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acowx

Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: New Freedom
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2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Rimini Red

Disable? Park Distance Control with a bike rack fitted

Guys,

I have a bike rack fittled to the tow hitch on my Sport, because the bike rack is pretty close to the bumper and the central sensors the PDC beeps all the time when I select reverse.

Does anyone know how to disable PDC (ideally just for the middle sensors).... ?

Thanks

Andy

Mon Apr 04 2011 1:06pm

Jimmy_75000

Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1146

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

unless you are using the electrics, it can't be done... but you can manually disable them with the on/off button on the front consol...will have to do it after selecting reverse tho.. Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

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Mon Apr 04 2011 1:30pm

acowx

Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: New Freedom
Posts: 61

Jimmy_75000 wrote:
unless you are using the electrics, it can't be done... but you can manually disable them with the on/off button on the front consol...will have to do it after selecting reverse tho..

Any way to use a trailer harness to spoof the system into thinking I have a trailer attached (it will disable PDC in that case) ?

Mon Apr 04 2011 2:41pm

codfather

Member Since: 13 Feb 2010
Location: ayr
Posts: 1171

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 SE Santorini Black

If you are using the bikerack as I thing you are, with it just connected to tow bar and not wired up, then I am afraid you are breaking the law!! The bikes will obscure the brake lights, and if someone runs into the back of you then the insurance won't pay!!! For the sake of a hundred quid it would be wise to get it wired up.
Cheers
Dave MY10 TDV6 SE (debadged ), Santorini Black, Flappy paddles, Privacy Glass, 20" Stormers, Mudflaps!

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Mon Apr 04 2011 4:36pm

acowx

Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: New Freedom
Posts: 61

codfather wrote:
If you are using the bikerack as I thing you are, with it just connected to tow bar and not wired up, then I am afraid you are breaking the law!! The bikes will obscure the brake lights, and if someone runs into the back of you then the insurance won't pay!!! For the sake of a hundred quid it would be wise to get it wired up.
Cheers
Dave

Dave,

We don't have those nanny-state laws over here mate !

Mon Apr 04 2011 5:06pm

codfather

Member Since: 13 Feb 2010
Location: ayr
Posts: 1171

Sorry,
using phone just now and flag was obviously too small to see! MY10 TDV6 SE (debadged ), Santorini Black, Flappy paddles, Privacy Glass, 20" Stormers, Mudflaps!

Gone: a comprehensive list of imprezas and a Merc ML AMG

Mon Apr 04 2011 5:43pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

acowx wrote:
codfather wrote:
If you are using the bikerack as I thing you are, with it just connected to tow bar and not wired up, then I am afraid you are breaking the law!! The bikes will obscure the brake lights, and if someone runs into the back of you then the insurance won't pay!!! For the sake of a hundred quid it would be wise to get it wired up.
Cheers
Dave

Dave,

We don't have those nanny-state laws over here mate !

There are some good things about the US of A Mike

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Mon Apr 04 2011 5:50pm

codfather

Member Since: 13 Feb 2010
Location: ayr
Posts: 1171

mse wrote:

There are some good things about the US of A

Not sure about that!!! Think I would rather have lights on my rack, than some guy in a mack truck rearranging the rear end!!!

Cheers
Dave MY10 TDV6 SE (debadged

), Santorini Black, Flappy paddles, Privacy Glass, 20" Stormers, Mudflaps!

Gone: a comprehensive list of imprezas and a Merc ML AMG

Mon Apr 04 2011 8:06pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

codfather wrote:
mse wrote:

There are some good things about the US of A

Not sure about that!!! Think I would rather have lights on my rack, than some guy in a mack truck rearranging the rear end!!!

Cheers
Dave

I go to the states reasonably often, have friends there (US and UK)

There is no way i would live there, no way do i think its a very developed country nor do i think its societally sound/great

But it does have some good points; you are free'er, you dont have the nanny state, people respect your rights to enjoy things that are different (lets say eg: off roading and driving v8's)

If we had to live somewhere...and we are toying with the move...in NZ all the way Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Mon Apr 04 2011 9:56pm

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