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  • TazDaz
    Member Since: 13 Jul 2018
    Location: SE Essex
    Posts: 157
    England 
    2018 Discovery Si4 HSE Fuji White

    Alarm [false] activation

    Help !! Our Disco has started having fits of the alarm setting off about every 2 hours during the evening/night (to the great annoyance of my neighbours)

    I've tried single locking / double locking neither of which solves the problem.

    Is this an issue I should raise with Land Rover Assistance as I can't wait weeks until a dealer can fit me in.

    Does anyone know where the alarm sensor(s) are for the bonnet? On my way home tonight I had a red triangle lap lit up and it showed a pic of the car with the left half of the bonnet indicated. I stopped and opened and shut the bonnet and that went off. Could this be related to the alarm problem ?!?
    MY18 Fuji White with Black Pack HSE Si4 2litre >>>PETROL<<< 300bhp
    6th Jan 2019 12:14 am
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    Yes it could be.
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    6th Jan 2019 2:00 am
  • Blackfly
    Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
    Location: Up North
    Posts: 466
    Canada 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Indus Silver

    no help I am afraid, but my D3 suffered from this and a new bonnet latch solved the issue.

    My D5 2017 hse has not had this problem Smile
    F50, Fourtack, LR3 and now..............D5 HSE TDV6
    6th Jan 2019 2:30 am
  • B50int
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2018
    Location: Yorkshire
    Posts: 155
    United Kingdom 

    Front drivers side bonnet catch. The bonnet switch is part of the lock.

    I too had false alarms just after delivery due to the bonnet switch . I took the car back to my dealer unannounced and they repaired it almost immediately. I think it’s a known issue as it has been on many discos in the past. Cheap microswitch most likely!

    Jon
    6th Jan 2019 9:04 am
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    Wasn’t something on Topix relating to this bonnet latch? I’m quite sure I saw something about a good month ago.
    6th Jan 2019 9:26 am
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    There is one that relates to the bonnet release cable, my car went was checked for that. From memory there may be too much slack in the cable resulting in the bonnet not opening when pulling the bonnet release handle.
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    6th Jan 2019 10:33 am
  • TazDaz
    Member Since: 13 Jul 2018
    Location: SE Essex
    Posts: 157
    England 
    2018 Discovery Si4 HSE Fuji White

    Alarm [false] activation [UPDATE]

    So last night the alarm went off three times Sad Sad Censored
    Easch time I unlocked and relocked it but the last time I found I could not re-lock it
    Just got two little beeps ....
    Does the car keep a log of events anywhere?
    MY18 Fuji White with Black Pack HSE Si4 2litre >>>PETROL<<< 300bhp
    6th Jan 2019 11:06 am
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    Yes, the car logs almost everything and for a long time. But I don’t think you can read it yourself, the dealer can. Maybe with a special tool like Indus has? But not specifically ready for D5 yet:

    https://www.gap-diagnostic.com/products/iidtool/
    6th Jan 2019 1:13 pm
  • TazDaz
    Member Since: 13 Jul 2018
    Location: SE Essex
    Posts: 157
    England 
    2018 Discovery Si4 HSE Fuji White

    Found the problem Censored

    The manual said there is information as to the last alarm activated.
    "The cause of the last alarm activation can be displayed from the Vehicle info menu in the instrument panel." so looked at that and it says "bonnet" Banging Head

    After reading the user manual again I found the option is to manually lock the car using the emergency key. This locks the vehicle but doesn't set the alarm.
    Bit of a performance but now done, just got to phone the dealer tomorrow and book it in.
    MY18 Fuji White with Black Pack HSE Si4 2litre >>>PETROL<<< 300bhp
    6th Jan 2019 2:55 pm
  • Guy
    Member Since: 10 Aug 2016
    Location: Sitting Down, Facing Front
    Posts: 27
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Carpathian Grey

    I had exactly the same problem about six months ago (I think I even posted something about it at the time). NS bonnet catch and sensor were replaced under warranty. No further problems. ISTR the dealer saying it was a known issue. They did the replacement super-quickly when I pointed out there was no way to leave the car locked... Smile (I didn't know about the manual lock and they didn't suggest it!)
    6th Jan 2019 6:06 pm
  • TazDaz
    Member Since: 13 Jul 2018
    Location: SE Essex
    Posts: 157
    England 
    2018 Discovery Si4 HSE Fuji White

    Alarm [false] activation {now SOLVED]

    Thanks to all for your input re this.
    Called dealer this morning but earliest appointment was 5th February !!! Rolling with laughter

    Phoned Land Rover Assistance, very pleasant lady took my details and promised me an engineer by 2.30pm today.

    He actually arrived at 2.15pm and was a really cheerful, helpful chap. Very Happy
    Told us this was a known issue with a microswitch and replaced the part pretty quickly.

    Well pleased with their service Thumbs Up Thumbs Up plus I now know how to disable the alarm but still locking the car which answers my question on this thread https://disco5.co.uk/forum/thread1681.html
    MY18 Fuji White with Black Pack HSE Si4 2litre >>>PETROL<<< 300bhp
    7th Jan 2019 8:26 pm
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