bazzam111
Member Since: 01 Dec 2005
Location: NE Scotland
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If I leave the car for a week, get in foot on brake push start button - nothing!! 
But if I push the pedal really hard (and I mean hard) it will start
anybody else had this issue????? Bazza M111
D4 11 MY HSE Stornoway
Defender 90 CSW (the one that gets very dirty....)
Lotus Elise (the one that is kept very clean....)
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MartinR
Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Oxon
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Yep, but I'd been contemplating the subject of "is yours stiff in the morning?" 
Most days, the pedal has some give, and starting is no problem. But on the odd morning, the brake pedal is rock hard, and I have to really push down hard to start first go. I can't see any obvious correlation with things like epb on or off (usually off), suspension height etc, nor with time since last drive - can happen the morning after getting home late the night before, rather than having to leave it a week as you describe
Martin
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| 9th Apr 2011 9:03 pm |
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Supercharged
Member Since: 07 Oct 2006
Location: Northants
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Same here ... you can also get out, fully lock the car, and reopen and usually starts OK then. Strange ... Paul
D4 HSE Zermatt Silver / Ebony
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| 10th Apr 2011 8:55 pm |
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MJIbex
Member Since: 13 Sep 2009
Location: Reading
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Yup seen this on mine and others. My guess is that when the car has been sat and the brake servo pressure leaks down; the brake pedal does not move enough to register. Always a harder push or a let go of the button and re-press sorts.
Mark.
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| 10th Apr 2011 9:09 pm |
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anglofrog
Member Since: 08 Feb 2007
Location: in the hills among the trees and fields
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all ways push  hard they  call them thrusts in the gym 
sure you do that  Doing my best on the red wine lake, as its good for the heart
my other 4+4 is a real tractor but not as much fun on road
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| 10th Apr 2011 9:44 pm |
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malky
Member Since: 27 Dec 2007
Location: Sydney
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| 6th Sep 2011 1:20 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Adjust the position of the brake switch a bit? “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 6th Sep 2011 3:29 am |
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met
Member Since: 25 Mar 2010
Location: Herts
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yep mine too does this. the car went in for sudden loss of power to the dealer on steady acceleration and they traced it back to the brake pedal/switch needing adjusting as there wasnt enough free play before the switch engaged! so add that to the list.......
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| 6th Sep 2011 3:49 pm |
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mickyd4
Member Since: 26 Jun 2010
Location: North
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Mine has done this once or twice too! Quite annoying when your in a hurry 
May have the odd niggle and a bit of a liking for the diesel but wouldn't swap it for anything, especially if the winters as bad as they reckon
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| 6th Sep 2011 5:04 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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it been encountered before - have a read here for more info : http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic61674.html?highlight=%2Bstart Duncan
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