LR Discovery 3 - Park assist warning light!!!

[deadline21]

Hi all

Been loving my new toy, a 05 LR Discovery SE which a I got about 6 months ago. Fantastic for life up here in muddy Scotland!

Couple of weeks ago the 'Park assist' warning light on the dash has started coming on - its intermittent only coming on now and again. First phone call to a dealer had the obligatory sharp in take of breath and a possible worst case scenario of a strip down, new sensors and pads at a cost of approx £1800! - eek!

Anyone had any experience of a park brake assist warning light coming on and potentially what this could mean?

any help would be greatly welcomed

many thanks

scott

[deadline21]

oh great! and now the boot wont open either! its makes all the noises as if to open but its simply wont release - damn!

[Engineer1]

Given it is cold outside is the boot frozen shut?

[deadline21]

nah, checked that, its defo not frozen its been in a heated garage - still worried about the cost of fixing any park brake problem!

[cptsideways]

A used Landcruiser would be cheaper

[deadline21]

Seriously now guys, I'm getting worried about this! I'm saving up for a hair transplant and liposuction - no way am I blowing it all on a hand brake fault - what was wrong with the old simple handbrakes anyway - why go all electronic on us, fail after a few yeas and cost 2 grand to fix! - My TVR is cheaper to run than this! (shame though it crashes at the first sign of a snow flake or i'd be out in it!)

[G Man]

I had this on my Disco 3 HSE ... its a bad sensor contact or wet ... clean and WD40 the contacts

[Triple7]

Check ALL your bulbs are working, brake lights the lot. This can cause issues. Recheck all contacts on sensors. Prob condensation if it v cold outside, followed by putting it in a warm garage. I think you'll be fine, just get sensors dry.

[deadline21]

thanks Guys - fingers crossed its just the sensors needing cleaned

have a good xmas!

s

[nigelpugh7]

deadline21 said:

Hi all

Been loving my new toy, a 05 LR Discovery SE which a I got about 6 months ago. Fantastic for life up here in muddy Scotland!

Couple of weeks ago the 'Park assist' warning light on the dash has started coming on - its intermittent only coming on now and again. First phone call to a dealer had the obligatory sharp in take of breath and a possible worst case scenario of a strip down, new sensors and pads at a cost of approx £1800! - eek!

Anyone had any experience of a park brake assist warning light coming on and potentially what this could mean?

any help would be greatly welcomed

many thanks

scott

Go over to here:

http://www.disco3.co.uk

All answers to your common problems can be found there.

I have a 2005 Disco 3 HSE and find the advice at Disco3.co.uk an invaluable source of all answers.

My top tailgate has the same fault as yours, there is a guide on how to diagnose and fix there too.

Have fun.

Nige.

[deadline21]

cheers guys, ur lifesavers!