Hi folks

Started the freelander this morning and saw a message "Terrain Response System Failure". Turned the ignition off then started the car again and all was well.

Should I be worried?

Just bought the car a few weeks ago from a garage so it had been sitting in the forecourt for a while and had to jump start it to test drive it. Garage said they checked the battery and it has been fine but to me seeing that message then it disappearing on a restart could suggest a battery problem?? Could be wrong of course.....

Battery or battery earthing. (extra earth lead)

there are plenty of threads on here regarding that failure message and most seem to come to the above.

Thanks, reckon mine is the battery given I was faffing about with the car last night installing roof rails and had the boot open (light in boot ). Plus when a garage says they have checked the battery that could mean that it starts the car...just! Saw the same message plus overall system failure before I test drove the car (i.e. before it was jump started).

I'll stick it on my CTEK battery conditioner tonight.

davea300 wrote:

Hi folks

Started the freelander this morning and saw a message "Terrain Response System Failure". Turned the ignition off then started the car again and all was well.

Should I be worried?

Just bought the car a few weeks ago from a garage so it had been sitting in the forecourt for a while and had to jump start it to test drive it. Garage said they checked the battery and it has been fine but to me seeing that message then it disappearing on a restart could suggest a battery problem?? Could be wrong of course.....

If you attempt to start the car with a poor or low battery, such that the volage drops to 5 volts, all hell will be let loose ! The computer will tell you that the HDC, terraine response, and everything else is BuXXered! THE car crash WARNING WILL show, and you will think the car is totally dead. The wipers will start and the lights will flash!

Solution:

1. Ensure you have a GOOD, CHARGED battery
2. Ensure the EARTH is a GOOD (see the posts on this) And if needed, add an extra earth strap to the started motor!
3. Reset the ERROR MESSAGES.

Good luck.
4. Disconnect the battery ... touch the positive and negative leads together to achieve a SYSTEM HARD REBOOT. Freelander 2 HSE. Santorini Black. Roof Rack, Running Board, Auto.

As
Said above most of us have had that at some times but it's an easy fix usually.