thanks you. the above worked. i had first gone to dealer in Park royal and they quoted me beteen £300 to £500 and made up some story anout sensors had gone and need replacing. But after reading the forum, i tried to hold the tailgate down and press button on the tailgate (not hold down) and it worked on the second go.

thank you

is that dealer a Stratstones? ============
2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Sorry julius1973 just seen your post or would have tried to help

Had same problem last year and managed to fix after trial and error using method you described  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

hello everyone,

Thank you, thank you very much for all those explications. I managed to solve my problem with your method.

The boots stopped working while I was making my new installation : replacement of the OEM radio with an all in one radio (kenwood). I thought I made a bad electric junction so I was really worried.

Finaly, tonight, everything is working, thanks to this forum in which I found everything needed for my DIY.



Alexandre Méfie-toi du chat qui dort dans la tulipe !
(Do care of the cat who is sleeping in the tulip !)

hey xallem do you have pics of your new install?

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2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Thanks julius1973 for sharing valuable information. It happened to me and was frustrated. Managed to fix the issue after few attempts. Many thanks again.

Thanks Julius! I'm stuck in Jordan (the country, not the over rated glamor model) the wife has had this happen a couple of days ago back in Blighty - fingers X'd it will sort the problem! great, informative thread btw.  TDV8 - Laguna Teal / ivory - on the drive (clean)
Nissan Navara - On the drive (covered in )
BMW M3 - Gone
Jeep Wrangler 4.0 - Gone
Defender 90 300Tdi - Gone

I have this same problem with mine now. The boot is closed but not fully, kind of like its on a latch. The top glass half opens fine.
The open all button isn't making any sound like its trying to unlock anything, is pushing the boot closed while pressing it still going to work?