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Bill Wright
 


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England 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Kaikoura StoneDiscovery 4
Battery Warning

Just had a battery warning sign pop up in the Nav Screen "Low battery - start the engine". This happened on start up. Read the manual and advice is to run the engine for 30mins to see if that gets rid of the message. It didn't. As soon as I switched off the ignition, the warning sign came back. There are no warning lights indicating failure of alternator and I drove the car for the prescribed 30' with all other systems off (AC & etc).

Any thoughts on this appreciated. I never had a battery suddenly fail, they usually deteriorate slowly and noticeably. Still in warranty so not too fussed, it's PITA at the moment in the middle of a Bank Holiday Weekend when we should be somewhere else.

I've got it plugged into my CTEK at present to see what analysis that gives.

Bill Wright Thumbs Up Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.


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Post #166092029th May 2016 3:01 pm
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JonM
 


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Sounds familiar, have a look at this

http://www.disco4.com/forum/topic144756.html

A BMS reset seems to have fixed mine. Thumbs Up MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
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Bill Wright
 


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Thanks for that Jon. I'll let it go through the CTEK cycle until tomorrow. It has so far got up to 6 (Recond) and then gone back to 4 (bringing it slowly up to 100%).

If that fails I'll call out LRA and point them in the direction of BMS 'cos that's way beyond my competence level. FCR is about my limit and I don't suppose it will show up on there.

Bill Thumbs Up Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.


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Post #166100629th May 2016 8:21 pm
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Bill Wright
 


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England 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Kaikoura StoneDiscovery 4

Awaiting LRA between 1400-1600hrs today. I'll update on completion. Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.


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Post #166129930th May 2016 1:57 pm
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Bill Wright
 


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England 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Kaikoura StoneDiscovery 4

LRA man turned up. He went through all the checks twice to eliminate the possible causes and eventually, his machine told him that a new battery was required. So job done and away.

He was able to tell me that I'd driven 90 miles in total since the warning message first appeared. Amazing innit! Very Happy

Battery was reading 12.55v - 689/850A (whatever) and his machine was telling him that the battery was "reporting" a surface charge when the system was asleep. He checked the output from each terminal and the neg was down to 0.02 which is acceptable apparently.

Interestingly he said that LR insist that the first check is to see if the neg clamp is firmly down on the battery post. Mine needed a little fettling to get it in the correct position but in the end that wasn't the fault.

Same chap came two years ago and changed a battery on my last D4 and he remembered all about that.

Happy days

Bill Wright Thumbs Up Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.


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Post #166134630th May 2016 4:46 pm
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Fitzy73
 


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Pleased to hear it is all fixed Thumbs Up Andy

  
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DrRobH
 


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That battery didn't last long from new ! Big Cry Visitor from fullfatrr.com
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Post #166163831st May 2016 4:59 pm
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Bill Wright
 


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England 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Kaikoura StoneDiscovery 4

No.......and for different reasons, the battery in my MY12 failed after the same interval. Both AMG. Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.


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DrRobH
 


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Do you do a lot of short journeys? Start-stop feature fitted ? Visitor from fullfatrr.com
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