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Young Angus
5th October 2017, 07:36 AM
I've been driving modern cars with work so much I've forgotten if my Disco ('97 Tdi) has a little light that comes on to indicate if I'm in low range or if the centre diff lock is engaged. I'm being lazy because I can't find my owners manual but everything seems to be working when I engage, just can't see a light...
Fausto79
5th October 2017, 12:38 PM
yes
Finnius
5th October 2017, 12:39 PM
Yup. My Disco has a light that shows when the center diff is locked. The symbol looks like a birds eye view of the drive train.
101RRS
5th October 2017, 01:03 PM
No light when in low range but orange light with CDL locked.
Young Angus
5th October 2017, 01:28 PM
I thought so...drat...hopefully that's just a fuse...
101RRS
5th October 2017, 02:50 PM
The actuating mechanism can freeze up with lack of use causing the CDL to not activate - you need to test if it is or is not activating.
AK83
5th October 2017, 04:08 PM
The actuating mechanism can freeze up with lack of use causing the CDL to not activate - you need to test if it is or is not activating.

Yup!

Mine did that on my test drive, and owner I bought it from claimed he didn't know about the CDL(a bit of a worry for me) but that he said he'd never used it off road either.

A couple of drives back and forth moving the lever side to side to lock/unlock it, and eventually it came good, and little light for confirmation.
p38arover
5th October 2017, 06:39 PM
Is there a dash light for being in 4wd?? (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-1-a/254294-there-dash-light-being-4wd-post2726290.html#post2726290).


Umm, it's in 4WD all the time.
AK83
5th October 2017, 06:43 PM
Umm, it's in 4WD all the time.

[bigrolf]
Young Angus
5th October 2017, 07:24 PM
Umm, it's in 4WD all the time.

Oh c'mon you know what I mean...everyone else seemed to :)
p38arover
5th October 2017, 08:06 PM
Oh c'mon you know what I mean...everyone else seemed to :)

Oh, I dunno. When I was an Admin on RangeRovers.net, you'd be surprised how many people (umm, Americans) would ask how to put Rangies into 2WD.
Fausto79
5th October 2017, 08:17 PM
Oh, I dunno. When I was an Admin on RangeRovers.net, you'd be surprised how many people (umm, Americans) would ask how to put Rangies into 2WD.
easy. you remove one of the drive shafts and lock the CDL.
DeanoH
6th October 2017, 11:29 AM
Oh, I dunno. When I was an Admin on RangeRovers.net, you'd be surprised how many people (umm, Americans) would ask how to put Rangies into 2WD.


I remember looking at the front axle assembly out of a Dodge RAM (I think) recently and noticed a 'bulge' in the long axle side near the diff. On asking what it was I was told that it was a clutch for disengaging one axle to put the vehicle into 2WD :o. From this I assumed two things. 1/. Yanks are crazy and 2/. Dodge RAM's don't have front LSD/lockers.

Deano :)