So you don't bash your shins with it whilst doing something in the boot! & its cool as hell I like mine very much, even though i don't use it much

Red Merle wrote:

Alistair wrote:

/\ Electrically retractable tow bar

I've never understood why anyone would want to retract a tow bar. Please would you help me out here?

Having upgraded the infotainment system the negatives seem to be far fewer with my FF.
I love:-
Adaptive cruise
Cooled seats all round
Massage seats (front)
Sat nav in front of driver
Double sun visor
Fridge
Seat base adjustment fore and aft
Opening glass roof panel
Electric deployable tow bar (Shins intact)
Sound system (825w)
Apple Carplay
Customisable home screens
Configurable mood lighting (feels different every time you change it)
Electric boot/Gesture boot (Really handy more times than you think)
TDV8
Winged headrests
Remote heat
App controlled cooling/heating
Incontrol touch pro sat nav sync
Don't love:-
Headlights are pretty naff
Reversing lights naff too
Very little interior storage (The only reason to upgrade to an 18MY (except the matt walnut wood trim which I just love))
Some of this is optional, some isn't but I have no clue what is and just love my FF for what it has. I can't think of anything it needs to make it better now I've added my new wheels, grill and side vents.
Happy as a pig in

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

So you don't bash your shins with it whilst doing something in the boot! & its cool as hell I like mine very much, even though i don't use it much

Basically this

Next best accompanying gadget is raising or lowering the car with the remote fob when you're trying to hitch a trailer & the jockey wheel is at the end of its travel.

How do you raise and lower yours Alistair?

Engine off (I think)
Hazard lights on
Doors closed

On the key fob
Hold down the lower left button (looks like a headlight).
Then, while holding that button down, press and hold either the upper right button (to raise) or the lower right button (to lower)

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

So you don't bash your shins with it whilst doing something in the boot!

Not really, the lower tailgate’s always open when I access the boot, so I don’t get near it  2011 FL2 TD4 XS Kosrae Green
2012 FL2 TD4 HSE Firenze Red
2013 FL2 SD4 HSE Lux Firenze Red
2015 D4 SDV6 HSE Firenze Red
2015 D4 SDV6 HSE Lux Aintree Green
2017 FFRR SDV8 AB Aintree Green (now running 20’s )
& 2013 Tiger 1200

Alistair wrote:

Engine off (I think)
Hazard lights on
Doors closed

On the key fob
Hold down the lower left button (looks like a headlight).
Then, while holding that button down, press and hold either the upper right button (to raise) or the lower right button (to lower)

The D3 and 4 did the same.

It works on mine, nice to have ability to lower or rise the car from outside.  2012 TDV8 Black Edition
2000 Disco. TD5
1975 series III

interesting it works on a 2012...

I have had mine nearly 5 years now and I didn’t know you could do this..... so I guess I can live without it.
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11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.

Oh you can definitely live without it, but seeing peoples reactions is great

I store my boat over the winter - the guy brought it out using his mini tractor, looked super confused as I reversed up without a tow bar and was amazed at the deployable thing.

He then tried to wind down the jockey wheel, but as the tractor is higher, couldn't get it low enough and was completely blown away when I raised the car.