Hi All,

Ive got one for you,if the kids switch on the radio while the key fob is out of the slot and then you jump back in start up and drive off does your sat nav screen stay off and touching the screen will not help unless you stop the engine and restart with the radio off.I've been in touch with the dealers and they've not come across this problem yet but have told me that there is a new lot of software that has been released lately that should sort it .Anyone else had this little quirk or do i need to cable tie the kids hands behind there backs!
Cheers
Cliff.

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Cliff wrote:

Hi All,

Ive got one for you,if the kids switch on the radio while the key fob is out of the slot and then you jump back in start up and drive off does your sat nav screen stay off and touching the screen will not help unless you stop the engine and restart with the radio off.I've been in touch with the dealers and they've not come across this problem yet but have told me that there is a new lot of software that has been released lately that should sort it .Anyone else had this little quirk or do i need to cable tie the kids hands behind there backs!
Cheers
Cliff.

Not quite the same problem but the circumstances sound mightly similar to something going on with my car.

My problem is that the radio screws up after an engine start. Radio works fine on the move but it is has a habit of going off tune after an engine start, Ok its not a Satnav problem but it is definitely linked to the engine start process. I've made countless notes about when and where the problem occurs and passed them on to the service manager only to be given some bullshit about digital radios, come on DAB in a GS model, I wish.

Have lost faith in LR's willingness/ability to rectify the problem. Visits to the stealership are time consuming and inconvenient so I live with the problem, that's not how it should be, but I just don't have the time to follow it up with the stupid (rant over)

So, we have common ground, it is something to do with the start up sequence, keep on at the dealer if you have the time.

I don't have this problem on mine but have noticed that both of you have 200 Fl2 so maybe a softwere update might cure this. Maybe the dealeris not aware of the update existing.
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Thanks for your input CG!

The dealers been in touch and the cars going in on the 29th for them to do a bit of tyre kicking!!,
I can't be to harsh as they have been really good so far at solving any little glitches that have popped up.
Cliff

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While washing my car the other day the radio was on with ignition off, this timed out after 20 mins? So I pressed on and the radio lit up but no sound, so turned off and on again, this time it got stuck searching for station, off on again this time it worked...very strange At work
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Sounds like an electrical glitch.

I had similer problem with my Disco Metropolis - DVD would not work from time to time and only solution was to stop switch off car and restart engine after a few seconds - bit of a problem on a 3 day drive through Europe on Toll Roads with 3 bored kids

Also on cold mornings sat nav sometimes used to flash black then white and so on - this was also cured by stopping and restarting.

Like computers most problems are cured by restarting - probably because of all the computers on cars now.

Never did get sorted - just lived with it.

I remember when mine went in for its first service back in January, there was a service bulletin outstanding on mine to do a software upgrade on the radio. It worked perfectly alright before and has continued to be ok since, so I haven;t a clue what that was about.

Matei wrote:

I don't have this problem on mine but have noticed that both of you have 200 Fl2 so maybe a softwere update might cure this. Maybe the dealeris not aware of the update existing.
Did these problems start from new? or just sppesred sfter some time?

I have had a similar problem to this on my 08FL2, occasionaly on start up the sat nav refuses to fully boot up and only displays the LR logo the radio also will not function and can only be sorted by switching off and restarting, this is obviously a right pain when you havent realised and are on the dual carriageway!!!! As it has only been twice i will mention it to my dealer when i next pass that way!!!

CG for your info and without hijacking a thread, the FL2 has now become a proper family car and is doing one more thing that it was intended for!!!! The isofix set up is superb!!! Set low standards and constantly fail to achieve them!!!!!!!!!!!
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