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| o-ren-ishii Member Since: 25 Jul 2023 Location: The Hague Posts: 12  
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Interesting question!
I had similar issues far far far away from civilization. It started with getting stuck in deep mud/on a ledge, leading to "electrical error please stop safely". I'm not really sure if the problems are identical because I think my cause was a charger/second battery / dc-dc errors (and many more) resulting in an empty battery resulting in even more errors. One of them was a continues beeping from the electrical trailer hitch deployment panel in the back. At first I didn't manage to salve the car and it was stuck in nomansland for a few days. No way for a flatbed to reach the place. But later when I wanted to pull the car out with help of another car I ran into this: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic93574.html Basically the car without power is a fricking 3,5ton anchor. You cannot pull it due to the gear being in park. And releasing the back mounted parking brakes is a major PITA but managable (if you have the right tools which are NOT in a normal toolkit, haven't found the "star"-bit yet). Nobody at JLR could provide me with an answer about the 'park to neutral' lever being gone and what you can do in these situations. I've asked many many people. |
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15th Oct 2024 6:18pm |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 995  
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Well, here comes the old man brigade.. all this new fangled stuff is nothing but trouble. I know times move on, but you know a few months ago I was in some dark corner of Angola in a hotel when the power and internet failed. Really leaves you with very little else than reading a book.. for a few days. I know not relevant because we are so used to things just working, but when they don't you find simple things are actually better.
If I was to cross say Australia, I probably rather drive something simple and bomb proof.. e.i. not a modern Landrover product. They are designed for domestic settings with internet connections and digital support a phone call away. |
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15th Oct 2024 7:23pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2650 
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lf only the new Defender or Grenadier could be specified with a manual gearbox. And a proper mechanical handbrake that you pull up to engage.
Both are fitted to our 2020 Jimny, so it's still possible. |
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15th Oct 2024 7:42pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17272 
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The Grenadier does have a proper old-fashioned handbrake, not one of these stupid and unnecessary electric ones. I believe it has a reasonably simple mechanical park release on the gearbox as well.
It's no wonder that the traffic wombles hate electric parking brakes. Image 3.5 tonnes of immobile car in lane 2 of the M1 in rush hour. |
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15th Oct 2024 7:56pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2650
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Well that's one big advantage that the Grenadier has then. You don't want an Overlander that can brick itself and be immovable in the middle of nowhere.
Surely The door is open for an aftermarket supplier to produce a kit for disabling the brakes on a Defender in these circumstances. Or some sort of remote add-on to enable the release lever to be operated from the cab. |
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15th Oct 2024 10:33pm |
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