Thread: over it

The lowering to about access height occurs when any fault is reported by the brake system. IMO its a stupid feature but can be got around by various means. The front brakes being applied problem could be a faulty park brake switch because operating it for an emergency stop is a feature, although also not good if it decides for itself to do so. Getting yourself a D3 specific fault code reader will go a long way to diagnosing faulty components, which I would not be without as I'm also nowhere near a LR dealer or specialist LR workshop, let alone when I go travelling further away from major centres.

Brake light switch may also be an easy and cheap thing to try if it has not already been done yet.

Any advice on the location of the brake light switch would be great.This is something that was changed by the dealer prior to to the ABS problems!!!!! They thought it may have been the cause of the other problems.

Look to the top of the brake pedal arm and you will see a little switch that can be pushed in and out

Originally Posted by Rabrover

Any advice on the location of the brake light switch would be great.

It's under the trim underneath the dash on the driver's side, above the brake pedal. The switch itself is a blue and white assembly about 50-60mm long, with a plunger one end and a plug the other.

Originally Posted by Rabrover

Living in the bush does have its advantages,but owning a Disco 3 is not one of them.Purchased an 06 disco 3 hse one owner job, low kms,never seen dirt ect . Definatley the best vehicle ive ever had the plessure owning until some warning lights appeared on the dash.Long story short have tried many times to have the vehicle repaired by licensed dearlerships in neighbouring towns only to have a vehicle which lowers itself whilst driving (very handy in the bush) aplies the front abs brakes by itself and deactivates special programes all whilst in transit. One month on no closer to a result, i have spoken to landrover australia who where as helpful as they could be over the phone.Thousands of dollars spent on what our neighbours call the giant letterbox , totally deflated. Last advice was it could have been the brake light bulbs (Narva bulbs are not suited to late model landrovers??????) As it turned out this was not the case and if so how good would it be if you were of road and your car decided to lower itself due to a faulty bulb.Does have me wondering about the four star safety rating , half way across a river with your family in the car !!!!!!!!!! One saving grace is my 98 defender has now managed to tow the disco on several occasions (using a car trailer) but would be asking a bit much of her to cross the ranges to gain some assistance.Sighning of as deflated, broke and a little heart broken,But as we say in the bush there is an up side to a down side,,WE happen to have the flashest letter box in town . ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

You know, if it stops in water hirer then the door sills insurance companies tend to write them off. How ironic it would be if it lowered itself on a water crossing.

Put LED bulbs in the brake lights. Stop stressing and look at the same issues most or many of us have already resolved. this might help http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...l-blinker.html

What things have the dealership tried to do? Might help to shed some light on a few things. Also if you can be specific about the kinds of errors you are getting it reveal quite a bit about what is going on.

Bad battery and poor earth strap connections can also manifest themselves with a wide variety of weird errors too.

Note also that some dealers are not up to scratch so keep that in mind. A good independent will make your dollar further and usually really know their stuff.