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Bobupndown

Member Since: 26 Dec 2014
Location: Upside down behind the TV!
Posts: 2805

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Orkney Grey

So how does one "wake it up" again after its 4 week plus hibernation?
Full battery charge and start as normal? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

26th Jan 2018 4:53 pm

Yorky Bob

Member Since: 28 Apr 2015
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 4561

2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Firenze Red

I will take a guess that you have to use the key on the left hand door. Not going to be too good if its parked tight against anything.

Once door opens maybe its like kissing a frog with a handbook. Redit Redit Redit FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

26th Jan 2018 5:10 pm

blacktiger

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: St.Leonards on sea
Posts: 564

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Bobupndown wrote:
So how does one "wake it up" again after its 4 week plus hibernation?
Full battery charge and start as normal?

Once you put the key fob in the slot and press the start button, it should just start up. Worked for me. MY13 Santorini Black SD4 HSE

26th Jan 2018 5:55 pm

dorsetfreelander

Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
Posts: 4354

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Loire Blue

Yorky Bob wrote:
I will take a guess that you have to use the key on the left hand door. Not going to be too good if its parked tight against anything.
:

Yes it's happened before http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic13457.html 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

26th Jan 2018 6:54 pm

IanMetro

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3127

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

I left my MY2011 FL2 at the airport and I know from experience that the car will gradually shut down according to time and battery condition. Even if your battery is good, it will stop looking for your key after about 28days, and everything apart from the door alarm will stop working to save the battery. If your battery is suspect then it will be shorter.
(I also have done 25days and everything seemed ok with no troubles)

However, once I was in the car via the emergency key (the alarm should be sounding), I put key in holder and car started as normal.

Don't forget to check, if it doesn't start, that you haven't disturbed or moved anything else. I had an embarrassing few minutes lately when I absentmindedly moved the gear selector into drive. The car didn't start first time as it usually does and I selected drive without thinking, then tried to restart. --- For a moment I convinced myself the battery had failed -- be warned. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

26th Jan 2018 11:40 pm

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