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4wheeler Member Since: 13 Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 87 |
So since my last post 3 weeks ago I have driven 8000 km up the east cost of Australia and back again. Apart from being a bit noisy, I can't believe how comfortable the box on wheels is to travel in over long distances. Some days were 800 km and you step out of the driver seat feeling fresh. As usual, people happily wandered over to chat to me about my Defender on the trip.
My alarm light flashed just outside a fuel station then after filling up the Defender did not start on the first key turn. It did start the second time. I noticed that when I fist turned the key the alarm light stayed on. The second time when the Defender started, the light extinguished as the key was turned. |
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8th Jun 2017 5:55am |
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Pat Member Since: 05 Dec 2016 Location: Somewhere new! Posts: 368 |
I have also experienced the alarm indicator red flash and a little worried forum research has led me to this thread.
My occasional two or three red flashes happen randomly and without apparent cause - although a recent occurrence happened at speed bumps, so that one could have been door latch related. Should I be worried? ............. this thread suggests not, but don't like things happening without cause. Annoyingly my key fob rarely works first press, locking or unlocking, it's always been the same, even after a main dealer battery replacement. Is this common or do I have a duff fob? ........... or did I get a duff battery? Fob only seems to work close to the vehicle. |
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21st Jul 2017 6:39pm |
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keithwr Member Since: 13 Aug 2018 Location: dorset Posts: 1 |
had similar problem red the tacho light came on and stayed on only went out with an engine restart changed the battery in the key problem resolved.
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13th Aug 2018 2:04pm |
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JPE Member Since: 19 Nov 2018 Location: South West England Posts: 334 |
I experienced a second or maybe two seconds of red flashing whilst driving along happily yesterday.
Having read this thread, I'm going to put it down to part of the wonderful mystery of defender ownership and just not worry about it... |
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6th Jan 2019 10:06am |
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dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
driver door open or driver door switch fault |
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6th Jan 2019 10:24am |
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JPE Member Since: 19 Nov 2018 Location: South West England Posts: 334 |
Thanks, I'll see if it happens again... & if so check the switch...
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6th Jan 2019 10:30am |
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Wessex517 Member Since: 28 Feb 2019 Location: Wellington, Somerset Posts: 12 |
I had a solid red light which was occasional and quite distracting at night. Changing the key fob battery fixed it.
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28th Feb 2019 3:24pm |
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DSB Member Since: 02 Mar 2014 Location: Rutland Posts: 55 |
First port of call is the forum, all the info you need is here. My indicators stopped flashing, so fob battery needs changing, but in my Audi you can simply swap the battery in the house rather than sit in the drivers seat. Saved me some issues here
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8th Apr 2019 7:21am |
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TSAF Member Since: 21 Dec 2022 Location: ATHENS Posts: 13 |
do you have to seat in the drivers seat while changing the battery fob? Or I got this totally wrong?
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2nd Oct 2024 9:17am |
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