Strange fault D4

**Redback** · 5th October 2012, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Funny, I don't have any key non recognition problems as it is in the darned ignition of my RRC!!
Who was the brilliant rocket scientist who thought up this key proximity nonsense?
I read an article a little while ago that the crooks have already developed devices to duplicate the key /immobiliser signals. My Honda Jazz has the old system and I love it. Key in ignition ,turn to the right , start. It has all the jazzy immobiliser stuff but it is transparent.

I wonder how long the fad will last or will it go the way of four wheel steering, the cassette tape, and several other fads.
Regards Philip A

Regarding this key proximity thing, if our key is in range, you can open the rear passenger door if the car is locked, you can't open any other door, just the rear passenger door, makes it hard to stop someone knocking stuff off out of the car.

The thing is, the alarm is pathetic, you can barely hear it and we certainly can't hear it in the house, stupid idea.

Baz

**chuck** · 6th October 2012, 07:12 AM

Baz

I have found the cruise control on mine to be seamless.

One touch almost instant application.

Far better than the Toyota two button application.

Cheers

**Graeme** · 6th October 2012, 08:08 AM

CC activation on mine was rather ordinary until the last s/w update. It still slows on inclines and overruns on declines although not nearly as much as it did prior to the change that included fuel being cut totally on gross overrun.

**Disco4SE** · 6th October 2012, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by chuck

Baz

I have found the cruise control on mine to be seamless.

One touch almost instant application.

Far better than the Toyota two button application.

Cheers

Seriously Chuck??
Mine is a shocker. Annoying when you have others following you.

Cheers, Craig

**scarry** · 7th October 2012, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by chuck

Baz

I have found the cruise control on mine to be seamless.

One touch almost instant application.

Far better than the Toyota two button application.

Cheers

Same as mine,did 70K this morning with it on all the time,almost perfect,better than any other car i have had.A few hills,but not biggies.

I believe no vehicles CC should be used in very hilly areas.

**Robocop** · 7th October 2012, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Redback

The thing is, the alarm is pathetic, you can barely hear it and we certainly can't hear it in the house, stupid idea.

Baz

Interesting you mention the alarm, yesterday my 18mth boy got hold of my keys, somehow activated the panic alarm, very weak if that's the alarm, I couldn't hear it from the house.

Rob

**Redback** · 8th October 2012, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Graeme

CC activation on mine was rather ordinary until the last s/w update. It still slows on inclines and overruns on declines although not nearly as much as it did prior to the change that included fuel being cut totally on gross overrun.

I've had the lastest 3.0l gearbox updates, didn't change anything except for fuel economy and fixed some faults I was getting.

Originally Posted by Disco4SE

Seriously Chuck??
Mine is a shocker. Annoying when you have others following you.

Cheers, Craig

Yep, I find myself overriding the cruise just to maintain the speed, I'm only talking slight grades too, something that doesn't affect our Amarok at all.

Originally Posted by scarry

Same as mine,did 70K this morning with it on all the time,almost perfect,better than any other car i have had.A few hills,but not biggies.

I believe no vehicles CC should be used in very hilly areas.

I don't use the cruise in hilly country, I'm talking every day flat country driving.

Originally Posted by Robocop

Interesting you mention the alarm, yesterday my 18mth boy got hold of my keys, somehow activated the panic alarm, very weak if that's the alarm, I couldn't hear it from the house.

Rob

I hope the actual alarm itself is louder, cause if it ain't, theives are not going to worry about bolting when the alarm goes off, cause no buggar will hear it

Baz.

**Graeme** · 8th October 2012, 08:56 AM

Perhaps only gbox updates were done rather than whole of vehicle.

**PKD4** · 8th October 2012, 12:04 PM

Well, if nothing else, Landrover seem to be consistent in producing inconsistencies. Or is that what we call 'character'.

My cruise control is great. Easy to use and pretty seemless as reported by others.

My 4 year old set off my alarm a couple of months ago when fiddling with the key fob and it was pretty loud. I did struggle to turn it off.

Still, I would rate it as the best car I have ever had - I have only had it for 6 months, hopefully that feeling will continue.

Pat

**pmrobin** · 8th October 2012, 11:55 PM

My CC seems to be fine, about 1-2 kph drop on hills at 108-110kph but no overrun going downhill. In fact it behaves very much the same as my previous '04 Jag S-Type and '96 Jag Sovereign CC's

Phil

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