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• Hood Release

• Mine was done under warranty too. Before it was fixed i got a second person to repeatedly bang the nose of the hood whilst I pulled the handle. This is apparently the main dealer solution to opening a ...
ajac Replies: 4 Views: 244 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 7th Apr 2026 5:32 pm Subject: Hood Release

• Bonnet cable stretched - warranty cover?

• Hi yes, MD (Listers droitwich) replaced the whole cable under extended warranty. no quibbles at all.
  
  Try WD40 on the lock first. Also if it is stuck you can repeatedly thump the front of the bonnet ...
ajac Replies: 4 Views: 583 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 10th Mar 2026 6:36 pm Subject: Bonnet cable stretched - warranty cover?

• Front seats after dropping rear seats

• Same issue here. Front seats do not go back to original position after second row drop or rise. Very frustrating. When lifting third row second row does move back to original.
  
  Confused.com
ajac Replies: 8 Views: 576 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 4th Mar 2026 6:45 pm Subject: Front seats after dropping rear seats

• Wet carpets

• The issue with RR’s was acute because the water found its way into ECU’s under the drivers seat, to the point in fact that some older RR’s were written off! not sure if the D5 has any such thing ...
ajac Replies: 10 Views: 1751 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 24th Jan 2026 11:14 pm Subject: Wet carpets

• Disco 5 L462 full workshop manual.

• Will probably give this a go. Something similar was done on the Fullfat forum a few years ago. If its the same as that was its just someone subscribing to topix for short while, downloading everything ...
ajac Replies: 9 Views: 1151 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 20th Jan 2026 6:13 pm Subject: Disco 5 L462 full workshop manual.

• First attempt at detailing / paint correction

• Father Christmas delivered some kosh chemie detailing product so thought i would give it a go. The original paintwork has more scratches and branch marks that I cared for so spent two days with a dual ...
ajac Replies: 1 Views: 423 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 18th Jan 2026 8:55 pm Subject: First attempt at detailing / paint correction

• Deployable Sidesteps

• My old RR 405 had DSS. Roof access mode activated until either cancelled manually via the dash switch or the car was locked.
  
  In normal mode opening any door activated that side step (not both) and ...
ajac Replies: 7 Views: 816 Forum:General Posted: 18th Jan 2026 11:06 am Subject: Deployable Sidesteps

• Why hang onto your Disco 5?

• Not sure land rovers per se have had their day - just look at the amount on the roads. Your gripe is cost and lets be honest if you want to drive any ‘premium’ brand that will always come you way ...
ajac Replies: 18 Views: 2205 Forum:General Posted: 10th Jan 2026 12:00 pm Subject: Why hang onto your Disco 5?

• Drain holes on a panoramic sunroof?

• Unless I'm mistaken fixed panos dont have a drain? I may be wring.
  
  On old RR405’s with opening roofs the point at which the drain tube connected to the sun roof cassette rotted leading to water i ...
ajac Replies: 14 Views: 1392 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 7th Jan 2026 6:23 pm Subject: Drain holes on a panoramic sunroof?

• Bonnet cable stretched - warranty cover?

• Hi
  
  Anyone had the stretched bonnet cable issue fixed under extended LR warranty?
  
  Cheers
ajac Replies: 4 Views: 583 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Jan 2026 7:56 pm Subject: Bonnet cable stretched - warranty cover?

• Duff battery?

• Faulty batteries tend to show a whole range of faults and issues not just confined to audio equipment.
  
  How often does the low battery bong appear? Can be quite sensitive to drops in voltage. Does t ...
ajac Replies: 4 Views: 689 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 21st Dec 2025 3:47 pm Subject: Duff battery?

• Boot organiser

• this looks neat…
  
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/METYOUCAR-Multifunction-Discovery-2017-2022-Accessories/dp/B0BMVMG7TZ/ref=sr_1_33?crid=19G1BPCFJOYQV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f5Qjcz-oxXtiIwiZ4h7tb_Kw7kwBkiJ ...
ajac Replies: 12 Views: 1820 Forum:General Posted: 16th Dec 2025 5:37 pm Subject: Boot organiser

• Devastated but time to say Goodbye

• I see your point but If JLR did fit dodgy parts still unsure where falsehoods arise on the owners part unless for some strange reason he knew that. I suspect work outside normal servicing was discreet ...
ajac Replies: 9 Views: 1434 Forum:General Posted: 3rd Dec 2025 6:46 pm Subject: Devastated but time to say Goodbye

• Devastated but time to say Goodbye

• Gutted for you and I get what Beno is suggesting but in reality what exactly had the previous owner been un truthful about? Its a game we all play. Buy private is always a lottery (just done it myself ...
ajac Replies: 9 Views: 1434 Forum:General Posted: 3rd Dec 2025 6:28 pm Subject: Devastated but time to say Goodbye

• Finally, it's here....

• Very nice car sir.
  
  ‘Nanny mode’ ????
ajac Replies: 4 Views: 930 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 1st Dec 2025 7:27 pm Subject: Finally, it's here....