How the IT Crowd can help you fix your new Defender.

[one_iota]

So when reverse gear is selected on a good day the screen shows what's behind the Defender and indicates what you are likely to hit if you maintain your current trajectory. Nothing revolutionary there...most modern vehicles have this useful aid.

This arvo I got a blank panel where the advice should have been together with a message suggesting I should be careful and check what was around me. (just like the good ole days).

So I remembered this:

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So pressing the on/off/volume button on the left hand side of the dash panel for about 20 seconds until the screen goes blank and reappears I rebooted the system and all is good. Now I can again see what I will bump into before it happens.

[grey_ghost]

The old PiviPro reset - I have read about it but never had to do it myself. Your Defender might be on an older version of the software.. It will automatically update itself.

[one_iota]

...... Your Defender might be on an older version of the software.. It will automatically update itself.

The Defender is an August 2022 build (MY23.5). I believe that the software is the current version. The version no. doesn't show and as far as I know won't until there is a new one downloaded. So maybe it was just a glitch that was readily fixed.

[Eric SDV6SE]

So when reverse gear is selected on a good day the screen shows what's behind the Defender and indicates what you are likely to hit if you maintain your current trajectory. Nothing revolutionary there...most modern vehicles have this useful aid.

This arvo I got a blank panel where the advice should have been together with a message suggesting I should be careful and check what was around me. (just like the good ole days).

So I remembered this:

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So pressing the on/off/volume button on the left hand side of the dash panel for about 20 seconds until the screen goes blank and reappears I rebooted the system and all is good. Now I can again see what I will bump into before it happens.
I thought you would have had to open the door, get out, close door, open door and get back in?

[RANDLOVER]

I thought you would have had to open the door, get out, close door, open door and get back in?

Also open the ashtray, spit in the ashtray, close the ashtray, and twiddle the cigarette lighter. [biggrin]

[one_iota]

Also open the ashtray, spit in the ashtray, close the ashtray, and twiddle the cigarette lighter. [biggrin]

Unfortunately, the digital ashtray and matching lighter (part of the "smokers pack") were discontinued due to the global semi-conductor shortage, along with the sunglasses holder, many USB outlets, and the locking fuel cap. Fortunately, the on/off switch remains

[Graeme]

Fortunately, the on/off switch remains
Shssh! Don't give people ideas.

[grey_ghost]

I can’t remember where - but you can see what version you are running via the full menu system.

[Carolina_Dundee]

New to us 04/21 D300 we picked up. Stuck on welcome screen, would show terms of use, but hit OK on your profile and . . . nothing.

Forced reboot (hold vol/power button down 20+ seconds trick) and fixed.

[ozscott]

But wait becuase that ruse was also a ruse.

[discomatt69]

Mmm , a new car with glitches already, not a lot of faith on n them being reliable in 6 years out in the desert somewhere…
I can just see it now, don’t worry honey it’s done this before we just need to turn it off then on again and we will no longer be stuck 500km from anywhere

[ozscott]

Go on be game!

[grey_ghost]

From memory the reset is only needed on the pivo-pro system (entertainment system). None of the systems relating to driving/mechanical needs to be reset.

In my 61,000km - 16 months - I have not had to reset anything…

[discomatt69]

From memory the reset is only needed on the pivo-pro system (entertainment system). None of the systems relating to driving/mechanical needs to be reset.

In my 61,000km - 16 months - I have not had to reset anything…

Which is fantastic, but it is a brand new car still and to state its good because you haven't had any issues and needed any resets yet is far from reassuring
In fact even as a fan of LR products it hilarious to think that statements like this are even made, surely that should be the norm and any faults should be the rarity[thumbsupbig]

[grey_ghost]

Which is fantastic, but it is a brand new car still and to state its good because you haven't had any issues and needed any resets yet is far from reassuring
In fact even as a fan of LR products it hilarious to think that statements like this are even made, surely that should be the norm and any faults should be the rarity[thumbsupbig]

You are missing the point - I haven’t had any issues and don’t expect any either. If you look for bad news you will find it.

