CCF = car configuration file. It has to be edited using a quality diagnostic reader & then re written into the computer. The menu option that Lightwater is referring to is not available on your model year, as far as I am aware. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

Ah, that makes sense.I've started looking into getting a proper diagnostic setup, though it takes some time to work out what each option can actually do. Could be a good investment though.

It's ironic I sold my early diesel 110 as I decided a "modern" vehicle would be less trouble to keep on the road. I must have been having a significant senior moment! Modern vehicles are an absolute nightmare!

My MY13 petrol Si4 has been on thousands of km of corrugated roads & off-road around Australia. I have jump started more vehicles than I can count. No issues of any substance with my car. My Sister's diesel Evoque MY12 has been her most reliable car. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

That's great - but you haven't had mice in your wiring, I'm guessing! Actually, the brushes in my starter motor were history at only 84,000 km. An easy fix but nor reassuring. They do have a good reputation, otherwise I wouldn't have bought one.

I had a rat chew wiring behind the dash in a Lancia Beta in the 1970s. Never worked out where it originated from, but almost had an accident when it ran over my feet. One should wear shoes! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Well, I got stuck in over the long weekend and still can't find any evidence of rodent damage. This thing has sucked up soooooo much time! There isn't much of the wiring loom I haven't unearthed and carefully inspected by now, sigh.

A tiny bit of progress today, on this long-running problem. I managed to get some time with a commercial scanner and have found what is causing the airbag light to stay on (this is the most urgent issue, as a warrant of fitness is due soon and it won't pass if I can't turn that light off). The scanner reported a fault: B1196-87 intermittent Driver's side second row peripheral acceleration sensor.

The obvious question is "where on earth is this sensor located?". It sounds like a fault that a damaged wire could cause but it's obviously not somewhere I've had access to before. Does anyone here know where I should look? Asking before I test my patience on the big wide internet world...

Thanks in advance!

Have you downloaded the wiring diagrams that are available on the forum? If not, do so, as that will be a starting point.
It looks like the wiring to one of the crash sensors has been damaged, just a guess on my part.
Look under the supplemental restraint system. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

I have done that, thanks. Unfortunately, the diagramme I found doesn't tell you the actual location of things, just how they join together.

Though it does give two colour options for the wires (driver/passenger, RHD/LHD) so I could trace them if it came to that. Which is the slow way to do it!

The wires for the peripheral acceleration sensor were an easy fix and the dashboard light is off - so should be good for the upcoming warrant of fitness inspection.

Unfortunately, the other wires have a lot of duplication (same colour on two or three wires, hmm) and the two fat orange ones are fibre optic, so beyond my skills to fix. Still no audio or working nav. screen but I'll take a win for now. It's booked in with an auto electrician in mid January. At least I don't have to pay a fortune for someone to track the issue.

Thanks to everyone who helped out here. Merry Christmas.

That took some persistence, well done  Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.

After having two cars' wiring looms chewed by rodents on the same night ! I now keep these wedged in the engine bays of my cars.

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That took some persistence, well done

^^^Truth! And

Thanks. Some way to go yet but at least it's legal. I don't really care about the nav screen (it runs a Japanese DVD and rejected a New Zealand one anyway), reversing camera or rear sensors. Not having a radio or any audio is far more annoying. I guess the system needs those fibre optic cables, sigh. I'll have to investigate how fixable those are!