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Drove back from the NW coast of Scotland yesterday, had a few issues up there and was lucky to get back home.
AA trailered the car away to the Dealers this morning.
Here's a selection of the messages 
Special Programs Off
Suspension Fault
Suspension Lowered
Check Side Light
Adaptive lighting system fault
Check Engine
Battery Charging fault
TPM System fault
HDC Fault System not available
Park Brake Fault System not functional
Transmission Fault (followed by a shunt in the driveline and stuck in a low gear)
Transmission Fault Traction reduced
Transmission fault limited gears only (would stick in 5th)
Then, there was the fact that none of the dash dials worked, no speedo, no rev counter, no fuel gauge, no miles being recorded on the Odometer, no indicators, no sat nav, no stereo, no power steering.
The cause?
No, not the battery.
Duff alternator.  4hrs labour to remove and refit.
Luckily I remembered you can view "Vehicle Signals" in the diagnostic screens and we watched as the battery voltage ranged from 11.5V to 16V. When it spiked at 16V all manner of things went off, got a thud from the transmission as it decided to lock in 5th gear, which was fine on a motorway but as soon we you needed to stop and restart, you can't pull away in 5th, not even with 800nM of torque!
It made for an interesting 10 hours drive.  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB
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23rd Apr 2012 12:37pm
