JOCK55
Member Since: 01 Sep 2015
Location: INVERNESS
Posts: 415
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Well, it finally happened yesterday morning! I had the car on maintenance charge over night as the temperatures are permanently in the minus's in this part of the world just now. Took the CTEK off the car, jumped in to start and........ up comes the red screen and the warning bongs! "Battery level low start car immediately". When this came up, I felt the brake peddle tighten up and my seat returned to the "access" position. The car didn't start. Pressed the stop/start button again and the alarms went off, including the red screen, which just faded out to black. Got out of the car and "borrowed" the wife's car as I was on a mission. Came home again around 2 hours later and tried to start the RRS. It started as if nothing had been wrong previously. Took it on a run for 80 miles. Came home and all was sweetness and light. Phoned my local dealer who claimed to be really busy and suggested I call LR Assist. Which I duly did. What nice people LR have manning the phones in LR Assist, a part of the LR organisation that actually works as it is supposed to. In this part of the world the actual assistance is provided by the AA. However after 30 minutes the AA manny pitches up. Give him the story and he proceeds to unearth the battery in the boot and check out the readings. All fine, fully charged. Then checks out the alternator perfect no problems. Plugs in his diagnostic tool and Hallelujah up comes a Headline fault to do with the CAN bus and then about 21 subsidiary electrical faults. The car needs to go to the dealer for repair, let's see if it'll start. Starts without problem. Proceed to dealer with the AA man riding shotgun behind in case the car packed up on the 3 mile journey to the dealers. Go to check the car in and he shows the maintenance coordinator the faults on his diagnostic tool, which he has kept live since it was on the car. Coordinator says that there is a software fix for this and to bring the car in next week and they'll update the software. AA manie's hackles rise at this point and he informs them that this is not good enough, the car is not working as it should and that the car will remain with them until fixed and the Dealer is to supply a loan vehicle until fixed. Maintenance Coordinator gets a bit sheepish at this point and goes to get his Manger. Manager comes out and gets the full story. He agrees that the car should stay until the faults are fixed. I get a loaner, a 2015 Honda Civic (from their sister dealership next door). I am now awaiting a phone call to advise when I can pick the car up. The plot thickens!!!!
Old Jock 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.
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