Thread: Disco 3 SE - Stupid question(s)

Originally Posted by morcha

Thanks All.
Personalised settings? We'll it seems you have to have the steering wheel mounted audio controls option fitted for this to work because you use these controls to navigate through the menu. I did get this as a freebie on the car when they were trying to sweeten the deal but they (mistakenly?) neglected to reprogram (and that's all it is) the computer to give me access. Apparently they'll fix this next week if I drop in for 5 minutes.

I shouldn't be so cynical but I doubt they ever intended to give it to me
Cheers,

Mark

Morcha,

If you have the radio controls on the steering wheel then you can go to the "settings menu" but if you don't then I don't see how they can allow you to program them yourself. Maybe what they mean is that they will program them for you.

You can choose the following options in the "Setting Menu":

Auto door locking - on or off
Overspeed warning - set it to a kph that you want the chime to occur at (eg. 115kph, the chime occurs then will stop annoying you after a short time)
Headlights off delay - 30, 60, 120, 240 sec
Dipping mirrors - on or off
Lazy entry - on or off
km or miles (not that miles is too useful to you)

Some of these might not be in a SE spec but you can only ask.

Chris

Originally Posted by morcha

There's a thought for Disco owners. The manual is so vague you could take the line that it implies certain things are standard and wangle a better deal!

Cheers,

Mark

Nice try, Mark, but you read the manual post-contract. Therefore anything in it is not binding on either party!

Plus it contains disclaimers!

Jamo, I do a lot of contractual stuff (construction) and the rule is, if its ambiguous then you can interpret it anyway you like, its up to the other party to come up with a plausible answer, but I'm relying on their customer service ethic.

And Chris, as you say, you can only ask. Don't ask, don't get!

They rang today to say they want the car back for a day while they reprogram it and lend me something to drive. I asked for a turbo RRS but we'll see!

The sales guy sounded quite sheepish so I think they forgot to check that it work when adding the audio controls.

Mind you, who's to say that "he" from xyz dealership (and there's only 2 in Brisy and they're both Austral) is following this thread anyway!

Cheers.

Originally Posted by morcha

Jamo, I do a lot of contractual stuff (construction) and the rule is, if its ambiguous then you can interpret it anyway you like, its up to the other party to come up with a plausible answer, but I'm relying on their customer service ethic.
Cheers.

Ha ha, construction is a bit different (I have recently had a builder try something on me - poor fool!)

Good luck! It's always the party who wishes to gain who has to justify why!

Good luck with your D3. You'll have a lot of pleasurable motoring. Any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask.

No wonder I'm a cynical bugger!

After having the car for 24 hours the dealer tells me that LR have changed the way that these functions work. In previous cars (<= 2006) all they (the dealer Service Dept) had to do was enable settings in the trip computer and away you go. They're telling me that they tried that and it didn't work. LR have told them that in the 2007 model its a hardware change.

They're now waiting on LR to advise whether they'll give me the functionality as described in the book. I did point out that there's no qualifier in the book like "available on some models" or some such.

This is definitely something that buyers of new Disco 3's need to sort out prior to signing up. I wonder, if I paid 82k for the diesel instead of 64k drive away for the petrol whether it'd work? Cynical again!

Mind you, this is a nothing issue for me, I love the Disco 3!

Cheers,

Mark

Dude, read Page 2 in the Discovery 3 Owner's Handbook.

Originally Posted by Land Rover

The specification of each vehicle will vary according to territorial requirements and also from model to model within the vehicle range. Some of the information published in this handbook, therefore, may not apply to your vehicle.

I sorted this out by buying an HSE and optioning it up. If you wanted the features,then you should have paid for them like the rest of us!

Originally Posted by Jamo

Dude, read Page 2 in the Discovery 3 Owner's Handbook.


I sorted this out by buying an HSE and optioning it up. If you wanted the features,then you should have paid for them like the rest of us!

Jamo, page 2 noted. But remember this post started as me thinking I've lost what few brain cells I have left. ie "Disco 3 SE - Stupid question(s)". Problem is, I love my gadgets!

As for the HSE, I already spent about 10k more than I could afford fulfilling this dream (read mid life crisis).

Cheers.

Well you won't be disappointed! There's enough gadgets to learn on the D3 anyway, and plenty more you can add later!