Immobiliser, why?
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Just got back from Chatsworth and for the first time ever it wouldn't start to put it back in the garage. Fuel pump primed when I pressed the plipper but then, nothing.
If I set the alarm and waved my arm inside the cabin the sensors triggered and the indicators flashed once but the alarm didn't go off ergo it must have been the immobiliser.
Disconnecting the battery reset it instantly but why would it just be a t
t for no apparent reason? I've got a spanner in the boot in case it happens again but I'd rather not have to fret about it if there's something I can check.
If I set the alarm and waved my arm inside the cabin the sensors triggered and the indicators flashed once but the alarm didn't go off ergo it must have been the immobiliser.
Disconnecting the battery reset it instantly but why would it just be a t
t for no apparent reason? I've got a spanner in the boot in case it happens again but I'd rather not have to fret about it if there's something I can check.
Because the starter circuit is missing a relay that the so called hot start mod incorporates to replicate the OEM Range Rover setup. Without it, the immobiliser is passing current beyond its rating and that eventually does for that channel in the immobiliser module.
If it does it again, whack the dash top on the passenger side; you might find that jars it back into action
If it does it again, whack the dash top on the passenger side; you might find that jars it back into action
Cheers BB, that fuse certainly looks easier than disconnecting the battery...
Not certain this is a 'hot start' issue though.
A) The car had been sat a couple of hours and was barely warm.
B) The alarm 'tripped' with cabin intrusion yet didn't sound. It flashed the indicators once instead.
C) Rebooting the immobiliser cured the problem immediately.
Not certain this is a 'hot start' issue though.
A) The car had been sat a couple of hours and was barely warm.
B) The alarm 'tripped' with cabin intrusion yet didn't sound. It flashed the indicators once instead.
C) Rebooting the immobiliser cured the problem immediately.
I went the relay route (glad i did to help out the electrickery bits 
) but still had an intermittent problem very similar to yours Rob...
New immobiliser courtesy of Carl & problem solved
When my problem happened i was in deepest darkest froggy land
David kindly talked me through how to wire in the click switch i carried in my tool kit as a hot-wire by-pass 
Still wired in actually, just in case
) but still had an intermittent problem very similar to yours Rob...New immobiliser courtesy of Carl & problem solved
When my problem happened i was in deepest darkest froggy land
David kindly talked me through how to wire in the click switch i carried in my tool kit as a hot-wire by-pass Still wired in actually, just in case Seasider said:
I went the relay route (glad i did to help out the electrickery bits ) but still had an intermittent problem very similar to yours Rob...
New immobiliser courtesy of Carl & problem solved
When my problem happened i was in deepest darkest froggy land David kindly talked me through how to wire in the click switch i carried in my tool kit as a hot-wire by-pass Still wired in actually, just in case
I have your phone number in my toolkit now ) but still had an intermittent problem very similar to yours Rob...New immobiliser courtesy of Carl & problem solved
When my problem happened i was in deepest darkest froggy land
David kindly talked me through how to wire in the click switch i carried in my tool kit as a hot-wire by-pass Still wired in actually, just in case Actually, if you know how to bypass can you PM me the info so I can carry the right kit with me.Gassing Station | Griffith | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff