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asadiqbal



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Lights not working , how to check

My left front headlights not working; plus the brake lights both not working. It seems to be big coincidence that all the bulbs to have fused at one time. Is there some way to check whether the circuitry or some common fuse has gone wrong?
FreeLander 2 - SD4 SE AT, 2012

Post #445941 11th Nov 2024 8:36 am
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I Like Chips



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

The headlight bulbs are known to blow together, happened to me, I would try replacing the bulbs first before delving deeper

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BossBob



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Lots of FL2 lights are protected by FET’s so there are no fuses for them. Change the lamps (bulbs grow into flowers) and if things still don’t work try swapping the headlight units left to right (just plugging them in) to check if the problem swaps with the unit.

Post #445951 11th Nov 2024 3:53 pm
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IanMetro



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As BossBob says each FL2 Lamp is controlled - and monitored - individually by its own FET.
The lamp will not be given 12v power unless all conditions are met to be perfect, Or importantly, thought
to be perfect.

Have a look at this thread.
https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic37411.html?highlight=fet

It would seem that a 'Hard Reset' was carried out (take the battery terminals off battery, and short them together to take all residual voltage away from car 12v supply)

An extra note ---
A multitude of random failures can be reset in this way on the FL2.
Also I have found that Double Locking car, and leaving it for 10 mins or so, will clear some 'Traction' and 'Reduced Performance' possibly caused by low voltage during the starting procedure.

As the temperature falls in the UK I expect the forum will get a few posts about poor starting and random faults as (tested good?) batteries fail. I am afraid that poor battery life is a FL2 'feature'. 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?)

Post #445958 11th Nov 2024 7:11 pm
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jules



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BossBob wrote:
Lots of FL2 lights are protected by FET’s so there are no fuses for them. Change the lamps (bulbs grow into flowers) and if things still don’t work try swapping the headlight units left to right (just plugging them in) to check if the problem swaps with the unit.


As I found with my trailer. The car shut down the lighting circuit if you accidently and transiently shorted a trailer bulb whilst replacing it.

Restarting the FL2 reactivated the circuit so I could can on testing the trailer wiring.

In the end I gave up and connected a 12v battery to the trailer to continue testing the circuits and earths. Jules

Post #445960 11th Nov 2024 10:57 pm
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