chicken george wrote:

read the small print , drain will be higher if you are caravaner

Pity the drain isnt at roof level so they all drown.

Keep it on topic please chaps

I had a flat battery over the weekend, surprising how much drain there is on the electrics, it started ok in the morning, drove for thirty minutes, stopped it, put the ignition on whilst I was messing about with the Freely, after an hour wanted to start it but all I had was click click click when trying to start it.

EYorkshire wrote:

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Would should the drain be when everything is shut down, anyone know?

Hope you can read it

I simply refuse to believe this one click two click shutdown nonsense that people keep talking about... If I don't want to lock my car I expect it to still start after weeks not days... Simples - anything else is unacceptable

I think the above chart (not sure where that is from but I like it) should put it all to bed when ever anyone else has a battery problem and they starclaim glue locking, double locking, manual delay starting, turning the radio off etc etc Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

I remember a battery drain issue discussed in connection with some malfunctioning of Radio/CD-Player module, that didn't shut down properly and was a cause for flat battery

CumbrianCanary wrote:

EYorkshire wrote:

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Would should the drain be when everything is shut down, anyone know?

Hope you can read it

Certainly looks like I have an issue. It is in to be checked on this week, so will see if they can find anything.

Well done to EY for posting this info

The double lock method wont make any difference, it just shuts down quicker that's all, providing everthing is okay.
All vehicle ECU's are like this and most quiescent drain after shut is typically less than 30Ma as is FL2.
Something isn't shutting down as it should, i'm afraid it's a visit to your dealer, they should be able to monitor what is and what isn't in sleep mode.
1A is way too much.
Keep us posted please  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

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Well done to EY for posting this info

The double lock method wont make any difference, it just shuts down quicker that's all, providing everthing is okay.
All vehicle ECU's are like this and most quiescent drain after shut is typically less than 30Ma as is FL2.
Something isn't shutting down as it should, i'm afraid it's a visit to your dealer, they should be able to monitor what is and what isn't in sleep mode.
1A is way too much.
Keep us posted please

You say he only waited 5 minutes.
How long had the igntion been off? Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Pegleg wrote:

You say he only waited 5 minutes.
How long had the igntion been off?

Yes, you're right. It's not a fair test. Not all the electronics have had time to shut down. Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

alex_pescaru wrote:

LTB00391 - Flat battery for no apparent reasons
Date: 21 June 2011
VIN range: 000299 onwards
Cause: The Infotainment control module (ICM) does not shutdown correctly when exiting vehicle.
Action: Should a customer express concern, follow the service instructions below.
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It's about updating the ICM's firmware.

PJW wrote:

alex_pescaru wrote:

LTB00391 - Flat battery for no apparent reasons
Date: 21 June 2011
VIN range: 000299 onwards
Cause: The Infotainment control module (ICM) does not shutdown correctly when exiting vehicle.
Action: Should a customer express concern, follow the service instructions below.
............
It's about updating the ICM's firmware.

Just had the new software update for "flat Battery Overnight" syndrome. Only happned four times in four years but still annoying. lets hope this fix cures it!

I've had this issue on 3 occasions and on the 2nd time my car was taken into the LR dealer by LRA to be checked, and no electrical drainage problem was found.

When it happened for a 3rd time the LRA technician immediately asked me if I used the bluetooth handsfree last time I used the car, and if I turned the engine off before ending the call - which I had.

This was the cause of the problem in his opinion, and said he had come across it several times. Apparently if you turn off the engine before ending a call the Bluetooth Handsfree module doesn't get a shutdown message and as such slowly drains the battery.

I now ensure I always keep the engine on until I have finished my phone call, and to date the issue hasn't repeated itself again.

Toby.

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I don't think it is good enough that a car so new can't be left for a week without the battery going flat.