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Anyone else seeing the same behavior? I uploaded the latest firmware into my K700i, but that made no difference. I think the problem is on the LR end.
Now, on to the next one: I'm traveling for work & wont be back for a few days, but my girlfriend just called and apparently our HSE w/about 300 miles on it is giving multiple suspension faults. She says the vehicle is lowering and raising unevenly when stopped.
We have calls into the dealer, but any advice on what to tell her in the meantime? She says it seems drivable, but then again, she thinks a car with a completely flat tire is still "drivable"
I noticed a few others experiencing this in the rangerovers .net forum...
Steve, Host
(1) Is there really a cradle for the Motorola v710 and if so which one?
(2) I have available here the Nokia 6620 and 3120 and the Siemens S66. Will any of these work with cradles?
Thanks for your time!
Someone on this thread posted that they had ordered a cradle for their v710 and that the dealer said it worked. I suspect that there are probably phones that work, but just have not been tested. If what this person says is correct, it is possible that someone has tried it out and found it OK. I hope we hear more about that before I go out and spend more money on a phone..
Cheeck your car...put it in a car wash to see if it is leaking...please let me know ASAP.
9197 MONSTER® IPOD FM TRANSMITTER + CHARGER
This is the newer version which connects to your iPod via the docking connector and NOT the headphone output. (i'm not sure if there were problems with the previous generation)
note* it's in a BMW but works just fine in my LR
Are those regulated differently?
http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Vehicles/RangeRover_Sport/Overview.htm
I e-mailed Land Rover but got no reply. My 3 closest dealers all are (or act) clueless and keep trying to talk me into buying a Supercharged model instead. I really don't care about the extra power + oversized wheels of a SC (and don't want to spend the money for it), but the few road test reviews I read all seem to agree that Dynamic Response would be a very desirable handling option on this truck.
Is it so hard for one of these dealers to get on the phone / fax with LR UK and find out? I told them I'd be willing to wait, even a few months, if I knew for sure this option could be ordered, yet they only seem interested in selling me what they have on the lot today. This is an option already available on RRS HSEs sold in Europe, which p**ses me off even more considering I used to live over there and, back then, I could not afford a Land Rover...
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Umberto
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Umberto
I think it's a factor of the comfort level of the legal departments of the various manufacturers, especially in the States.
Steve, Host
Like trying to program a NAV system in a moving vehicle and running me down, and then blaming LR or Garmin or TomTom when I try to collect, LOL.
Steve, Host
Make sure you look around the sunroof, if it leaks you will be able to see small drops of water coming into the roof.
Regarding Bluetooth, my Verizon/Motorola V710 works very well and pairs immediately when I get in the car and start the ignition (my phone s/w version is 8700_1.40.0R, don't know if this makes a difference.) The phonebook / caller ID / battery meter features do not work (don't think they do with any Bluetooth phone), but everything else does. My dealer said there is no cradle for this model phone, he even showed me a list of cradles and all I remember seeing was a bunch of Nokias.
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Umberto B
Have you had any other problems? Only thing (besides the roof) that is a problem is the center dash squeeks - ugh. The dealer is going to love me when I bring it back for repairs :-)
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Umberto B
Potential lawsuits must definitely be behind their decision not to allow navigation system programming while in motion or - in US-spec vehicles equipped with RSE such as mine - DVD playback on the front monitor, whether the car is in motion (which I agree with) or not (which I don't). I bet everywhere else in the wrld both options are probably enabled.
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Umberto B
LIKES
- The 4.4L engine is plenty powerful and so wonderfully smooth, even uphill I never feel it lacking, and merging on freeways is a breeze. It sounds sweet, too.
- Fuel economy (admittedly mostly freeway driving and not a lot of traffic so far) averages 18.5mi/gal, not bad for a brand new truck with 14/19 EPA.
- Very quiet and comfortable ride on just about any surface.
- Steering is precise and "feels" just right at any speed. Haven't had a chance to see how the truck handles on twisty roads, but on freeways at full speed it feels like it's on rails.
- Voice recognition system is wonderful for doing almost everything hands-free (phone, nav, radio tuning, etc.) and works much better than I expected. How could I ever live without it before?
- Xenon headlights are very effective.
- Navigation system is accurate and fast, and the display is quite legible. It's not even too difficult to program.
- I love the firm, high seats (my wife thinks they are too firm, though) and still have plenty of head room and passenger space behind me (I am 6' 1").
- Most controls are intuitive and just where they are supposed to be (exceptions below).
- Fit and finish are superb everywhere - haven't been to a car wash to test the sunroof yet - and the premium leather really feels "premium". No squeaks or rattles anywhere.
- The looks, of course. There is nothing as sharp looking on the road, and I don't see this SUV ever becoming a soccer mom favorite.
DISLIKES
- The stereo system. It's got tons of features and is plenty loud, but sounds kind of muddy no matter how much I fiddle with bass, treble and subwoofer settings. In the Showroom they demoed a DVD with DTS-encoded soundtrack to show off the RSE, and it sounded amazing. But for regular radio, CD and Sat radio I am not overly impressed, it sounds OK but my old Volvo's sounded better.
- The gas door does not lock with the truck. With gas prices these days that's a major faux pas!
- Unless you have a 5 ft. arm, you will have to stretch big time to reach the power window switches, why in the world did they stick them all the way over there? On top of that, only the driver window is 1-touch up/down.
- No DVD playback on front monitor when stationary, no nav programming allowed while in motion (see earlier post).
- The automatic headlights sensor seems overly sensitive, with the many overpasses on LA freeways my headlights turn on and off constantly. I wonder if there is a way of adjusting sensitivity down a notch.
- Front headrests do not swivel back and forth, only go up and down. I guess it's because of the rear monitors angle in the back. They don't bother me, but I can see how it may be an issue for some people.
- The key w/ transmitter is HUGE.
- DVD playback and RSE controls should have been combined on the same screen.
- Fuel tank is too small.
- I wish more PTI cradles were offered for phones other than Nokias.
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Umberto B
Would be good to protect the front and back from knuckle heads.
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Umberto B
Go into the audio menu and turn off Logic7. L7 works OK in the big RR, but you're right, it sounds muffled in the Sport. Everything sounds like it's coming out of the center speaker.