| Author |
Message |
 Persistent Flat Battery Problem |
mabo
 8th Oct 2010 2:21 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 162 · Views: 129118 · Subject: Flat Battery |
Add me to the group of those who (just) experienced a flat battery problem.
Here are some clues.
This is the first time since I bought my car (new) 3 years ago
I never lock the doors when she ... |
| Service Reset |
mabo
11th Mar 2009 10:45 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 8 · Views: 6581 · Subject: I did it! |
Thank you for the tip, Totherescue.
It took me several attempts in order to reset it, and I am not sure whether I could do it again, but at the end it worked. |
| Service by independent repairers |
mabo
10th Feb 2009 10:31 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 12 · Views: 7630 · Subject: Service by independent repairers |
| In 2002 the Official Journal of the European Communities published REGULATION (EC) No 1400/2002 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:203:0030:0041:EN:PDF that - as far as th ... |
| Fair cost of services |
mabo
9th Feb 2009 9:39 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 1 · Views: 1613 · Subject: Fair cost of services |
If an LR official dealer agrees on those ideas I'll be glad to have may car serviced by them, otherwise I'll go to an independent for a service
The LR official dealer in my town charged a friend o ... |
| ACEA specifications |
mabo
22nd Jan 2009 4:25 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 5517 · Subject: ACEA specifications |
| A warm "thank you" for your kind replies. |
| ACEA specifications |
mabo
21st Jan 2009 9:59 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 5517 · Subject: ACEA specifications |
Hi Paul.
My understanding is that our car allows for a low friction low viscosity oil as a ACEA A1/B1, and this should have a positive impact on fuel economy without risking any damage to the motor ... |
| ACEA specifications |
mabo
20th Jan 2009 4:23 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 5517 · Subject: ACEA specifications |
I was interested in knowing whether or not an oil classified as ACEA A3/B3 is actually better than an oil classified as ACEA A1/B1.
So I browsed a document published by ACEA last December: A1/B1 St ... |
| Fair cost of services |
mabo
16th Jan 2009 3:13 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1 · Views: 1613 · Subject: Fair cost of services |
I know some threads already exists on this topic, but I want to share my ideas about fairness.
To me:
it's fair to be provided with a list of controls and jobs that will be carried out
it's fair ... |
| 2SO - 2 Stroke oil and Diesel |
mabo
7th Jan 2009 1:37 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 1392 · Views: 481923 · Subject: My 2 cents... |
The most respected Italian car magazine - Quattroruote - recently published a report after using a Freelander2 for 100.000 km.
After the test the engine was thoroughly checked and some soot was fou ... |
| Impressions after 2000km & technical issues |
mabo
11th Jul 2008 1:32 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 13 · Views: 7404 · Subject: Impressions after 2000km & technical issues |
| As far as point (2) is concerned, you might be interested in a discussion under the topic "Cable noise under the car". (here is the link... hope it works: http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic16 ... |
| Unsmoothly folding mirrors |
mabo
22nd May 2008 2:28 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 24 · Views: 14349 · Subject: Unsmoothly folding mirrors |
Thank you guys for your ideas!
 While reading your posts I wondered if the problem is related to jet-washing... |
| Unsmoothly folding mirrors |
mabo
21st May 2008 8:36 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 24 · Views: 14349 · Subject: Unsmoothly folding mirrors |
| Not always, but rather often, when I lock my car, external mirrors fold unsmoothly. Anyone else? |
| Colours & associations |
mabo
14th Mar 2008 3:25 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 39 · Views: 14968 · Subject: Colours & associations |
I expected this topic could have got hot but not that hot! 
Going back to the original question I found Viking's motivations
Caspian Blue reflects strenght, daring to stand out of the cr ... |
| Colours & associations |
mabo
13th Mar 2008 9:53 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 39 · Views: 14968 · Subject: Colours & associations |
I really like most of the colours of our FL2s, but each colour evokes something different to me: Tambora flame evokes desert, Rimini Red brightness, Stornoway Grey quiet elegance.
What does the col ... |
| Cable noise under the car |
mabo
3rd Mar 2008 9:29 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 3 · Views: 2582 · Subject: Cable noise under the car |
I can hear a noise under that car that sounds like a cable being re-tensioned
That's a very good description of the noise I was talking about under the topic "Locking doors reverberates on the ... |
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