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Mariana Black

Member Since: 30 Jul 2014
Location: Stockton-on-Tees
Posts: 89

2014 Range Rover Autobiography TDV6 Mariana Black

Hi Watty
I fitted a replacement battery myself. Bought the like for like battery from a local shop but cheaper than main dealers.
All was good for two years then the same message came up - low battery warning - start engine after 3 minutes then after 1 minute..... Car start stop system stopped working (some people think this is a good thing ) The internal light stopped working and other silly little bits were not as they should. I took the car back to the shop and they tested the battery and said it was my car not charging fully. The guarantee on the battery was three years and this was only two years on.

Charging the car every night the car behaved but then the faults started again once I stopped nightly charging hte battery.

I had an issue with my rear brake motors and when I was in getting this diagoised I mentioned about the battery and my garage turned the battery to the car Everything is back to normal. Even in the cold I can remote warm the car, the start stop and the little gremlins have all gone and its back to normal. Yes you need to have the battery conditioned to the car. Frustrating but what a massive differernce it has made to me.

3.0 Autobiography 14M5

9th Feb 2021 6:48pm

Watty

Member Since: 03 Oct 2013
Location: Kirkintilloch
Posts: 52

Re: Battery problems

Watty wrote:
My 13 4.4 autobiography keeps flagging up battery low start engine. I have changed both batteries not cured. Checking alternator charge 13.5.
any ideas or advice gratefully received

I have spoken to a RR specialist who tells me that in some early rrs up to the facelift this is a common problem, the problem is the alternator does not always charge the battery 100% and the ecu detects this and brings on the warning, he also states that the battery are not low and should never fail to start the vehicle. This is of course that the batteries are in good orderThe problem is more noticeable in the cold weather when the drainige is high and you are not running long enough bring the voltage above the level needed to keep the ecu happy apparently there is no cure 07 Vogue SE Java Black 3.6 TDV8
Black Leather heated/ cooled seats
Piano black trim deployable side steps
13 L405 4.4 Autobiography

20th Feb 2021 5:22pm

Mariana Black

Member Since: 30 Jul 2014
Location: Stockton-on-Tees
Posts: 89

Hi Watty
After I have taken my RR into a independent deals for the brakes and I had them reset the battery it has been perfect.

The car behaves perfectly and I have not need to recharge the battery. The start stop works unless the car is in the minus figures for temp. I have used the pre warming function and the car still behaves. They must have done something as the car is back to as it was when I first drive it. Nothing to do with the alternator.

3.0 autobiography 14M5

20th Feb 2021 7:34pm

Watty

Member Since: 03 Oct 2013
Location: Kirkintilloch
Posts: 52

I have had the batteries checked both ok, rr told new batteries fitted, still have the sane problem, also i do not have stop start 07 Vogue SE Java Black 3.6 TDV8
Black Leather heated/ cooled seats
Piano black trim deployable side steps
13 L405 4.4 Autobiography

21st Feb 2021 7:01pm

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