Finally got the Mrs to drive the Rangey today and all went well!
One problem..took her Grandad out for a meal and used the acess hight switch to lower the car so he could get in...must have hit the HILL DESCENT button by accident!
And so there we were going along nicely for a mile or so and then we went down a big hill (on't road) and the car started braking and slowing down..ahh shiX back to square one!!!!
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Or am I just a idiot? 19.1 mpg..who gives a fluck?

BigMat wrote:

started braking and slowing down

Doesn't HDC only work whilst in 1st? If HDC is on and you accelerate so that the gearbox changes up, HDC turns off...  

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Doesn't HDC only work whilst in 1st? If HDC is on and you accelerate so that the gearbox changes up, HDC turns off...

HDC doesnt engage till you come off all the pedals neways. Im pretty sure it wouldnt disengage just because you went up a gear. Infact im sure i came down suicide hill at tong in the wrong gear with HDC on. It still engaged but the speed was tooo fast .

Ill check the manual next time in the car and remember!

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Where am i going to find a hill in london?

You might be right... I seem to remember mucking about with HDC on an LRE one day and the instructor telling me that HDC only worked in 1st. 

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Where am i going to find a hill in london?

Notting hill?




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HILL DESCENT CONTROL

Hill Descent Control (HDC) operates in conjunction with the anti-lock braking system to provide greater control in off-road situations particularly when descending severe gradients.

HDC is fully functional and should only be used in first and reverse gears in HIGH range and all gears in LOW range.

HDC is fully functional and should only be used in D, R and CommandShift 1 in HIGH range and in D, R and all CommandShift gears in LOW range. When in D, the vehicle will automatically select the most appropriate gear. The vehicle should not be driven with the HDC active in N neutral.

Note: Some of the Terrain Response program/ range combinations will activate HDC automatically. Malaysia Boleh!
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HELP!

I tried HDC out this afternoon in the very steep parking garage.
The car slowed down alright , but each time when the brake was automatically aplyed by the system, a scrapy sound was heard...
Brakes where checked by LR 2 weeks ago.
At that moment the brake pads in the back were 500 km old, in the front still 60% left.

Is this normal? Should it be soundless? Or the typical ABS tapping sound?

The brakes at normal use are soundless.

SW

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SkyWalker wrote:

HELP!

I tried HDC out this afternoon in the very steep parking garage.
The car slowed down alright , but each time when the brake was automatically aplyed by the system, a scrapy sound was heard...
Brakes where checked by LR 2 weeks ago.
At that moment the brake pads in the back were 500 km old, in the front still 60% left.

Is this normal? Should it be soundless? Or the typical ABS tapping sound?

The brakes at normal use are soundless.

SW