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Location: Bramhall
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That doesn't sound right. I know with my Elddis which has the IDC system, if I deliberately sway it around, the caravan brakes come on but only slightly. Just enough to feel a slight drag for a few seconds.
The car never has a problem at all, its rock solid. Having said that, i am towing a single axle with a D4, you are towing a twin axle with FL2.
7th Oct 2014 12:53 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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does the caravan have ATC - are you sure the brakes coming on were the FL2 brakes and not the ALKO brakes ?
I had the ATC come on once (I think). I thought it was a head wind and accelerated through it Duncan
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7th Oct 2014 12:59 pm
npinks
Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Leeds
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it doesn't sound right at all and its quite unsettling to have it happen to such a degree
there are two trains of thought, the car trailer control over reacting to the ATC breaking on the caravan, or the ATC going though a reboot which applies the brakes when doing so and the car reacts to that, another forum member had this happen too, but he went from 70 to 20 in about 8 second on the french motorways, and this so happens to not put your break lights on either
in dealers on thursday, hopefully its just a case of CCF been correctly set up or something
my DSC light illuminated on the 2nd event, but its why that the mystery so far
7th Oct 2014 1:02 pm
Iguana
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My 11 year old loves it and you can switch Tow assist on or off Iggy/Ieuan
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7th Oct 2014 1:36 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Well that was a laugh. I just called in at local main dealer, and asked the service chap I usually deal with about getting a sticker. His response was a very blank glazed look! So parts operative was summonsed to the show room, who after an explanation was given, gave an equally blank look.
So they are off to speak to LR technical about this and hopefully will get me a sticker. Obviously one of those features that look good in a sales brochure, but rarely get used in the field.
7th Oct 2014 2:32 pm
highbayrack
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Someone on here was selling the 3 dot stickers a year or so ago, I know this because I bought a couple of extras off him, but I can't remember who now unless it was Slimmer maybe On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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7th Oct 2014 2:46 pm
Clubber
Member Since: 11 Aug 2008
Location: Teesside
Posts: 372
I think I got mine from DiscoDunc many moons ago.
Don't know where he got it from though!
You can just make out the sticker on the front of the tintent here:
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7th Oct 2014 2:53 pm
npinks
Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Leeds
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and the print button prints the page, not the sticker, trust me i thought LR was giving them away free
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7th Oct 2014 3:05 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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you called ???
I only have one left for my trailer - but could pop up the road to the vinyl shop places and get a load more.
if I recall they were about a fiver each inc P&PDuncan
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7th Oct 2014 3:06 pm
armalites
Member Since: 17 Aug 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 1918
My 11 year old loves it and you can switch Tow assist on or off
Just had a go, that D4 is gutless
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7th Oct 2014 3:07 pm
armalites
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There is some fun to be had here, wait till a friend has got used to using the dots then peel them them off and move them 4 inches. See had bad their reversing gets IID PRO
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7th Oct 2014 3:10 pm
steveraspberry
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Gareth wrote:
Well that was a laugh. I just called in at local main dealer, and asked the service chap I usually deal with about getting a sticker. His response was a very blank glazed look! So parts operative was summonsed to the show room, who after an explanation was given, gave an equally blank look.
So they are off to speak to LR technical about this and hopefully will get me a sticker. Obviously one of those features that look good in a sales brochure, but rarely get used in the field.
If you haven't got one sorted yet Gareth, PM me your address as I have a spare one here. I'll pop it in the post My17 Volvo XC90 Inscription
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7th Oct 2014 3:20 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Cheers steve, I will give them a chance to sort it first.
7th Oct 2014 4:35 pm
XXV
Member Since: 02 Sep 2014
Location: Perthshire
Posts: 136
Re: What to do with the trailer dots?
pdes wrote:
When my dealer handed over my D4 last week, he gave me the three-dot sticker and said "thats for the tow assist". When I looked at the manual, it says to refer to the dealer for fitting!
Can someone tell me what to do with the dots? Keep it clean please
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