Hello,

Been lurking for a few weeks. Time for a post methinks.

Just went from a 55 TD6 Vogue to a 57 TDV8 Vogue SE Overfinch (I know but I am from Essex). I have a couple of questions if I may. I have tried searching but common consensus seems to show that 2007 was an odd year.

Does my car have the preheat function as standard? On my old car I had a fob and the TDV8 doesn't so I presumed it was absent. However from reading some posts other people don't have a fob and set it to come on via the dash. Where is this option?

Secondly when people refer to the AUX port for ipod is this in the centre console? If so where as all I appear to have is a cigarette lighter.

Hi and welcome, and congratulations.

Can't help you with the pre-heater, but the aux socket is in the cars with Rear Seat Entertainment, and is at the rear of the centre console.

Oh by the way, you'll have to post some pictures of your new pride and joy! Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining!

UK spec TDV8s have the pre-heater. If you don't have the fob then a previous owner has made off with it. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

Thanks. So can I work it without the fob? Or is this something I need to buy and have coded? "ducks for cost"

AFAIK you can set it through the touchscreen to come on and off at preset times ...

Correct for the cabin heater; you also have a "manual" mode (ie "heat now").

Also, for engine warmup assistance it's automatic anyway. The fob is convenient for stariting it from your house half an hour before you leave.

You need the battery in top class condition. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

That is what I miss. Opening the door a crack, pressing the fob and coming out 20 minutes later to a warm car ready to go. Do you know how much a replacement fob is and whether it needs to be coded?

Does need to be linked to the car but there may be a user way of doing it, don't know. Dan at Duckworth (site sponsor) can supply the fob. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

If you buy a remote Fob , i am sure your local Stealer will activate it , although it might be at a small charge

wistles wrote:

That is what I miss. Opening the door a crack, pressing the fob and coming out 20 minutes later to a warm car ready to go.

opening the door???

I prefer to sit by the roaring fire in the pub and hit the button

I never found out how far it worked from!

60 metres i think ...

Webasto claim 500m i think but certainly a lot farther than you think. 2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

I am now Range Rover less. The entire car broke down on Friday night. This coupled with a few other problems made me reject it. Saxtons originally did not want to know (I only had the car for 5 days) but I persisted and they caved, shocking service from them.

Another thumbs up for Saxton 4x4 then  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

15 MY 110 XS USW

54 FFRR Vogue TD6 Touchscreen - Gone!
56 FFRR TDV8 VSE - Gone!