russ6363
Member Since: 15 Mar 2011
Location: Haslington, Crewe, Cheshire
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I have just had the cruise control switches fitted at Land Ranger, Middlewich, Cheshire. The switch for the steering wheel was £47. They have not been able to activate the car yet as they siad they had a problem with their Autologic computer. I've got to go back in the next couple of days when they have had advice from Autologics help desk.
I should then get charged about an hours labour for fitting etc. Fingers crossed.
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 18th Mar 2011 5:01 pm |
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russ6363
Member Since: 15 Mar 2011
Location: Haslington, Crewe, Cheshire
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I have had the cruise control enabled this morning at Land Ranger. It took about five minutes and it works great.
Having been told by a Land Rover dealers that it was not possible to fit cruise control to the Dicovery 3 as the electronics are too complicated, I am really pleased.
I think the dealers are missing a trick as anyone who wants cruise, would i'm sure, be willing to pay a reasonable amount to have it retro fitted. At about £47 for the switch plus maybe an hours labour to fit the switch and configure the car, there must be money in it for them. Anyway, its their loss!!
I'm driving to Southport on Thursday, so will give it a good test.
Anyone in South / mid Cheshire who wants it done, I'd recommend Land Ranger at Middlewich, as they now know how to do it.
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| 22nd Mar 2011 5:55 pm |
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gclarke
Member Since: 22 Apr 2006
Location: Northern Ireland
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Just had CC enabled on Saturday morning by Gav00353. Top job Gav and well impressed.
Anyone needing this done, Gavs the man in the Leitrim area
Garry
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| 28th Mar 2011 9:43 am |
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Chips
Member Since: 02 Jan 2011
Location: Bath, Somerset
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Hi All
Just wanted to say that since my original post, I got my local dealer in Bristol to activate cruise and stereo. They fitted a new leather wheel (bought on ebay) and activated both for me for £50. It all works brilliantly and makes all the difference to be holding a decent leather wheel and to give the old right foot a rest on the motorway. Call Darren in Service Dept http://www.guysalmon.bristol.landrover.co.uk/
Hope this helps!
Chips
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| 6th May 2011 11:34 am |
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simoniz
Member Since: 28 Oct 2007
Location: The green green grass of home!!!!!
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That's an interesting development as Main stealers would not normally do it to a D3 whose spec did not have it when built at the factory  LR would not normally release the codes to the stealer to allow access to the D3 puter.
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| 6th May 2011 12:56 pm |
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mlj701
Member Since: 30 Apr 2011
Location: Kent
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Good afternoon guys i have just managed to get the radio and cruise buttons sorted for my steering wheel and was wondering if there is any one around Salisbury area that would be able to help enable the cruise control once i have fitted the switches. Looking on here looks like Steve Norman is close to m but cant seem to find him on here, can anyone help or Steve if your still an active member any chance you could help. Also any idea where to get hold of one of those weird tools to remove steering wheel?
Thanks in advance
Mark
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| 7th May 2011 2:33 pm |
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simoniz
Member Since: 28 Oct 2007
Location: The green green grass of home!!!!!
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If anybody is interested go a set of these coming up for sale....
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| 7th May 2011 8:01 pm |
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dsj1979
Member Since: 05 Aug 2011
Location: uk
Posts: 195
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Will this work for a manual? 
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| 13th Apr 2012 8:35 am |
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dsj1979
Member Since: 05 Aug 2011
Location: uk
Posts: 195
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Will this work for a manual?
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| 13th Apr 2012 8:35 am |
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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
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Yes cruise control works on manual transmissions too.
It is just a bit more work to vary the speed as you might need to change gear to comfortably maintain the new desired speed and that means pressing the clutch which means cruise control turns off and you have to turn it back on again. Not speaking from experience here as I still don't have mine activated, but from what I read in the manual. Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
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| 13th Apr 2012 9:29 am |
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ruben
D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
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yes, I've turned into my manual D3 and works perfectly, and because of the huge torque of the drive ... you do not need a lot of work with the gear ... works perfect ... and I can talk because I carry with the set, more than 3 years and more than 100000 km .. and no problem at all
regards lost in translation!
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| 13th Apr 2012 10:07 am |
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dsj1979
Member Since: 05 Aug 2011
Location: uk
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That's great! Just picked up my disco earlier today. 322 miles and an actual 33.2 mpg that's at 75 average on way home and 30 mins gridlocked traffic. I love cruise control so that'll be a priority!
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| 13th Apr 2012 6:08 pm |
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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
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Received and fitted my radio and cruise control switches (mine is a 2006 manual transmission). Radio controls all work fine... Just need to get my ass over to my indy for Cruise Control activating with Autologic.... Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
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| 15th Apr 2012 4:28 pm |
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NiickJW
Member Since: 01 May 2014
Location: Kempsford, Gloucestershire
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Will this work on my 2008 GS? As I thought I could do other simple plug and play mods (front Fogs/PDC) but loom seems to be different? Basically trying to get it a bit closer to an HSE spec disco.
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| 22nd May 2014 9:56 pm |
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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
Posts: 1163
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Yes it will work. Just fit the steering controls.
Radio controls will work immediately
Cruise control will require activation via IID Tool/Faultmate
Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
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| 22nd May 2014 9:58 pm |
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