I recently went out to see how the car would cope with some wet mud and ruts, it didn't cope very well! For now I'll put it down to inexperienced driver and the wrong tires...Wranglers. During the drive an "axle" icon appeared on the info screen accompanied by a continuos beep. I have no idea what this meant! There's no mention of them in the handbook.

It really surprises me the lack of information other than on the basic warning lights. Can anyone tell me what the icon and alarm could have meant, or maybe theres a definitive list somewhere?

the axle is a depiction of which direction you have the wheels turned

the continuous beep, my guess would be the car had engaged its parking sensors, possibley due to putting it in reverse and driving below the speed they would turn off, and you were in a place were the sensors were picking up the terrain, IE long grass, mud splashed up on to the sensor etc

Your progress may have been hindered by your attempted straight ahead progress but the icon showing you had the steering on 'lock'. It would be telling you to straighten the wheel for better progress.
As for the 'beeping' npinks is probably right, but maybe it 'beeps' at you also if the steering angle sensor detects your steering wheels are in a 'locked' position but need straightening

I did wonder if the alarm was the parking sensors although from memory it seemed to be a different pitch. Anyway thanks for the replies

The main reason for the post was to vent my frustration at the lack of info in the handbook. There have been a number of issues that I have experienced, that at the time I didn't understand. The first was "limp mode" which kicked in when I was overtaking!! and wondered what the hell was going on. And during a few cold starts how the power to the climate control and radio etc. was restricted until I drove a for awhile,or is it just my own ignorance to modern day motoring??

have you thought about booking on to a Landrover Experience course? they show you what the car can do off road and on, they use their own cars so no risk to yours

Great day out too

Before you book one its worth subtle hints at your local dealer, they can often give you a voucher.

Jon Freelander 2, 2014 Dynamic SD4 Santorini Black

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or is it just my own ignorance to modern day motoring??

Unfortunately it is the way of modern day motoring, all things that happen with the modern car is there to baffle 99% of drivers and to steer them towards a dealer who will happily take the money to read a 'fault code', clear it and send you on your way.

Fortunately for us we have an interest in the car itself other than just driving it and by discussing and ranting, we have the ability to a better understanding of what it's telling us.

It's surprising how many drivers of cars will happily hand over an hours labour for a fault to be cleared and accept the explanation of "they all do that" , but armed with a little knowledge we hope that they can see that bull t won't win the day.

Probably still have to pay though

flyfisherman wrote:

And during a few cold starts how the power to the climate control and radio etc. was restricted until I drove a for awhile...

On Auto CC I set my temp to hot the blower won't blow till there is hotter air, as if it knows the cold air will do the opposite though you do get the PTC heated air out the dash vent

If I manually adjust the blower power then it will

flyfisherman wrote:

As Nick says, the axle graphic is just to show where the wheels are pointing. That may sound pointless, but it is possible when driving in ruts to lose track of where the wheels are - the car continues to follow the ruts until the tyres find some grip, then you find yourself unexpectedly heading off out of the ruts and into the scenery.

npinks wrote:

have you thought about booking on to a Landrover Experience course? they show you what the car can do off road and on, they use their own cars so no risk to yours

Great day out too

porteouz wrote:

..... Also if you are in heavy ruts the car will follow the path of the ruts and if you have the wheels pointing in a different direction you can do quite a bit of damage to the car.

Definately do it in a Freelander - each car type is very different.

Discos with air suspension can lift you out of trouble.
Defenders with low gear handle slopes differently than a FL with it's electronic gadgets.
Range Rovers with engines that can tow a plant on tickover behave very differently to something with a 4 cylinder 2 litre diesel. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Restricted power to the Heater, Radio, Sat Nav or anything in the Centre Console can be caused by inserting the Fob and Pressing Start very quickly and not giving the Electrics time to Boot up. It usually clears by stopping the engine removing the Fob and starting again at a more leisurely pace.

Thanks Andy131  '08 Freelander 2 HSE in Stornoway Grey

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