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HELP Locked steering wheel and can't turn ignition on 2006 Range Rover
Hi J and while you may have charged the battery, have you measured the voltage at the battery after the charger was removed? My wife had a sort of similar situation but in her case, she was driving the RR when the alternator failed, flattening the battery and locking the steering wheel while...- drivesafe
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Avoid like the plague
Just a followup on my replies in this thread. My RR has now had a spline failure, causing damage to both the gear box and transfer case. The total fix is guesstimated at $12,000. And this was caused by Land Rover “forgetting” to apply a special lube to the spline during production...- drivesafe
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2011 RR Vogue TDV8 Battery Issues
OK then something does not sound right. Have you checked to see if there is something placing a load on your battery after the motor is turned off. Even a small current draw can flatten a battery over night.- drivesafe
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2011 RR Vogue TDV8 Battery Issues
OK your battery should be in better state. When you charge the battery, do keep the charger on till the battery charger goes into FLOAT mode or do you leave the charger on for a longer time?- drivesafe
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2011 RR Vogue TDV8 Battery Issues
Hi Vittorio, how much driving do you do and how long is each drive between loading and unloading. While a second battery could fix your problem, ( and is easy to fit in the TDV8 ) it will still depend on how much driving time you are doing.- drivesafe
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Avoid like the plague
Unfortunately I don’t think this sager will be over anytime too soon as Land Rover Australia is one of the most obnoxious companies you could come across to deal with. For example, and this is the very reason I am spending my time warning other Land Rover owners of what to expect when they need...- drivesafe
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Avoid like the plague
When is a warranty not a warranty. Hi bcbrit and that sort of response is what we get fro Land Rover while a vehicle is still under the original new car warranty. I have owned 6 new LRs and been very happy with most of them but my 2007 TDV8 RR is most likely my last Land Rover, because of...- drivesafe
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Fuses
Hi RoverGuy7 and the use of Wattage as the load indication is very confusing as with most DC devices, as the voltage rises, so does the current draw of the device. Hi Finlay and your problem is two fold, because the wire run to the rear cargo area power socket is long and uses thin wire, your... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi folks and because of so much confusion about my new Battery Guard and what is already being protected by your existing isolator in the kits supplied up to now, I have added the word “AUXILIARY“ to the “Battery Guard” name All the existing kits are specifically designed to protect the... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi again Umberto, running cabling to the rear of an LR3 and LR4 is a snack. These vehicle ( including the RRS ) are one of the easiest vehicles I have ever come across for running cabling to the rear, both to repower the sockets in the rear cargo area and/or to supply power to a camper... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi mb`w, you can do a dual battery set up in your LR3/4, but you either fit the battery in the rear cargo area or do as Greg has done. IMO Greg’s option is by far the best way to do a dual battery set up. -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi umbertob and you got it in one, Australian LR3/4 and RRS do not come with fuel heaters as standard equipment, which is where the battery tray goes, plus the USA versions have an air intake box in the same location. Here are a couple of pictures of the Australian set up, some LR3/4 will be... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi Greg and the bracket supplied is a genuine LR battery bracket but I have sent you a PM. Hi gamh2001, the auxiliary battery not only allows you to run accessories safely without risking flattening your cranking ( starting ) battery, with the motor off, but if you regularly do lots of short... -
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LR4 Second Battery Install
Hi Greg and nice write-up and pictures. Looking at battery and bracket, how close is the bracket to the Positive terminal and if you turned it around, would the cables be long enough to reach the reverse terminal positions? -
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Battery voltages
Hi GSMblue and you need to measure the voltage while you are driving. My D3 often had 13.45v at idle but this can be caused by the high operating current the D3’s electrics use and a low battery. I monitored my D3 for months while developed some new gear for it. You need to set up a... -
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Second Battery Installed in LR4
Hi nathan, and the easiest way to keep the appearance with out the need of large capacity switches is to use the switches to control relays. There is a whole host of advantages to setting up this way. First off, you only need light ( read thin ) wiring to connect the switches between power... -
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Traxide/Battery Light Question
Hi wcryer, and what was the final outcome? -
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Second Battery Installed in LR4
Hi again ndrenfro, and if you take the inverter out of the equation, then you can use the easily use the 8B&S. In your last post, the 8B&S size was not a safety issue, it’s size would just cause a large voltage drop if you were to use the inverter with any decent output load. On the other... -
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Second Battery Installed in LR4
Hi ndrenfro, I’ll keep this short and excuse my abruptness as I am flat-out at the moment. 8B&S cable is too thin for an inverter of 400w and the 100 amp fuse is too big for 8B&S cable. A better and safer set up would be 6B&S with a 50 to around 75 amp fuse. Hi Joe and why the high capacity... -
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Traxide/Battery Light Question
Hi wcryer, it sound like your alternator could be the problem but you need to get that checked at a dealers or auto electrician. As to the SC80-LR, the easiest way to check it is to measure the voltage at both batteries before and after you start the motor. If the LED is on solid on the... -
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Traxide/Battery Light Question
Hi perkj, the USI-160 has been in production, in small runs, since late 2010 and was initially developed to meet a niche area and was not intended to be a major product for us. BUT, it is proving so popular it will be going into full production in the very near future and while I did not make... -
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Traxide/Battery Light Question
Hi again folks and thanks heaps schafari, you saved me a hell of a lot of one fingered typing. All your info is spot on but for the cut-out ( isolate ) voltage. The SC80-LR cuts out when the common voltage of all the batteries drops to 12.0v or lower. Also as you pointed out, under normal... -
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Traxide/Battery Light Question
Thank bbyer, and your are correct, the SC80-LR can mask a failing cranking battery and your suggestion of disconnecting the plug in the cable that runs from the cranking battery to the SC80-LR will allow a faulty cranking battery to go flat over night. Hi wcryer, if the SC80-LR has a constant... -
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Inverter Question
Hi Joecool and no, if you reduce the size of the cable, and no cable size has yet been mentioned , but reducing the thickness of the cable because you have higher voltage available, just defeats the advantage the higher voltage offers. It never hurts to run thicker cable than is needed but...
