Hi all, took delivery of my RRS on Friday, love the car and the drive is great.
Anyway was looking around at the mud flaps at the weekend and noticed a clear plastic pipe (similar to the types used for washer jet feeds) hanging down in front of the rear Drivers side mud flap! Looks like some sort of drain but wouldn't expect it to be so noticable! Anyone have any ideas what it is? I could push it up into where the rear bumper meets the mud flap quite easily but thought I'd see if anyone on here has come across it first!
Cheers

Could it be the vent pipe from the battery?

Just spoke to dealer and he believes its a drain pipe for the water channels! He checked two other RRS's that were waiting to go out and they also both had it. Just thought LR would have hidden it a little better, but as long as it's 'normal' it's fine

My delivery driver told me that if you fill with petrol (mine is a diesel) then the car somehow recognises this and rejects the fuel which pours out over your shoes via aforementioned pipe! Sounded like he knew what he was on about, but lord knows how the car detects the wrong fuel

Ah, that might make sense as I was reading the owners manual (couldn't help myself ) and it has something in there about filling with the wrong fuel! Apparently some yellow 'thing' pops out into the line to stop the fuel going into the tank, so I take it it must divert the fuel to that drain line! There's a tool in the boot that you need to use to reset it! Good idea, hopefully never need it

It's not fool proof though. I know of two people that have filled with petrol instead of diesel in their RRS's as the mis-fuel device didn't engage

(It works by nozzle size (petrol are a lot narrower), it doesn't do a quick chemical test of the fuel going in by the way ) ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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Thats the one philmw Poor design will leave it alone though for now until I can figure a way of making it less noticable!

Hi Top0cat. I see that you've just got your new RRS2........so, does it have 'The Gap'....? (By this I mean, of course, the well documented gap that runs along the bottom boot seal - between the seal and the convex plastic panel that runs downwards from it?)

Would be interested to know if they're still shipping them out with this 'design intent'!  MY14 RRS2, Corris, Pano, 50/50 Cirrus/Black leather, Meridien sound, 22" Style 6's, Bespoke Gap around tailgate.
Porsche 911 (just left!)
1972 VW Bay Camper (cooled by the air alone!!)

Hi there top0cat, They've all got the drain pipe showing. Suggest painting it matt black if its really annoying you. Otherwise just enjoy your new car as I'm sure you will if you're anything like me. Rod SDV6 (14.5) Corris Grey NZ Spec + door mouldings, mud flaps and tow bar
Also Audi A1 Sport + - (wife's rocket) and 1985 BMW 628 CSI

Gal Dove wrote:

Hi Top0cat. I see that you've just got your new RRS2........so, does it have 'The Gap'....? (By this I mean, of course, the well documented gap that runs along the bottom boot seal - between the seal and the convex plastic panel that runs downwards from it?)

Would be interested to know if they're still shipping them out with this 'design intent'!

KiwiCool, yep i'm just enjoying the car to be fair, makes me smile everytime i'm driving it