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flylr



Member Since: 03 Apr 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
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2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black
My New 2013 Freelander - DAB issue solved.

Collected my new 2013 TD4 GS Auto today:
Santorini Black
Black Leather
Cold Climate Pack
UK Lighting pack
Armrest Pack
Privacy Glass
Spare Wheel
Rubber mats

Collection with Stratstone Milton Keynes went smoothly and car seemed well prep'd. So far pretty happy with my new purchase. Bliss being in an auto compared to my old GS manual!

Some observations after a day:

Good:
Like the new dashboard display. Nice and modern.
Love the colour. I hadn't even realised it had gold like flecks in the pain until I collected it lol
Auto is a pleasure
Engine seems nice and torquey - was a bit worried the auto would feel really slow
Arm rests are nice
Bluetooth streaming works a treat from iPad
Handling seems a little tighter. Not as much body roll
Like the DRL and signature led (yes I am a chav lol)
Like the leather and privacy glass

Not so good:
Ride seems a little harsh compared to the old one. Not an issue but not quite as compliant
Seat bottoms seem a little shorter so less support. Either that or the seat backs are fatter pushing you forward. Unsure if this will be an issue on long trips...
Headlights a dull yellow
Bluetooth streaming doesnt work with my Nokia Lumia

The bad:
New centre screen for radio is cheap and nasty and looks out of place. Also way too bright at night. Turn down brightness and then dash board and button lights become too dim
DAB - covered about 100 miles and at no time did the DAB get a signal? Faulty?

Overall - It's great to be back in a Freelander!! (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.


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Post #182781 4th May 2013 9:37 pm
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chrisr1806



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England 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Sounds great. It would be great to see some pictures too. Thumbs Up

Post #182782 4th May 2013 9:41 pm
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flylr



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2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black

Just to add...

A huge thanks to Liam @ LRCS. If it wasn't for him I would not be in another Landrover product.

He is absolutely brilliant! Thanks Liam Thumbs Up (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.

Post #182786 4th May 2013 10:03 pm
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rchrdleigh



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England 2011 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Baltic Blue

Sounds like DAB has not been configured/tuned correctly. Not had a problem in either MY13 Freelander's I've used, nor heard of problems from other owners with MY13.

Post #182821 5th May 2013 9:50 am
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Budweiser



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Mine is working better than the one which was in my ex D4 so very please with it so far Thumbs Up

Post #182829 5th May 2013 10:35 am
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flylr



Member Since: 03 Apr 2010
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2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black

Mmmm... after more playing today still can't get anything from DAB. It just says "No Service"
I tried to read through the owners manual to see if there was anything about setup/tuning and it seems the manual only caters for the touch screen system and not the GS el cheapo setup. Censored

Very disappointed as I really wanted the DAB. Probably something simple like the aerial not plugged in! I really don't fancy the workshops pulling it to pieces to find the issue. Never goes back as good as new. Big Cry

On a positive note average fuel consumption for the first 170 miles is 36.1 which is OK for an auto I think. And the BT streaming works great on the ipad. Can even use the steering wheel controls to skip forwards/backwards on Spotify, A huge (and welcome) surprise. (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.

Post #182879 5th May 2013 3:20 pm
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Yanwoo



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2011 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Galway Green

Envious of your BT music streaming. Razz

I had to install a belkin thing to replicate that on my 2011 FL2. FL2 2011 SD4 XS in Galway Green

Post #182893 5th May 2013 4:39 pm
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flylr



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I would love to be able to get rid of the horrible little centre screen and replace with a 7" tablet but then won't be able to use the radio/cd etc. Crying or Very sad Going to have to find some other place to mount it. Currently haven't a clue where! (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.

Post #182942 5th May 2013 6:54 pm
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Badger1970



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Baltic Blue

flylr wrote:
Very disappointed as I really wanted the DAB. Probably something simple like the aerial not plugged in! I really don't fancy the workshops pulling it to pieces to find the issue. Never goes back as good as new. Big Cry


Not trying to teach you to suck eggs here, but you have done an initial Autoscan haven't you? The unit doesn't come pre-tuned, so this needs to be setup in the first instance. Hope that helps. Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles

Post #182993 6th May 2013 7:37 am
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flylr



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No please feel free to teach me!

I guessed that was an issue but I cannot find any option for setup, scan etc on the menus. hence referring to the manual which was of no use since it seems to have no info' on the GS setup. I can see how you do it on the touch screen system but not on mine....

If anyone who has set this up on their MY13 GS and can give me lesson - more than happy to suck eggs Smile (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.

Post #183021 6th May 2013 11:11 am
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chrisr1806



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England 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Badger has an MY12. It has the separate radio and screen. Thumbs Up

Post #183057 6th May 2013 4:38 pm
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j77



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I couldn't get anything on my Evoques DAB, I took it for a drive to the coast, where I must have had excellent reception as I was able to pick all channels and store them. Now they are stored it picks them up no problem, apart from a few seconds at the start where it says, no signal or something. Thumbs Up hope it helps a bit, I'm not the most tech savvy on here. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Post #183072 6th May 2013 5:50 pm
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flylr



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Thanks J77 - problem solved.
Drove to the top of the biggest hill in the area and scan picked up loads of channels. Stored the ones that interested me in presets and drive back home. All channels still working Thumbs Up

I am a very happy bunny Mr. Green

Was just saying to my wife today while wafting along A and B roads - Our new Freelander impresses me more than the Bentley Continental GT we were in recently on the same roads .. Rolling with laughter (Coming) 2016 RR Evoque td4 180 HSE Dynamc
(Going) 2013 TD4 GS Auto - Santorini Black with black leather. Cold Climate, UK Lighting & Armrest Packs. Privacy Glass. LR Rubber Mats. Full size spare.
60 000 miles averaging 35mpg

(Gone) 2010 TD4 Manual GS - Stornoway Grey. Sold at 3yrs old & 64k miles. Final average consumption 39.2mpg.

Post #183104 6th May 2013 8:45 pm
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Budweiser



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Glad this little but annoying problem has been solved..

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Yanwoo



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Think I'll have to try that on my 2011. I've been unable to get any DAB and have tried autoscan quite a few times in a few difference locations.

I'm assuming mine has DAB given it has 'digital' written on the FM button? FL2 2011 SD4 XS in Galway Green

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