't work, presumably because the battery drain would mean the car wouldn't be able to start. The car is just over 3 years old so i suspect the battery is dying. I'll just replace it myself but was wondering if anyone knew the battery size/type as I'll see if my local motor factors have a replacement?

Thanks in advance! Current Fleet;
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I had the same thing and a nice man from Landrover came out and did a software update and problem solved never to return . That was 6 months ago

Chris,

Thanks for that. May be worth a call to LR in that case. Will advise on the outcome. Current Fleet;
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Mine has been updated too and message has gone.

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I've just spoken to them. They seem to think the software issue affected only the more recent cars but they're checking my VIN to see if it's in range too and will update if necessary. I'll hear tomorrow morning. Current Fleet;
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Never had that prob...  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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IIRC there's something in the Wiki that says you need a dealer reprogram if you replace the battery - I could be wrong though.....

http://www.fullfatrr.com/gallery/albums/us...cables.pdf

Confirmed. My car is on the list for the "gateway module" update. Seemingly this is what gives the battery low issue.

It should just be an in and out job I hope. Current Fleet;
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2015 W205 C63 AMG
2007 AM Vanquish S
1977 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa Sport
1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior race car

+1 for the software update although my message was also the result of a genuinely low battery, as tested with a multimeter.

Not yet had it again since on my 2014 VSE, so hopefully the change to the battery management software last week has done the trick.

Well I'm now a month on and the issue has reoccurred a few times. We decided not to use the car one weekend so I could give the batteries a good charge up. I did this and the error message went away and stayed away for a full week. Then it got really cold so my wife used the FBH to warm the car a few mornings in a row and hey presto the low battery alert has come on again.

So, I think it's time to change the battery, possibly both if the cost isn't inhibitive. Does anyone know which is the more likely to be affected and giving the alert? Maybe if I knew what the low battery alert level was set at for each battery then I could check with a multimeter and see which is failing. Current Fleet;
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2007 AM Vanquish S
1977 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa Sport
1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior race car

I have had this on my current and last one. On the last one a battery change by LR fixed the issue. On this one they changed two batteries and with the issue reoccurring then finally changing the battery control module I think. Haven’t had the issue again. 2011 5.0SC Santorini Black
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Thanks for that. LR have obviously done the update to my module but given the car is 3.5yrs old now and has done 45k I think I'm likely to have killed the battery. It only does a handful of miles in the hands of my wife each day. We're 2miles from the city centre so it's still cold when it gets there. The short trips will have taken their toll and killed a cell or two...I hope! Current Fleet;
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1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior race car

Braj

Your battery is probably fine. I reckon it's nothing more than the 2 mile trip into town is insufficient to charge the battery back up.

The thing is that I would tend to agree had it not been perfect for the previous 45k miles. Something must have changed and my bets lie with the battery Current Fleet;
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1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior race car

My car is 3 years old and the "Low Battery. Please start engine" comes only when we listen to loud music without the engine started.  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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