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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1360
  
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I've known this before when the filiment in the stop 'n' tail bulb blows then fuse one of the filiments to the other and feeds both circuits. Also happens with headlight bulbs with two filiments.
To check: switch on sidelights and remove one stop 'n' tail bulb, if stoplights goes out the opposite side you've found the offending bulb. HTH.
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 30th Jul 2008 5:41 pm |
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Fedup
Member Since: 29 Jul 2008
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 6
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Guys. Thank you for your replies. Good to know we are not alone... Spoke to the dealer this morning who could not give us an answer. No surprise there then. We called out Land Rover Assist who turned up pretty promptly and the technician was helpful in sorting the problem. It did turn out to be a faulty brake bulb. Amazing and unbelievable. Oh the joys of Land Rover ownership. You will all tell me now that this is normal...
So one bulb will  up the transmission, keep the break lights on constantly, flash us a warning about the transmission and stop the tailgate from opening.
By the way, if anyone is interested in an immaculate Disco II ES Premium, 2004 with 37,000 miles and history then it is at J.V. Like in Brecon.
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| 30th Jul 2008 8:59 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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Quote:You will all tell me now that this is normal
We did. Did you read the previous page full of replies 
If a bulb is put in incorrectly or blows in a way that shorts the circuit, the car reads that the brakes are on. Naturally it assumes you aren't likely to be doing much by the way of accelerating while braking and you certainly wouldn't change up while braking, so..... it stops you changing up. You can get the same result by left foot braking while trying to accelerate. Other autos will do something similar, some just go into limp home, other's throw a fault up. I know VAG group cars do something similar if the wrong bulb is fitted or one is fitted incorrectly 
Welcome to the madhouse  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 30th Jul 2008 10:19 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
 
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So in theory the car was one hundered percent correct in its response  
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| 1st Aug 2008 9:47 am |
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