On the last couple of mornings, when the air temperature has dipped to about -4 overnight, I've had the same minor glitch with my 2011MY SD4. I press the start button, all the usual lights come on except the glow plug light and nothing happens. I hold the button down and still nothing. Release, try again and it starts. Is it me or is there a problem. I'm going to the Alps in Feb and I could do without a non starting car out there!

Mine had quite a delay today before it started, maybe 5 secs or so. it's quite normal .
How long are you waiting before retrying? Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

No need to ever hold the button down to start, just a press and the rest is automatic.

wizking wrote:

No need to ever hold the button down to start, just a press and the rest is automatic.

oh... guilty of that one. You learn something every day!

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It's in the owner's handbook. '....briefly press and release the start button. There may be a delay whilst the glow plugs warm up.......'
 Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

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except the glow plug light

I had this problem on mine for the first couple of winters of ownership, press the start button, no glow plug lamp but would start after a bit of cranking, the cure for easier starting was to press the start button without depressing the clutch, this would bring the glow plugs on briefly then when it went out go through the normal start proceedure with the clutch down and it would start fine.
But after one of the services last year, which included a full download of updates, hay presto I now get the glow plug lamp for a few seconds (depending how cold it is) before it starts cranking and firing up.

Interesting - mine is also an 07 and has no delay. Two different dealers have told me that the early ones don't have this and that I should adopt the manual delay system you describe.

How early is "early" mine is a 04/2007 build and get a delayed start and glow plug light below -3

Richard FL2 07 TD4 GS Auto
Ex 02 TD4 Auto

Actually I don't think the dealers have a clue. I suspect either that the software is not working or the glowplugs are u/s. It hasn't been a problem so I haven't pursued it.

Past master wrote:

Interesting - mine is also an 07 and has no delay. Two different dealers have told me that the early ones don't have this and that I should adopt the manual delay system you describe.

I had a 56 plate launch vehicle -so very early, and it had the delay... 

just done my glow plugs today a 2007 never had a glow light come up, never really started that well either on reading they had trouble with early ones having faulty glowplugs got the old ones out and only one of the four were working so hopfully that should run a bit better and start a bit faster 07my Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Baltic Blue,Privacy Glass,Ebony black leather,Land rover detachable towbar,S/S Side bars,Climair wind deflectors,Bramble Rash,

Not surprised. Let us know what difference you detect once it gets colder again!

yes will do, only had the car serviced at main stealers since new and found various hard to get nuts missing not bothered to put back. even found a rachet and socket in the belly pan 07my Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Baltic Blue,Privacy Glass,Ebony black leather,Land rover detachable towbar,S/S Side bars,Climair wind deflectors,Bramble Rash,