Interior Light - weird fault

**Bushie** · 7th February 2009, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Yes, hard to believe! I did put the dog inside the car and close the doors, but she followed me back in to the yard all the same

Hope it's only a small dog!!

The land rover factory setting is that a cat should be able to get out, so provided you only have a small dog, all is probably OK

If you have an Irish wolfhound, then back to the drawing board.

Martyn

**dmdigital** · 7th February 2009, 10:51 AM

She's a GSP so medium sized. I wouldn't want a small dog in a Defender. If it was sitting on the floor when you were driving along it might fall out.

I suppose if I had a Boxer I could use the drool to check for leaks around the door seals

**dmdigital** · 7th February 2009, 11:36 AM

Just an update.

The latest quirk is that when I get out - down the shops - and press the lock button on the fob, the horns sound for a miss-lock. It's very LOUD

Anyway, I've now traced the fault to the driver's door. If I hold the switch in everything is fine. I've now unscrewed and jiggled the switch, put it back and all seems OK for now.

**dullbird** · 7th February 2009, 12:21 PM

at least you got a horn part of ours isn't working so when you hit it coz someone has cut you up or somthing its sounds like a friggin noddy car....and the people you are beeping **** them selves laughing

**dmdigital** · 7th February 2009, 12:29 PM

That sounds like one side is not connected. Check the fuses as they may be off separate fuses and check the wire(s) to the horns. There's one on each side in the vents under the park lights.

Easiest way to check is get Ian to place his head down low near one of the head lights and you toot the horn. Then repeat the process on the other side and see whether he can notice any difference - of course he might go deaf too

**Narangga** · 7th February 2009, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Just an update.

The latest quirk is that when I get out - down the shops - and press the lock button on the fob, the horns sound for a miss-lock. It's very LOUD

Anyway, I've now traced the fault to the driver's door. If I hold the switch in everything is fine. I've now unscrewed and jiggled the switch, put it back and all seems OK for now.

Didn't forget the blu-tac I hope?

**dullbird** · 7th February 2009, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

That sounds like one side is not connected. Check the fuses as they may be off separate fuses and check the wire(s) to the horns. There's one on each side in the vents under the park lights.

Easiest way to check is get Ian to place his head down low near one of the head lights and you toot the horn. Then repeat the process on the other side and see whether he can notice any difference - of course he might go deaf too

its waiting for parts from the uk.......to fix it

**dmdigital** · 7th February 2009, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by dullbird

its waiting for parts from the uk.......to fix it

New horn or bigger horn?

**sniegy** · 8th February 2009, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Just an update.

The latest quirk is that when I get out - down the shops - and press the lock button on the fob, the horns sound for a miss-lock. It's very LOUD

Anyway, I've now traced the fault to the driver's door. If I hold the switch in everything is fine. I've now unscrewed and jiggled the switch, put it back and all seems OK for now.

Derek,
It will be the same fault causing this. The alarm ECU also works off the door switches. It see's one of them open...the faulty one...& thinks the door is still open & a mislock alarm is heard.
Also from memory the Alarm horn is different from the normal 2 horns..
Will clarify this as on the D2 it is & from memory i recall seeing a 3rd horn in the Defender.

Cheers.

**dmdigital** · 8th February 2009, 09:32 PM

Thanks Pete, already new about the switch being for the alarm and light. Don't know about a 3rd alarm horn. There's one on each side at the front of the Puma, can't recall seeing a 3rd one though. I can tell you that a miss-lock is a lot louder than it was on the Disco

Scared the daylights out of me when I pushed the button the first time it happened.

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