Are these roadside assist guys properly load testing the battery or just throwing a meter on - 12v mate she's right! ? Diesel engines are hard on batteries on startup.
If you are only doing short trips, the battery will not charge enough - if I don't do anything more than to and from work, I stick my D4 on the battery charger once a week. I have a pair of LED battery meters for the main and aux battery so that I can see how the main battery is going, then make sure I top it up before it gets down to the non-starting stage (which has happened twice to me)
I have shown my wife how to "jump start" the car from the aux battery, just in case it does it to her one day.
Edit - not saying this is the problem, just my experiences![]()
- Justin
Selling soon - MY10 D4 3.0 TDV6 SE with E-Diff & LLAMS, 265/65R18 Maxxis Razr A/T
Moved into MY12 L322 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography
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Are these roadside assist guys properly load testing the battery or just throwing a meter on - 12v mate she's right! ? Diesel engines are hard on batteries on startup.
Agree Meken, they did not do a proper load test on mine the first time, I was advised battery OK. Battery only replaced after second non start issue and me pushing them.
Barry
Now 2016 D4 HSE 'Leo' and Steve the Triumph Speed Twin
Then 2010 D4 3.0 HSE 'James'
Then 2010 RRS TDV8 'Roger' w traxide DBS, UHF, Cooper Zeons, Superchips remap
Then 2010 D4 TDV6 'Jumbo' w traxide DBS
First love 2002 D2 TD5 'Disco Stu'
Is MR a LR dealer now? If not, they won't tow it there unless you're paying.
Not many of the roadside battery vans carry the right battery for the LRs. Quite often they'd have a battery fitted to get the car mobile then they'd come into the dealership to have the right battery fitted.
Scott
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