Set off up our road today when the following message 'steering column locked! appeared!

I stopped, turned the engine off, waited a mo and restarted and all was well!

Certainly made me jump! 1998 300TDi Auto Disco, never to be forgotten.
2008 Auto TD4 Freelander2, now gone?
2013 Auto SD4 Freelander!
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Try this -

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic5131-15.html

Can be very expensive or nothing! Mine was never fixed and reappeared regularly

Cured by selling the car  A Land Rover owner since 1988

From a 1974 series III to a 12MY XS FL2 with help of a 1995 D1, 1996 D1, 2005 D3, 2007 D3 and a 2009 FL2.

i had steering locked message appear when I was towing the caravan on an auto-route in France !

That made me panic as well

very worrying when travelling at 70+

ended up with more new bits ! to add to the never ending list but the message hasn't re-appeared Jaguar x-type sport gone
Jaguar x-type 2.2d sport one of my best cars ever sadly gone
Freelander 2 GS auto 2008 most unreliable ever ! gladly gone
Freelander 2 GS manual 2013 only time will tell !

I had this a few months ago, charged battery and did not come back Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis