Got the rrs out last night after it had been parked up for about 1 week in the garage and put it on the drive. Went to go out in it about one hour later and the thing has gone mad. It wont turn over the lights are flashing the clock is going round the hazards are on and so are the wipers. The remote does no longer work and the tailgate wont open. . So i put the c-teck on it and leave it all night and in the morning its back to normal. Do i need a new battery are what do you think? Cars booked in this thursday. SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

It could be but you need to get the battery checked and also the alternator as it could be the alternator..

Flack

I saw this once on X Files - it always happens when aliens land nearby - something to do with the large magnetic field involved when abducting humans. Nothing to worry about, should be fine soon.

I'd also check out the alternator in the meantime just to be on the safe side.  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

[quote="Bradders"]I saw this once on X Files - it always happens when aliens land nearby - something to do with the large magnetic field involved when abducting humans. Nothing to worry about, should be fine soon.



Sounds like the official technical response from LR!! --------------------------------------------------------
RRS TDV8 Black/Black (Gone)
RRS TDV8 Stornaway (Gone)
RR Vogue TDV8 (Gone)
RRS 4.4V8 (Gone)
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RR Vogue V8 P38 (Gone)
LR 90 TD (Gone)

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No the official response is "that it is a special feature of the car that may be apparent in some scenarios'  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 guys will get them to check the alternator and if any aliens have been sighted!  SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

Update. Gone to pick the car up, they have had it for a week, any way they say the problem was that i had wired my C-TECK wire to the positive and the other to the negative polls on the battery. The negative should go to the body some where so this confussed the battery and thats why things went mad. Sounds wrong to me as its been like that for two years and when this happened the charger had not been on the car for around two months. Oh so i have to pay them for putting it right. Any way go to get in the car and guess what it wont start battery warning light is now on. So have left it there again wtf are they doing they say its been fine all week .  SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

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What a load of horses t

Demand your money back and take the car somewhere else. The only reason that vehicle manufacturers advise connecting the charger's negative lead to the chassis instead of the battery's negative terminal is to minimise the risk of creating sparks which might cause a freely gassing battery to explode in your face; (and that can't happen if always connect/disconnect the charger when it is switched off) It has nothing to do with 'confusing the battery'.

How could a battery get confused? That's just absurd.

The first that should have been done is check the battery's voltage is over 12 volts and charge it off the car and then check to see if it holds a charge. A loss of more than 0.1 volt overnight suggests it is failing. Secondly - check the alternator output. Basic stuff. What were they doing for a WEEK? 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Talk to your dealer, he will put your mind at rest and state it's a "characteristic" of the vehicle  In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

I know . Jokers . I have not paid them anything. SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

Name and shame. Which garage told you all of that rubbish? We will all want to avoid them in the future. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Dont worry RRSTDV8 the car is in Italy at the moment. The garage reckon they have a bullitin about this very thing so will see when i pick the car up next tuesday. They are now fitting a new battery.  SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.