...am I imagining this, but I'm sure the LR screen stayed on whilst I put the key in and started the car, but now it flicks off, then comes back with LR logo, then sat nav, as if starting the car is rebooting it? Did it always do this or is this a fault, only a few weeks into ownership so not sure if it's me or the car?

Seems to also take a few more turns to start now as well, new battery & alternator done a couple of weeks back, but I have been doing a lot of short journeys, does low battery cut off stuff like the sat nav etc? When my alternator was packing up, the rear demister didn't work as according to Guava tech guy, it conserves power...

Maybe I am going mad, this video shows a car with the same 'fault' at around 2:00...

Does this thread/post put me in the same category of front wheels getting dirty?

Pretty sure mine flicks off and then on again, don't think it's a fault. 2007 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey
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RRS_PAT wrote:

For me this was a sign of the battery going. A new battery and screen stays on now

Mine does the same thing. Sat Nav Starts up when I put the key in and then reboots when the engine is started. Drives me mad. Combined with the stupid 'agree' button thing it is a bad start to every journey. My battery read 12.5 volts across the terminals yesterday with engine off and about 5 hours since last run. Hardly a dead battery? Fully charging the battery doesn't make any difference. The only other symptom is the 'HDC fault ...' message usually popping up on any longish trip just after the gearbox does one of its random rough shifts. Last time the cruise control cancelled itself at the same time. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Paddi wrote:

Mine does the same thing. Sat Nav Starts up when I put the key in and then reboots when the engine is started. Drives me mad. Combined with the stupid 'agree' button thing it is a bad start to every journey. My battery read 12.5 volts across the terminals yesterday with engine off and about 5 hours since last run. Hardly a dead battery? Fully charging the battery doesn't make any difference. The only other symptom is the 'HDC fault ...' message usually popping up on any longish trip just after the gearbox does one of its random rough shifts. Last time the cruise control cancelled itself at the same time.

Checked this afternoon and mine does exactly same as yours. i.e. starts up on unlock and reboots when engine started. Engine starts up very readily though. I'm guessing there is a voltage drop when the starter kicks in and this causes the sat nav to reboot but need an electronics expert to explain it and suggest a fix. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Paddi wrote:

Checked this afternoon and mine does exactly same as yours. i.e. starts up on unlock and reboots when engine started. Engine starts up very readily though. I'm guessing there is a voltage drop when the starter kicks in and this causes the sat nav to reboot but need an electronics expert to explain it and suggest a fix.

Paddi, I spoke to Guava's head of service James who picked my car up this morning. Basically, the car has a smart system & if the battery is lowish, it will turn off non-essential drains on the power (i.e. divert it to the starter). My battery/alternator are new so no issues there, but short trips have obviously hammered the charge abit recently... 2010 TDV8...

Further update, battery charge was around 50% hence very slightly sluggish start & sat nav off when I turned it over, so short journeys without a decent mid-week run to my office accounts for the errors etc. Hydro-bushes done, fault codes clear (nothing of significance), head of service reckons it drives very well (and he's driven some wrecks), 15% discount off the bill for RRSport Forum, so all in all a good day despite being £495 down!  2010 TDV8...

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sorry mate I forgot you pm'd me about this.

Cold weather mine did it yes... greater drain on the battery.

Now it's just a flicker if I keep the ignition turned a fraction too long. RRS gone
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awd man wrote:

sorry mate I forgot you pm'd me about this.

Cold weather mine did it yes... greater drain on the battery.

Now it's just a flicker if I keep the ignition turned a fraction too long.

Cheers awd man, all sorted now. At least I know what causes it, was maybe getting paranoid after the alternator going on day 1 James @ Guava was very complementary of the car in terms of condition, driving etc so looks like I've bagged a good 'un. Will concentrate on enjoying it now rather than the faults  2010 TDV8...

Cheers for the feedback. Interesting... my battery doesn't seem that bad so think I will live with it for now and fit a new battery after the summer maybe.
Great to hear your new baby is all sorted. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE