Uh ok. Maybe I've got that wrong. I'll check it tomorrow..Quote:
Originally Posted by cjc_td5
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Uh ok. Maybe I've got that wrong. I'll check it tomorrow..Quote:
Originally Posted by cjc_td5
Tailgate is served by a different logic as the body computer will allow height changes with the tailgate open but not the doors.
As far as killing the battery is concerned, I dont reckon the dealers know anything either as 4 out of 5 D4's I looked at when buying had low battery warnings current when the car woke up.
Solution is to buy a 60w solar panel and reg or a solar blanket and connect it to the car.
I don't think mine will make height adjustments with the tailgate open.
Solar panel won't help when making daily camp stops, ie at night 😉😉
Sorry for the bum steer Chris, that was wrong. I could have sworn... anyway. Back to the original question.Quote:
Originally Posted by l00kin4
I had a look at the manual (an older version admittedly- I'll check the later one later) and the door ajar switch is incorporated into the door latch mechanism. There probably is a way you could bypass it but may not be simple. It says a ground is disconnected from the central junction box when it senses the door being open.
Mine will definitely do a vehicle initiated height change with the tailgate open. Not sure about driver initiated.
David
Cheers David, no worries. It seems the easiest workaround appears to be just leaving one or more doors slightly ajar, on the first latch not fully closed. This is enough to keep the vehicle asleep and also keep the visitors out 😊.Quote:
Originally Posted by l00kin4
Need to check if this keeps the puddle lights on though....
You could tap into the wiring to fit a switch to connect all 4 door ajar wires to ground, with diodes to keep the signals isolated when the switch is off. Alternatively just tap into 1 door's wire and only use that door.Quote:
Originally Posted by l00kin4
'Camping mode' (deactivating the lights) should keep the puddle lamps off...Quote:
Originally Posted by cjc_td5
Just to answer the opening question as I had the same question and found this thread, I was trying to test my door lock mechanism with all the door internals removed from the door and plugged back in on the outside of the door. The car wont try and lock itself if the door is detected as open.
There is a micro switch in the door latch mechanism, the slotted plate that hold the door closed, that you can rotate by hand or screwdriver as if you are the bar attached to the car body, as if closing the door.
There are 2 latched positions that the rotating plate will stay at, it needs to be in the 2nd furthest to be regarded as closed.
By doing this i was able to get the car to lock itself with the door open.
This may help.
This won’t work on my 2013 D4 and I suspect all D4’sQuote:
Originally Posted by DieselLSE
i have drinks fridge in the L/H rear and the oven and 2nd battery on the R/H side with the 2nd row of seats removed. Because of this setup we are constantly in and out of the car when camping so have tried all options with the doors to stop the whole system waking up
If we leave the rear doors ajar so we can going and out of the rear all good it won’t wake up the whole system with the door on the first latch
if we then open the front doors that are fully closed it wakes the whole system every time
The only way to stop it is to leave all doors ajar
when camped up for a extended period just put the solar blanket onto the car battery every 2-3 days for a little while and have never had a flat battery
I am certainly not interested in pulling apart every door and butchering the watering to makes switchable option, the less mods to any vehicle the better and more reliable it will be is my rule of thumb