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MAW Member Since: 06 May 2006 Location: Lincs Posts: 3104 |
LRA / Dealer immediately
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Mon Jul 27 2009 12:58pm |
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shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350 |
Me neither, but presuming you still have LRA get them out straight away - that could've been you in the back of another car or worse into a child crossing the road in front of you and you would have been powerless to stop it
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Mon Jul 27 2009 1:54pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Don't forget that you still have your EPB which will halt you very quickly, with ABS, if you pull up on the switch and keep pulling up. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon Jul 27 2009 2:35pm |
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MAW Member Since: 06 May 2006 Location: Lincs Posts: 3104 |
Is that correct Tim, at all speeds or under a certain #...? |
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Mon Jul 27 2009 3:46pm |
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Springer Member Since: 10 Apr 2009 Location: Peterborough Posts: 20 |
It works at all speeds. I was at LRE Snowdonia on Saturday and we talked about this very thing. The instructor had been in a RRS and applied the EPB under race track conditions at a speed in excess of 100 mph and the vehicle stopped better and quicker than using the footbrake. He also said you only get about 2 goes with the EPB before you need to change pads. |
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Mon Jul 27 2009 4:04pm |
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shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350 |
I was on an LRE once where they demo'd this too - he described it as the opposite of launch control
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Mon Jul 27 2009 4:08pm |
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CarlW Member Since: 15 Jan 2008 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 22 |
Sounds like you’re exhausting the vacuum in the brake servo. I'm no expert but worth reading through the post on the D3 site:
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Mon Jul 27 2009 7:21pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
So long as it works on the one time you REALLY want it to then I'm happy to know it's there and yes it works from all speeds and since I played with it on my Tdv6 and was very pleased it worked I haven't needed it on the TDv8 yet! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon Jul 27 2009 7:26pm |
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2nd Rower Member Since: 12 Nov 2007 Location: Upside Down Posts: 1382 |
Refer to this recall topic:
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Sun Aug 16 2009 2:34am |
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mercuryl Member Since: 07 Oct 2008 Location: Sussex Posts: 195 |
I used the electronic park brake, for real, in a very similar situation to this.
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Sun Aug 16 2009 7:05am |
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Leo Member Since: 17 Sep 2007 Location: Nomad Posts: 554 |
Hence the worldwide recall for TDv6 RRS and D3.... |
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Sun Aug 16 2009 8:26pm |
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Texstar Member Since: 27 Aug 2006 Location: W.London Posts: 208 |
So very serious in fact, , that I have heard diddly squat from LR about this , even after mentioning diminishing brakes, and after having a so called 'health check' on my vehicle . Appalling they just do not give a damn about anyones lives at risk here, and almost as bad, they seem to not have a clue as to what to do about it, or even the VIN no's of affected vehicles.W RS. RRS TDV8 Buck Blue (no, not now in my dreams). ..........D3 TDclankety clankV6 ............BMW 318i |
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Sun Aug 16 2009 8:40pm |
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shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350 |
Some service depts will need to be made aware of this by their customers evidently, which isn't entirely surprising. The world of customer service in the UK simply doesn't work how you'd want it to....
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Mon Aug 17 2009 7:18am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
There are a few members who have resorted to printing out entire threads from RRSport.co.uk and even TSB's that Bobby has told us about and taken the printouts along to their friendly service manager to convince them that there IS a Land Rover fix for a problem........................... FBH's come to mind as one topic. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon Aug 17 2009 7:32am |
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