Silly question but how do I tell when or if the FBH is operating? RRS (MY13) Santorini Black SDV6 HSE luxuary
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Do you have the small plipper remote ? If not you have too set it manually via the infotainment screen

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Hi,
Although the FBH should check fuel level and battery good before running, it does not always get it right

Early Last year I used the remote for the FBH on my way out to work as swmbo was going out in half an hour,
about half an hour later I got a call from her "the car wont start the battery is flat" one cell was bad and running the FBH was enough to kill it.

New Exide AGM fitted and BCM updated
roll on to last month and the FBH was trying to fire but not running to full burn (no mistaking the sound of the FBH its like a mini jet engine ) I understood that it can "lock out" after 5 failed attempts, but mine had failed more than that and was still trying.
happy to report covered by warranty and new FBH now fitted

Locks out due to low voltage or low fuel

Hi,
it will check that both are ok (think its 1/4 tank of fuel) if either is not correct it will not try to run but not Lock out that's if it tries to run but fails

Everyone's outside now checking there FBH

Just checked mine - whining away like a good un

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I don't have a remote so apart from listening for a whining sound there is no way of knowing if my FBH is do it's job?

How sad is that? RRS (MY13) Santorini Black SDV6 HSE luxuary
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Agree it's a bit - have you ever set it up via the info screen ? 16MY Estoril Blue SVR.............
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Can't you just start the car and let it run for 1 minute.
Switch engine off and go round the front.

You should hear it cooling down.

Well that's how it is in the early models

No I haven't come across that yet. I'll have to give it a try tomorrow.

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Agree it's a bit Censored - have you ever set it up via the info screen ?

Don't have mine shown on info screen, (no facility to put it there with IID BT Tool, that I can find?) or remote operation, it just comes on automatically if temperature is 5c or lower, runs I assume for preset time or until temperature of engine has risen.
Another quite obvious sign of FBH running is the smoke coming out from passenger side wheelarch and bonnet.
Been told before now my car is on fire.  John

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