Thread: D4 Push button start issue

Listen to the the startup sequence during normal operation, when you press the start button you will hear the steering wheel lock retract before the engine starts. When the "no start issue" happens you should notice no sound from the lock due to it not retracting. This is key to the issue.

Do what Graeme suggests, disable the steering lock in the CCF so that it is removed from the start up sequence.

Had I done this myself I would have avoided much anguish!

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I hear a soleniod type noise after shutdown a few minutes after but never before start up?

Originally Posted by northiam

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I hear a soleniod type noise after shutdown a few minutes after but never before start up?

That noise you hear a couple of minutes after shut down is the steering wheel lock. When things are working properly you should hear that same sound very shortly after pressing the start button. If you don't hear it your engine will not start. For the engine to start the steering lock must be disengaged - it's part of the start up sequence.

Originally Posted by SBD4

That noise you hear a couple of minutes after shut down is the steering wheel lock. When things are working properly you should hear that same sound very shortly after pressing the start button. If you don't hear it your engine will not start. For the engine to start the steering lock must be disengaged - it's part of the start up sequence.

I think you’ll find the sound of the engine starting is obscuring the solenoid retraction sounds on startup for most.

It is normal for the D4 to 'think' for a few seconds before starting every so many starts.
Don't know how often it is supposed to do this,but it does do it every so often.

i notice a noise at the gearbox gear selecter,but not in the steering column.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I think you’ll find the sound of the engine starting is obscuring the solenoid retraction sounds on startup for most.

Perhaps, but it is a very obvious sound inside the cabin and was easy to hear in my 2010 disco and now in the 2016 sport. I guess I may be a little more attuned to it given the issues I had.

Originally Posted by scarry

It is normal for the D4 to 'think' for a few seconds before starting every so many starts.
Don't know how often it is supposed to do this,but it does do it every so often.

i notice a noise at the gearbox gear selecter,but not in the steering column.

This is very true as well, sometimes it takes a little longer to roll the engine. Particularly in cold weather when the glow plugs need a second to warm up. It's important not to confuse the two things.

The clicking you hear in the gear selector should be related to the brake being pressed. Once the brake is pressed the solenoid releases the lock on the selector so it can be moved.

Originally Posted by scarry

It is normal for the D4 to 'think' for a few seconds before starting every so many starts.
Don't know how often it is supposed to do this,but it does do it every so often.

i notice a noise at the gearbox gear selecter,but not in the steering column.

Yes. Especially if it’s been sitting longer than usual or it’s a bit cooler...