Thread: Battery questions

No knowledge of the vehicle or the brain workings of the previous owners, but, that switch is the sort of thing I installed in my previous vehicles --- a work light fitted up in the bonnet, probably blown so that you do not notice it.

Just a thought.

Originally Posted by TonyC

Hi Paul,
Here is a pic of the switch, circled in red.
As I said it's front right/drivers side, near the air cleaner.

There is a switch next to the Traxide that appears to switch it in and off.

The switch for the trailer resistors is in the rear left compartment of the load area.

Tony

Let me know what it is for,i can't remember it being there when i owned the vehicle.....

Or if it was,i can't remember using it.

Unless it was something to do with the bonnet switches as i didn't like having the bonnet open and not being able to lock the vehicle.
This was a pain when charging the battery,as the vehicle was under a carport,not locked up in a garage.

I remember the other two.

Originally Posted by scarry

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Unless it was something to do with the bonnet switches as i didn't like having the bonnet open and not being able to lock the vehicle.
This was a pain when charging the battery,as the vehicle was under a carport,not locked up in a garage.....

I think you can lock the car with the bonnet open, IIRC it just sounds the horn to warn you it's open.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

I think you can lock the car with the bonnet open, IIRC it just sounds the horn to warn you it's open.

Pretty sure any door not closed or on first catch,including bonnet open,on that particular vehicle and it won't lock.

I also believe this has been mentioned on here previously,and some D4s are different to others in relation to this issue.

Originally Posted by scarry

Pretty sure any door not closed or on first catch,including bonnet open,on that particular vehicle and it won't lock.

I also believe this has been mentioned on here previously,and some D4s are different to others in relation to this issue.

Just checked it on my D3 and you're right about the doors, but the bonnet can be open, and the car still locks, D4's may be different though.In which case the bonnet switch would be a good idea.

LR does have some silly ideas like not locking the doors if one is on the catch, IIRC other cars I've had would lock as a door not properly closed could not be pulled open, but could be bumped shut. Also, the suspension not really locked at access height is annoying and I would like to be able to get rid of a lot of the warning beeps and interlocks on mine.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

LR does have some silly ideas .

From what i have seen they lead the market in this area,and also seem to find a way to overcomplicate every model vehicle they build.

I was talking to a guy the other day, who repairs airbag systems in every brand,his comment was any modern LR were the worse to sort out and work on.

Originally Posted by scarry

Let me know what it is for,i can't remember it being there when i owned the vehicle.....

Or if it was,i can't remember using it.

Unless it was something to do with the bonnet switches as i didn't like having the bonnet open and not being able to lock the vehicle.
This was a pain when charging the battery,as the vehicle was under a carport,not locked up in a garage.

I remember the other two.

Hi Paul,
It makes no difference to locking with the bonnet open.

Rovers4,
The is no under bonnet light, or evidence the has been one.

Randlover,
This car, 2012 D4, won't lock with the bonnet open.

I'll chase the wires at some stage, but it's not top of my list at this stage.

Tony

The thot plickens, we're all now on the edges of our seats.