Range Rover Timed Climate

[joerundle]

HI I have a 55 plate Range Rover Vogue SE, as it has started to get cold I have set the timed climate to come on before I get in, in the morning.

It seems like it is not coming on so I changed the time for whilst I was in the car. It seems like the fans come on for about 10 seconds and then go off.

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem and any ideas on how to fix it?

Many thanks

Joe

Edited by joerundle on Wednesday 24th November 15:59

[Jem0911]

Petrol or Deisel?
Timed climate isn't a Fuel burning heater.
Should have a remote?

[joerundle]

Hi it is a diesel one, it was the fan that came on when I checked it this am. Have not got the remote any more to test it. Does the manual button on the counsel do the same thing?

[Pvapour]

is it a diesel one

only used ours for cooling in the summer, interested to hear....

[whoami]

I have a Range Rover but am still not clear whether this is a diesel one.

Can the OP please clarify so that we can provide a relevant answer?

[joerundle]

It is a diesel one and sorry I do not have the remote, also sorry my phone seemed to have posted my reply loads of times. Deleted th epost now"

All help appreciated

Edited by joerundle on Tuesday 23 November 23:18

[viggen114]

joerundle said:

the fans come on for about 10 seconds and then go off.

the heaters pump is probably not working and it is going into shutdown mode

[joerundle]

Thanks @ viggen114, any ideas of how to fix, just so you know the normal heating is working perfectly.

[ruaricoles]

Joe, are you sure the car actually has a fuel burning heater?

All cars (with nav screen anyway) have the timed climate system you access via the menu, but all it usually does it set the cabin blowers to come on which can help cool the car for you on a hot day before you get to it. It doesn't have any warming function; my 2002 petrol is like this and confused me until I poked around enough to find it doesn't have a fuel burner fitted.

If it definitely has a fuel burning heater, then I've no idea why it's not working I'm afraid, although perhaps it's worth trying to get a replacement remote control for it?

Ruari

[joerundle]

HI yes def has a fuel burning heater as was workign nicly last winter. will try a replacement control, but the problem seems to be on it turning on, rather than the lack of remote

[Aviz]

joerundle said:

HI I have a 55 plate Range Rover Vogue SE, as it has started to get cold I have set the timed climate to come on before I get in, in the morning.

It seems like it is not coming on so I changed the time for whilst I was in the car. It seems like the fans come on for about 10 seconds and then go off.

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem and any ideas on how to fix it?

Many thanks

Joe

Mine's a 2005 Touch Screen TD6 so same set up.

Have you tried pressing the "Manual" button on the timed climate screen (without the key in) to see if it comes on?


Try removing fuse 59 for the FBH (behind the glovebox) for a few minutes, and let the system reset.

I just got a remote for mine off ebay - best £37 i ever spent ! No sign of frost this morning, whilst all the neighbours were scraping their windscreens

Edited by Aviz on Wednesday 24th November 19:20

Edited by Aviz on Wednesday 24th November 19:21

[viggen114]

Joe,

The heater is either an Eberspacher or Webasco.
They both operate pretty much the same.....

On switch on the blower starts, a fan that blows air (exhaust)
the glow plug is heated for 12 to 30 secs
the fuel pump starts to pump, it is a specific metered pump
the water pump starts up

as soon as the flame detector senses a flame the glow plug stops
if the flame goes out the flame detector shuts it down

the temperature sensor controls the fuel flow (when water return reaches temp fuel is slowed) and turns the vent fans on

All controlled by an internal or external ecu, any fault shutdown.

Mine is a retrofit on a defender, when it breaks I take the whole lot off and set it up on a bench.
Yours may not be so easy, there will be a truck repairer locally to you who may help.
One hint, if you do it yourself, google the part number. I got a pump from (believe it or not they were the cheapest) from a BMW main Stealer, same part fitted to 7 and 8 series with fancy aircon.

[Pvapour]

joerundle said:

HI yes def has a fuel burning heater as was workign nicly last winter. will try a replacement control, but the problem seems to be on it turning on, rather than the lack of remote

so what do your screen prompts look like?

the diesel has this secondary heater whilst the petrol doesn't?

as previous poster, ours only cools for the summer as far as I'm aware

[Aviz]

All diesels have the webasto heater, as the TD6 engine does not produce enough waste heat to heat the cabin. The heater runs in paralell with the engine when temperatures are below 5 degrees.

Some petrols have it as an option, but they are rare.

[joerundle]

@ aviz, yes i have tried the manuel button, the fan blows for about 5 seconds then nothing. I will try the fuse see if that works and let you know.

[joerundle]

Has anyone else had a problem with there timed heater?

[Pvapour]

Aviz said:

All diesels have the webasto heater, as the TD6 engine does not produce enough waste heat to heat the cabin. The heater runs in paralell with the engine when temperatures are below 5 degrees.

Some petrols have it as an option, but they are rare.

thanks Aviz if I'm going without I like to know why

sorry for hijack joe, hope you get it sorted otherwise your just like all us petrol boys

to continue with hijack.... anyone know where you can get a wiring diagram / description for the stereo amplifier in the boot?