Good write up john,
Keep us posted as the miles mount up

Glad to hear that you are enjoying the new RRS and that it's behaving itself! A big thing for 12my is the 'say what you see' voice command which is vastly improved for this MY, however a lot of people don't use it....... Have you tried it much?

James

I don't use it a great deal James, I went through the voice recognition program the other week, but I tend to only use it for canceling the navigation once I get to somewhere I recognise, or to call people on the phone.

What other functions can I get it to perform? (sorry being lazy, I know I could RTFM ) ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Yep nice write up  2011 MY- RRS HSE - Zermatt -Ebony-Piano .... its a monochrome world

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What is Dynamic mode......think I have it but have never used any special programs....

Jonny Fresh wrote:

What is Dynamic mode......think I have it but have never used any special programs....

It's one of the terrain response options (the one that looks like two S's together). It sharpens up the suspension for a slightly firmer on road drive. I'm not sure if it adjusts the steering and throttle response too

from the owners manual wrote:

Dynamic mode optimises traction, handling and driveability for maximum feedback and responsiveness

 ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Thanks for the update. It`s sounds so good. I believe that I made the right decision to buy a RRS.
WolfgangK

Beancounter_74 wrote:

Jonny Fresh wrote:

What is Dynamic mode......think I have it but have never used any special programs....

It's one of the terrain response options (the one that looks like two S's together). It sharpens up the suspension for a slightly firmer on road drive. I'm not sure if it adjusts the steering and throttle response too

from the owners manual wrote:

Dynamic mode optimises traction, handling and driveability for maximum feedback and responsiveness

Supacat wrote:

Beancounter_74 wrote:

Jonny Fresh wrote:

What is Dynamic mode......think I have it but have never used any special programs....

It's one of the terrain response options (the one that looks like two S's together). It sharpens up the suspension for a slightly firmer on road drive. I'm not sure if it adjusts the steering and throttle response too

from the owners manual wrote:

Dynamic mode optimises traction, handling and driveability for maximum feedback and responsiveness

I thought it only did gearbox and engine on the SC not the diesels.

Just found this on the RRS site:
"The Terrain Response® system includes Dynamic Programme (standard on LR-V8 Supercharged and optional on LR-SDV6 models), which can provide more performance-orientated responses to driver input by remapping steering, throttle and gearbox settings."

So seems if you have Dynamic you have all the features  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Intersting what you say about the powered tailgate Bean - yr rite probably H&S issues here that simply won't allow it but Id be interested to know if the US market got anything different (James can you help?)

When we went to Florida with the kids we hired a "normal" ford people carrier with had powered boot lid which worked fully from the remote - if it sensed anything in the way the lid simply went back up. I just couldn't see the americans struggling with the RRS's boot lid.

The car was a 7 seater and even had a lazy boy button on the back of the rear seat which when pressed (by the passenger in the rear most seat), electrically folded the seat back in front down and slid the seat forward and up against the back of the driver's seat to allow the rearmost passenger to climb out  Have i got the busted controller?!?!!?

2009 RRS TDV8
Santorini Black
Ivory / Anigre
Privacy
DVD & TV
Side Steps

@ Mr H - I agree, there are other cars that have powered close options, even the Chrysler Voyager we hired a few years ago had a powered closing slide side door.

The tailgate does have a sensor and does stop if it believes anything is in the way, so you would have thought that was enough to negate any issues. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Beancounter_74 wrote:

So seems if you have Dynamic you have all the features

I agree it can be read that way, however it is a little ambigious and was explained in more detail in the 2010 MY Product Brief as follows:

Sub-system
Engine (pedal & filters)......SC - Yes....... TDV8 - No
G’box (shift maps)............SC - Yes....... TDV8 - No
DSC................................SC - Yes....... TDV8 - Yes
Adaptive Dynamics -CVD...SC - Yes....... TDV8 - Yes
Steering..........................SC - Yes....... TDV8 - No

Adaptive Dynamics will be available on Supercharged and TDV8 Range Rover Sport models and is the cornerstone of the exciting new Terrain Response 'Dynamic' Program. The Adaptive Dynamics system sets new standards in vehicle ride and control performance. Adaptive Dynamics is always on to ensure ride optimisation; there is no switch gear to turn the feature on or off.

Adaptive Dynamics Off-Road Modification - The system detects the nature of the surface or terrain. When driven off road or over very rough road surfaces the system modifies the control unit's dynamic program to suit. This provides different damper characteristics designed to refine the system's responses for the demands of driving off road, helping to broaden Range Rover Sport's benchmark breadth of capability even further.

Dynamic Program - Alongside a suite of improvements to existing programs, a new Dynamic Program is now available as part of the 10MY Terrain Response menu on Range Rover Sport models equipped with Adaptive Dynamics. This provides an exciting extension to the vehicle’s already enviable breadth of capability by using real-time body, wheel and vehicle data to improve the sense of connection that an enthusiastic driver enjoys with the road.

On both Supercharged and TDV8 vehicles, the Dynamic program increases body control by adjusting the Adaptive Dynamics setting.

On Supercharged vehicles, the sense of driver involvement is enhanced further with adjustments to a range of powertrain and steering tune parameters.

On Supercharged vehicles, once the Dynamic program has been selected, the choice of either ‘Drive’ or ‘Sport’ transmission modes further refines the vehicle’s responses and functionality. When Command gearshift is selected and the Terrain Response is in Dynamic Program, an even more sporty transmission map is delivered e.g. the transmission will not shift up a gear at the rev limit Note that the unique performance characteristics of the TDV8 engine render powertrain-related adjustments unnecessary.

It may have been different for MY 11 or 12 - I've not seen a product Brief for either of these years. I would expect your Owner manual to make it clear which options you had.

It also makes it clearer to me in my MY10 TDV8 - I kept trying the Dynamic programme and could detect no change in the steering - I thought I was loosing my touch...now i know I have not got that particular change and I'm still a driving god

@ beancounter
is there a difference in comfort between the normal programm and the dynamic response ? May be I could change my order to get these feature.
Thanks,
WolfgangK

WolfgangK wrote:

@ beancounter
is there a difference in comfort between the normal programm and the dynamic response ? May be I could change my order to get these feature.
Thanks,
WolfgangK

@supacat
I must drive both systems, to feel the difference. Here in Germany it is an option with 3k € . If someone drove both systems, please let me hear your opinion.

WolfgangK