Yesterday on the way home both the M and the S dash lights were flashing at me. I stopped on the side of the road and checked the manual and it informed me that there could be an electrical fault with the Auto gearbox.
I pressed the 'Mode' switch and lo and behold, the lights went out and everything was normal again.
Today, just after starting the engine, it appeared that the gears were not changing up - engine was revving but the car was going nowhere.
I again stopped on the side of the road for a couple of minutes and when I continued on my way, there was no sign of a problem and again everything appeared to be normal.
I drove approx. 40 k's and had no further problem.
Is something about to go seriously wrong or am I being worried for no reason?
I would appreciate your advice.
Master
The computer is telling the car to drop into limp mode to protect the engine. Same thing happened to mine just before my battery died, and logged a electrical fault. Is your battery old, sometimes they just die without warning. This would be the first thing I would check.
OldBushie
That's the transmission in limp mode - it's locked in 3rd gear so take it easy when starting off.Originally Posted by Ednic
As above, it could be low battery voltage but it could also be the inhibitor switch (the A/C drain can drip right onto it).
Scott
Master
The computers in the Disco are very sensitive to low voltages.so a battery/alternator check is a good idea.
I had a poor alternator connection and eventually every light on the dash came on and it went into limp home mode.
It happened miles from anywhere and found out that it would struggle on for 400Ks which is pretty good.
Wizard
SupporterAs above, AK steered me in the right direction, turned out my battery had a collapsed cell...having said that it still does it (only very occasionally) if I shift too quickly between P, R, N & D. I am going to look at a further fix for this as time permits...
Mike
'00 D2 Td5 'Alice'
'03 V6 Freelander 'Phoebe'
'04 Td4 Freelander 'Harry'
Master
It happened to me with a brand new battery, so low voltage is not the only cause. It still happens every few months so I do a quick lock/unlock with the remote (before the movement sensors have time to kick off) and all is well until the next time.
Swaggie
Failing the battery it might be an idea to take it to a landy mechanic with the software to plug in and find out where the problem is.
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Many thanks everyone for the assistance and advice.
The battery seems to be ok so perhaps I should have it all checked out.
ForumSage
The battery SEEMS ok or the battery IS ok. They are two different things.
Master
Exactly had my battery tested, OK, then two weeks later no warning just died. They can do that in a TD5.
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