Toyota DPF issues ?
Subaru wheels falling off? Head gaskets.
Tesla - where do I start?
Kia recalls.
Prado engines ?
Ford Ranger gearboxes
Isuzu cracking front suspension
Chinese - rust..

ALL modern cars need electronics to meet emission and safety standards. It’s a sad fact.

Nobody is forcing you to buy one…

[discomatt69]

You are missing the point - I haven’t had any issues and don’t expect any either. If you look for bad news you will find it.

Toyota DPF issues ?
Subaru wheels falling off? Head gaskets.
Tesla - where do I start?
Kia recalls.
Prado engines ?
Ford Ranger gearboxes
Isuzu cracking front suspension
Chinese - rust..

ALL modern cars need electronics to meet emission and safety standards. It’s a sad fact.

Nobody is forcing you to buy one…
Exactly right and precisely the reason I am so stumped on what to buy next, the more I ponder the question and look at the facts the more I lean toward throwing 10-15 k at the D4 as preventative maintenance and keep 30k in a high interest account for the unmentionable crank which is a disaster waiting to happen, heaps cheaper option than buying anything else that is available and I still end up with what I consider possibly the best touring 4wd ever produced

[grey_ghost]

Exactly right and precisely the reason I am so stumped on what to buy next, the more I ponder the question and look at the facts the more I lean toward throwing 10-15 k at the D4 as preventative maintenance and keep 30k in a high interest account for the unmentionable crank which is a disaster waiting to happen, heaps cheaper option than buying anything else that is available and I still end up with what I consider possibly the best touring 4wd ever produced

I cross my fingers for you that you don’t experience the crank issue. It certainly seems to be a bit random (not every D4 fails). I wish you luck!

[one_iota]

Mmm , a new car with glitches already, not a lot of faith on n them being reliable in 6 years out in the desert somewhere…
I can just see it now, don’t worry honey it’s done this before we just need to turn it off then on again and we will no longer be stuck 500km from anywhere

A glitch in the pivipro system that runs the infotainment system that can be fixed readily has been turned into a major catastrophe with a desert stranding as a result.....well honey I know we should have gone by camel.[bigrolf]

[one_iota]

There seems to be a belief that the new Defender suddenly appeared miraculously and spontaneously in 2020. It does have a history of development stretching back not 75 years but at least 30. Engineering wise it is a direct descendent of the D4 (and not the classic Defender). LR wasn't twiddling its thumbs and scratching its nether regions after 2016 when the horse and buggy Defender still being lamented as dead was declared an extinct species on a branch on the evolutionary tree. It was built on a heritage of LR engineering. For the same reason that any LR will leave you up Todd River without a beer can so could this one: (take a sat phone to call Land Rover Assist)

[4bee]

Mmm , a new car with glitches already, not a lot of faith on n them being reliable in 6 years out in the desert somewhere…
I can just see it now, don’t worry honey it’s done this before we just need to turn it off then on again and we will no longer be stuck 500km from anywhere

I reckon they need a load of fine bulldust & 20,000km of vibration every now & then to keep them in fine fettle.[bigrolf] Water is an option.

[one_iota]

I reckon they need a load of fine bulldust & 20,000km of vibration every now & then to keep them in fine fettle.[bigrolf] Water is an option.

YES! Let's stop this precious namby-pamby scarey stuff. Use them for what they were designed for and capable of. That'll sort the sheep's tiddly bits from the bull's bollocks.

Maybe and just maybe after 20,000 km and six years there will be an answer. We will have forgotten the question posed here by then!

[ozscott]

I will stop quoting random lines from the IT Crowd. But, if you haven't seen it I recommend it. Cheers

[one_iota]

I will stop quoting random lines from the IT Crowd. But, if you haven't seen it I recommend it. Cheers
Thanks for that! Can I quote you? Sorry I already did![bigwhistle]

[4bee]

YES! Let's stop this precious namby-pamby scarey stuff. Use them for what they were designed for and capable of. That'll sort the sheep's tiddly bits from the bull's bollocks.

Maybe and just maybe after 20,000 km and six years there will be an answer. We will have forgotten the question posed here by then!


Soz, what question?[bigrolf]