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DiscoMad
 


Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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Transmission Range Change not Available and Cruise Control

The Gremins are back

After suffering the parking brake fault and a corroded cable, my car has now started displaying "Transmission Range Change not available" each morning I start the car (regardless of the outside temperature - today was 7degreesC).
Sometimes this is replaced with 'DSC switched Off'.
On Saturday, the Cruise Control system didnt work at all, but next day was fine. CC is disabled if in low range so it may be linked with a missing signal or something.

Will let you know what the garage says this time !
  
Post #151316th Mar 2005 8:54 am
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Ecosse
 


Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
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I'd really like to find out what is causing this - like you I loose teh cruise control every few days (it gives a beeping warning!) & then after betwen 1/2 and one day it comes back to life! Now today, the front parking sensors are doing the same (beep + a warning message in the lcd screen) but theuy come back on at odd times after a restart, then fail again. Evil or Very Mad
  
Post #152116th Mar 2005 8:45 pm
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DiscoMad
 


Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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The cause of my faults is a low battery voltage. When put onto the test book, the system has recorded multiple missing messages, due, they believe to the voltage being out of spec. This can also cause misscommunications with the test book and corrupt software upgrades.
New Battery guess.
By the way, disk 7.5 is out there !
  
Post #166323rd Mar 2005 11:40 am
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DiscoMad
 


Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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Spoke too soon.

Ok so the battery was replaced BUT last Saturday, the cruise control decided to have a rest for the day. No error messages (so probably no record in the control unit) and no other symptoms

This is really annoying because my TD5 had an intermittent cruise control fault that took 3years to track down (you can only really trace and fix an intermittent problem when you can see the fault in action !)

Will let you know.....
  
Post #211611th Apr 2005 9:10 pm
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dbregman
 


Member Since: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 137

United States 2005 LR3 4.4 V8 SE Auto Zambezi SilverLR3

Did you every locate the cause of the cruise control issue? Mine is intermittently stating that cruise control is disabled.

Thanks,
David
  
Post #1358155th Mar 2007 6:57 pm
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White Disco
 


Member Since: 15 Jan 2007
Location: Gondwana. It's raining. We'll All be roon'd.
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G'Day DiscoMad &dbregman,
I notice,db, that your D3 is an 05. DM what year is your's?
I had/ have probs. with DSC, SRS and cruise control that was traced to the "clockspring" electrical connexion in the steering wheel. This seems to be a common problem and many on this site have had their "clocksprings" changed by the dealers F.O.C. under warranty.
Cheers,
David.
 Did you think I would leave you crying,
When there's room in my D3 for 7,
Climb in here Joe we'll soon be flying,
I can go just as fast with 7.

2005 TDV6 S with Terrain Response (& all that entails), Tasmods (gorn). 2008 TDV6 HSE (gone). A Dark Side umbrella (here) & car (here).

Volkswagen Golf (SWMBO's)
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Post #1360646th Mar 2007 12:55 am
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PCH
 


Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
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Australia 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

The low voltage can also be caused by a bad battery earth which mine had and it displayed the same fault as "Range Change Unavailable" and "TR unavailable".

The loss of CC could be a result of a faulty Steering Rotational Connector which is what REDDISCO says. The fault I had was the SRS Warning light kept coming on.

Chris.
 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier

Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch 
 
Post #1360686th Mar 2007 3:54 am
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dbregman
 


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United States 2005 LR3 4.4 V8 SE Auto Zambezi SilverLR3

PCH - I see you too have the ARB bumper (with winch I assume). My problem started after installing the bumper and winch. I am wondering if the tie in to the battery is causing the issue. Did your problem start after installing the winch?

Thanks,
David
  
Post #1362366th Mar 2007 4:14 pm
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