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SPX

Member Since: 26 Dec 2012
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 587

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HST Java Black

What is this button for?

I noticed that all the TDV8's that I see have this button and I wondered what it was for, I don't recall seeing a TDV6 with it?

It's the button at the top of the steering wheel;

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Mon Jul 29 2013 6:50am

npinks
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Member Since: 26 Nov 2007
Location: Watching
Posts: 6716

Is it the button for the adaptive cruise control, to change the distance for the sensor

Mon Jul 29 2013 7:05am

Beancounter_74

Member Since: 11 Oct 2011
Location: Down here now...
Posts: 5796

^^^^ What Nick said 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

Mon Jul 29 2013 7:55am

Bradders

Member Since: 08 Oct 2009
Location: Leeds
Posts: 2515

Yep ^^^ wot they said FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Mon Jul 29 2013 8:10am

Ady 555
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Location: Good old yorkshire
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

^^^^ Yes they are all correct...

Mon Jul 29 2013 8:56am

SPX

Member Since: 26 Dec 2012
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 587

Thanks for the advice, I'm assuming that the feature is very similar to Mercedes version which is known as Distronic.

Mon Jul 29 2013 9:12am

simple1

Member Since: 15 Jan 2006
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1657

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Cairns Blue

Similar but the Merc system works had it on my E55 and made driving long distance a pleasure, the LR system is more of an adventure playground ride but is either flat on brakes or accelerating even to gain or loose a few miles and hour.

Mon Jul 29 2013 10:29am

Paddi

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 1563

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Last time I used my ACC it worked perfectly in an endlessly, tedious, 50 mph speed restriction in narrow lanes on the motorway with other vehicles close in front and to either side but then later in lane three at 80 mph with no vehicles ahead it took exception to a bright screaming orange Ford Focus RS alongside in lane two and slammed on the brakes.

I wondered if it has become self aware and is developing senses of good and bad taste. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Mon Jul 29 2013 11:16am

simple1

Member Since: 15 Jan 2006
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1657

^^^ sounds like it Paddi but credit where credit due, it must have the antichav feature turned on 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜

Mon Jul 29 2013 11:20am

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8985

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

I use the ACC quite a lot on long motorway runs. Works well although I sometimes use the throttle to override it when I can see that it might be about to do its "hard braking for no reason" trick. I have found that it works best when set to longer gap spacings as it comes off the throttle earlier so usually doesn't need to brake so hard. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon Jul 29 2013 12:10pm

Coolbanana

Member Since: 24 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 38

Really like the ACC - use it all the time on long motorway trips and even some A-roads. I have the little paddle instead of the button on my steering wheel though for changing the distance; below the gear change paddle. Mine is the SDV6. Current car: Porsche 911 Carrera S PDK (997.2) Past Car: (MY12) Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6 - Orkney Grey with Almond interior
Bike:Ducati Monster 1100 EVO

Mon Jul 29 2013 12:17pm

Paddi

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 1563

RRSTDV8 wrote:
I sometimes use the throttle to override it when I can see that it might be about to do its "hard braking for no reason" trick.

So how do you know when it's going to do it?

Or are you just psychic?

2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Mon Jul 29 2013 12:35pm

Beancounter_74

Member Since: 11 Oct 2011
Location: Down here now...
Posts: 5796

RRSTDV8 wrote:
...... I sometimes use the throttle to override it

So just like the bog standard cruise control then

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

Mon Jul 29 2013 12:48pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8985

Paddi wrote:
RRSTDV8 wrote:
I sometimes use the throttle to override it when I can see that it might be about to do its "hard braking for no reason" trick.

So how do you know when it's going to do it?

Or are you just psychic?

I've learnt how it reacts by observing how it behaves in given situations. Having done that, I'm able to anticipate the system and adjust accordingly.

It's something humans are really good at - learning and applying knowledge.

2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon Jul 29 2013 4:07pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8985

Beancounter_74 wrote:
RRSTDV8 wrote:
...... I sometimes use the throttle to override it

So just like the bog standard cruise control then

But unlike bog-standard cruise control, one has the benefit of a system that is always looking in front of the vehicle and can react to situations even if the driver isn't fully concentrating on the view ahead. It's a useful addition to the tools available to the driver and certainly more useful to me than stuff like an internet hotspot in the vehicle (I think that was one of the items suggested in the recent LR questionnaire).

The ACC isn't perfect but then neither is standard CC. I'd rather have ACC than standard CC - I've had standard CC on previous vehicles and only used it in roadworks covered by average speed enforcement cameras. Other than that I found that I had to intervene all the time. ACC reduces the incidents of intervention by a huge number in my experience. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon Jul 29 2013 4:12pm

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