Discovery 2017

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  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1472
    United Kingdom 

    No idea? There are 2 options, light load and heavy load
    24th Mar 2017 6:52 pm
  • B16 KJR
    Member Since: 24 Jun 2016
    Location: Rosyth
    Posts: 62
    Scotland 

    What part of the settings menu do you input that information to?
    24th Mar 2017 7:18 pm
  • Craigp
    Member Since: 09 Nov 2016
    Location: Hull
    Posts: 690
    England 

    Yes TPM . So it knows if the tyre pressure has dropped any from the high set pressure (heavy) or the low set pressure. Forget the actual figures.
    24th Mar 2017 7:20 pm
  • B16 KJR
    Member Since: 24 Jun 2016
    Location: Rosyth
    Posts: 62
    Scotland 

    Thumbs Up
    24th Mar 2017 7:21 pm
  • Craigp
    Member Since: 09 Nov 2016
    Location: Hull
    Posts: 690
    England 

    Steering wheel menu button. Or it is on the 4. I believe it only appears when stopped ie parked.
    24th Mar 2017 7:23 pm
  • Seaby
    Member Since: 13 Dec 2016
    Location: West Sussex
    Posts: 121
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Loire Blue

    I have tow bar fitted, but mainly for bike rack Embarassed but will be towing horse trailer so will report back...

    And now I have the D5, I have an excellent D3 (great tow car) for sale, that's probably going to increase in value if the D5 is a lemon at towing... Very Happy
    24th Mar 2017 8:16 pm
  • stuart_f
    Member Since: 06 Nov 2016
    Location: Aylesbury
    Posts: 133
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    I'd love to give you some feedback. I have a Coachman 470/2 but when I went to hitch it today the car decided it didn't have a towbar fitted and stubbornly refused to deploy it!

    I'm back to the dealers (again!) tomorrow morning and if that fixes it I'll post a tow report.

    You have me worried. I was already nervous about going for the 2.0 but now I also have to be concerned about stability Sad
    24th Mar 2017 9:25 pm
  • stuart_f
    Member Since: 06 Nov 2016
    Location: Aylesbury
    Posts: 133
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    Sorry. No review from me. My car is deader than a Dodo and not even the dealer can seem to revive it.
    25th Mar 2017 4:05 pm
  • B16 KJR
    Member Since: 24 Jun 2016
    Location: Rosyth
    Posts: 62
    Scotland 

    With any brand new car design, there are always going to be some teething troubles (the D3 had lots of them) hopefully the issues will be addressed quickly and you will be back on the road soon Thumbs Up
    25th Mar 2017 4:57 pm
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 233
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    Just back from our jaunt. I checked and re-checked the tyre pressures before the return journey. I also removed the fuse that according to the hand book was the feed for the ATC (pin 9 on the socket) but as we hitched up, the ATC still kicked in so I don't believe I managed to disable it.

    Anyway, all seemed to be reasonably OK for the first few miles although Mrs PDES said that she could still feel some swaying. I, however, though that the problem had improved - until we were going downhill on the motorway and the swaying started. It got to a point where some automatic braking kicked in. I have to say, we nearly cacked ourselves. To have the swaying and then uncontrolled braking on a motorway is no fun!!

    So we came home at no more than 55mph and all was well.

    I had mailed my dealer on Friday with the details and asked him urgently to raise this up the line to whomsoever was appropriate and have chased this with him today, emphasizing in no uncertain terms just how serious this could be. I have also mailed Alko to try and get a dialogue going with someone in the know but Alko sees to be one of these companies that says "speak to the service rep". We all know what that means.

    Anyway, just thought you would like an update. I think we need to keep this thread going until others have ventured out with their vans and can report back.
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    27th Mar 2017 3:23 pm
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Process of elimination.

    Glad you got back home safely mate. Yes I totally agree the consequences could have been a whole lot worse Sad

    Just a query, is it possible this could maybe be down too the type of towbar being used?

    That is, have people gone for the electronically deployable tow ball, the detachable, or fixed-height adjustable one. Would be good too know what tow bars are being used. I know from previous years that the detachable had issues for failing and wear and tear and detaching totally from the tow bar as well as the electronically deployable one having issues also. I have always went for the fixed one as seems a far safer bet. Never had any problems. What's the point of aesthetic looks when in fact the product could seriously injure or kill someone?????? Sad


    Last edited by Road Runner 2017 on 27th Mar 2017 7:26 pm. Edited 2 times in total
    27th Mar 2017 3:48 pm
  • Russell
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2016
    Location: Lydd
    Posts: 1102
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 First Edition Namib Orange

    This is a little worrying as I toe a Swift elegance 645 which is similar to yours and with the D4 it towed really well. However I did have to keep the nose weight up at around 100 otherwise it was a little twitchy.
    What nose weight are you running. Are you running with the on board water tank full or empty, and what tyre pressures are you running in the rears

    There was a post ofn D3 forum a while back that said there was a delay in production due to towing issues, will see if I can find it
    Namib Orange 1st Edition with black roof and wheels.
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    27th Mar 2017 3:54 pm
  • Craigp
    Member Since: 09 Nov 2016
    Location: Hull
    Posts: 690
    England 

    Glad to hear you got back safely. So it seems you have to travel just marginally below the max speed limit for towing Laughing
    Did you have any joy with the camping or caravaning club? I wouldn't think it will be long before they carry out their tests. If not already on with it. Looking to take mine out in just over a fortnight. We are going to Scotland about a 250 the 300 mile trip. And this will be the first time out. That's if I get my car.
    27th Mar 2017 4:00 pm
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 233
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    Re: Process of elimination.

    Road Runner 2017 wrote:
    Glad you got back home safely mate. Yes I totally agree the consequences could have been a whole lot worse Sad

    Just a query, is it possible this could maybe be down too the type of towbar being used?

    That is, have people gone for the electronically deployable tow ball, the detachable, or fixed-height adjustable one. Would be good too know what tow bars are being used. I know from previous years that the detachable had issues for failing and wear and tear and detaching totally from the tow bar as well as the electronically deployable one having issues also. I have always went for the fixed one as seems a far safer bet. Never had any problems. What's the point of aesthetic looks when in fact the product could seriously injure or kill someone. Sad


    I have the manual detachable tow ball. I ordered the auto one just as they ran out but didn't want to wait until May!
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    27th Mar 2017 4:06 pm
  • pdes
    Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
    Location: Cambridge
    Posts: 233
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Sd4 (240) HSE Santorini Black

    Russell wrote:
    This is a little worrying as I toe a Swift elegance 645 which is similar to yours and with the D4 it towed really well. However I did have to keep the nose weight up at around 100 otherwise it was a little twitchy.
    What nose weight are you running. Are you running with the on board water tank full or empty, and what tyre pressures are you running in the rears

    There was a post ofn D3 forum a while back that said there was a delay in production due to towing issues, will see if I can find it


    Not sure what the nose weight is but it can't be heavy as we left the awning at home (and it's twin axle)! One thing not to lose sight of is that this van towed perfectly with the D4.

    Rears are 50psi. I ran them lower but didn't make any difference
    D5 HSE SDi6, 2019, Santorini Black, privacy glass, HUD, loads of gizmos!! 😃😃😃
    Series 1, 1953, 86"
    27th Mar 2017 4:10 pm
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