Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
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Well I didn't know that!
2 things happened today which many will already know, but I thought were well thought out, but not obvious.
When such things as the rear interior lights not coming on when a door is opened on my RRS, you begin to wonder what line of thought (if any) went into the decision, however, the following impressed me.
If the engine is running, the rear hatch will not open unless the car is in P, and, if the wipers are on constant and you come to a stop (engine running), they will default to intermittent until you move again, when they then revert to constant.
It's the little things...........
Dave2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
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30th Oct 2020 4:34 pm
azurar01
Member Since: 24 Feb 2011
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 509
Agreed, my favorite is the wing mirrors dipping when you reverse. I don't know if any (non JLR) cars dip their mirrors.D4 SDV6 HSE 11MY - Gone
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30th Oct 2020 5:36 pm
jaqoda
Member Since: 23 Jan 2019
Location: Manchester
Posts: 150
I think most VAG cars have the mirror dip.
30th Oct 2020 5:41 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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30th Oct 2020 5:47 pm
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
jaqoda wrote:
I think most VAG cars have the mirror dip.
My Golf does, but nearside only, but the camera is a lot better than a D4.Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
30th Oct 2020 6:04 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1391
The rear hatch not opening is a jolly jape when swmbo is trying to load the shopping in the rain 😉🤣🤣🤣
Grumpy face and banging on the rear window 😊
30th Oct 2020 6:43 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1198
That's got to be worth it, surely!!!!2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
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30th Oct 2020 6:46 pm
M3bobby
Member Since: 21 May 2018
Location: Sleaford, LINCS.
Posts: 857
Re: Well I didn't know that!
Trailered Movements wrote:
2 things happened today which many will already know, but I thought were well thought out, but not obvious.
When such things as the rear interior lights not coming on when a door is opened on my RRS, you begin to wonder what line of thought (if any) went into the decision, however, the following impressed me.
If the engine is running, the rear hatch will not open unless the car is in P, and, if the wipers are on constant and you come to a stop (engine running), they will default to intermittent until you move again, when they then revert to constant.
It's the little things...........
Dave
The boot not opening is a safety requirement. On some cars you also can’t open the rear doors until it’s in park.012MY RRS 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography (Current)
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30th Oct 2020 6:58 pm
Pimpintgepidge
Member Since: 17 Sep 2019
Location: Glossop
Posts: 123
adam wrote:
jaqoda wrote:
I think most VAG cars have the mirror dip.
My Golf does, but nearside only, but the camera is a lot better than a D4.
Same here golf does near side and that’s 1 thing that annoys me is that the wife’s golf reverse camera puts the D4 to shame. But that is the only thing it does better 😉2015 D4 HSE Loire Blue
30th Oct 2020 9:38 pm
Grunders
Member Since: 30 Apr 2011
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2302
BMW X5 has a dipping mirror in reverse and the camera is a lot clearer than the LR onesIf it ain't broke... Take it apart anyway, how else you gonna find out how it works
30th Oct 2020 10:07 pm
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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Pimpintgepidge wrote:
adam wrote:
jaqoda wrote:
I think most VAG cars have the mirror dip.
My Golf does, but nearside only, but the camera is a lot better than a D4.
Same here golf does near side and that’s 1 thing that annoys me is that the wife’s golf reverse camera puts the D4 to shame. But that is the only thing it does better 😉
I loved my D4, had it for nearly 9 years but the Golf is magic, in a different way 👍Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
30th Oct 2020 10:35 pm
Oxford-boy
Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
Posts: 1061
I hear the new Golf R is the magicest yet.....
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30th Oct 2020 11:54 pm
Dimcandle
Member Since: 06 Feb 2020
Location: North Wales
Posts: 195
VW's are certainly magical when it comes to emissions figures!
31st Oct 2020 1:01 am
Kelvo
Member Since: 07 Aug 2015
Location: Perth WA
Posts: 264
azurar01 wrote:
Agreed, my favorite is the wing mirrors dipping when you reverse. I don't know if any (non JLR) cars dip their mirrors.
A 1994 BMW M5 touring I drove had the dipping mirror on the passenger side. The issue was it was only available in LHD so it would be dipping the off-side mirror, not much use when driving it in the UK. It also had an auto dipping interior mirror to stop glare at night. Not fancy electrochromic like the D4, it had a motor that would actually ‘flip’ the mirror between the normal and dimmed positions. Just like you would manually with the lever.MY14 TDV6
31st Oct 2020 1:10 am
garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1115
azurar01 wrote:
Agreed, my favorite is the wing mirrors dipping when you reverse. I don't know if any (non JLR) cars dip their mirrors.
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