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fez Member Since: 24 Jan 2025 Location: UK Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hi Stuart, let me know if the trip to Sytner manged to resolve this, other than what you have mentioned haven't found anything about calibration for the steps. Thank fingers crossed it resolves it for you. |
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Bikeracer Member Since: 24 Aug 2023 Location: Newark Posts: 19 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I've had both mine done and fitted with OEM motors and hinges. I've just contacted my garage and he said they are just fit and plug in, no calibration.
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fez Member Since: 24 Jan 2025 Location: UK Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stuart did you ever manage to resolve the issue? |
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Stuart- Member Since: 16 Dec 2017 Location: UK and Hong Kong Posts: 404 ![]() ![]() |
It's booked into Sytner to have it done. I'll update when done.
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Ryanmt Member Since: 14 May 2015 Location: Warrington Posts: 77 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
There's a chance they assembled them wrong and the wedge that locks the shaft in isn't seated correctly. I swapped the motor on mine with no calibration required, they work on resistance to detect when the step is at the end of it travel |
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fez Member Since: 24 Jan 2025 Location: UK Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
So trying a couple of things and just come to the conclusion that the old motor and the new ones are about quarter of a rotation from where they need to be.
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fez Member Since: 24 Jan 2025 Location: UK Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quick update, used a 12v drill battry on the motor and moved it to fully deployed and then switch the wires and retracted the step so that works perfectly, plugged it back into the car and still reacting to instructions that are not their its like the moto sensor it out and no way to reset it if what I have been told is correct.
Wonder if removing the control module and reengaging might do something? Any ideas |
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Stuart- Member Since: 16 Dec 2017 Location: UK and Hong Kong Posts: 404 ![]() ![]() |
Just a quick update to this.
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ss10 Member Since: 05 May 2025 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 38 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Does it work correctly every time when the back door is opened? If so the problem may be the microswitch in the door latch. |
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Stuart- Member Since: 16 Dec 2017 Location: UK and Hong Kong Posts: 404 ![]() ![]() |
Not on its own, no.
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noone Member Since: 05 Apr 2025 Location: Florida Posts: 81 ![]() ![]() |
There is no calibration involved. I just installed Chinese deployable steps on a L460 that look just like the real thing, $1000 USD shipped before the tariffs went into effect.
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Stuart- Member Since: 16 Dec 2017 Location: UK and Hong Kong Posts: 404 ![]() ![]() |
The main dealer thought this, they had the steps off and reinstalled them, and it still does it. 2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography in black
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noone Member Since: 05 Apr 2025 Location: Florida Posts: 81 ![]() ![]() |
Might be worth a try to do it yourself. It would take about an hour to take off the step, loosen the front and back leaving a 2mm gap, put the step back on, tighten front to back in the sequence provided. Also, if you take off the step, you can test it to see if the motor is deploying and retracting without the step. 2023 L460 Range Rover SE P400
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Stuart- Member Since: 16 Dec 2017 Location: UK and Hong Kong Posts: 404 ![]() ![]() |
They did that in the main dealer, and the motor still retracted with the step off, this confirmed their diagnosis of the new motor being faulty. I'd forgotten that detail. I've got about 50 motors due in the next 7-10 days so I'll have to swap it over to be sure. 2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography in black
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