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Pufftmw

Member Since: 23 May 2012
Location: Carmarthenshire
Posts: 1048

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Anyone Fitted A Ctek Comfort Indicator Panel?

If so where please?

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Sat Sep 18 2021 6:50pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4789

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

I think someone may have made a metal bracket, to mount behind the grill.

So it stays inplace when grill removed

Sun Sep 19 2021 10:21am

Lindab

Member Since: 20 Nov 2017
Location: Dundee
Posts: 869

I have the comfort connector with the traffic light system. Its not that good. Ctek is fine, its the traffic lights that are not up to much Range Rover Sport: Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe: 992 Porsche Carrera 4S

Sun Sep 19 2021 2:19pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4789

Actually

Did someone fit one in the left side vent !

Sun Sep 19 2021 4:13pm

Heremyjill

Member Since: 01 Jun 2020
Location: Shrewsbury
Posts: 72

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Firenze Red

Yes I also had a look at one of these.

I believe that there is also a current drain to be aware of and so I just opted for the same type of connection, but without the traffic lights.

This was then connected into the positive battery terminal and the body side of the negative strap ( as per LR guidelines for one of their own accessories ). Access is then via the boot floor "Every Day is a School Day"

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Sun Sep 19 2021 5:11pm

Kitchenfitter

Member Since: 20 Feb 2021
Location: CV61AH
Posts: 349

Ok sont mean to sound thick lol what is this for ?

Sun Sep 19 2021 6:20pm

knwatkins

Member Since: 09 Sep 2018
Location: Poole, Dorset
Posts: 1138

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

It gives a readout of battery state so you know whether to connect up your battery charger or not. Kev

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Sun Sep 19 2021 7:09pm

Scrumpy

Member Since: 11 Nov 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 567

Kitchenfitter wrote:
Ok sont mean to sound thick lol what is this for ?

The part with the indicator lights hooks up permanently to your battery which then makes it easy to just plug the Ctek charger into without having to faff about with connecting it to the battery each time.

I have one fitted but only to the battery box so I still need to open the bonnet to use it.

However the traffic light system is more of a pain than anything else.

I couldn't work out why, with a new battery it was continuously flashing orange or red until someone explained that when you lock the car, all the ECU's are still running for a few minutes and this puts a drain on the battery. I guess it's different if you can see the lights through the grill as they will eventually go green! 2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue
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Sun Sep 19 2021 7:55pm

Ken 153

Member Since: 02 Sep 2021
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 163

2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Galway Green

Kitchenfitter wrote:
Ok sont mean to sound thick lol what is this for ?

Wanted to ask the same...

So do other peeps have problems with the battery continually going flat???

Sun Sep 19 2021 8:58pm

Col

Member Since: 02 Sep 2012
Location: Hawkes Bay NZ
Posts: 4843

2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Autobiography Santorini Black

If used daily they appear to be fine, but if left unused the do seem to drain down over time. I have the basic non mounting comfort connector and it just tucks away under the back edge of the bonnet out of sight when not being used, can still see traffic light if required but don't really take any notice of them. Also means can plug or un-plug without unlocking the car or bending down which is a bonus at my age.

Cheers
Col

Sun Sep 19 2021 11:42pm

Pufftmw

Member Since: 23 May 2012
Location: Carmarthenshire
Posts: 1048

I actually have the 13pin tow plug connector for my Ctek, so can just plug it in there without opening the car but I was wanting the visual indicator to know when to do it! My car spends a reasonable amount of time doing nothing and it does sometimes drain down, so something that I can glance at as I go by was the idea.

I also think the battery is knackered as I used to be able to leave it for 3 weeks or so with no issue, now its about a week.

Mon Sep 20 2021 11:41am

Col

Member Since: 02 Sep 2012
Location: Hawkes Bay NZ
Posts: 4843

Could try one of the bm2 type battery monitors and use the app on your phone to check charge state, they are quite accurate.

Cheers
Col

Mon Sep 20 2021 11:55am

Ken 153

Member Since: 02 Sep 2021
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 163

I forgot I had a CTEK charger from my old Audi S2, so have ordered one of these today

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Got to be better than having the bonnet open with a massive battery charger sat there for days...

Mon Sep 20 2021 1:43pm

Kitchenfitter

Member Since: 20 Feb 2021
Location: CV61AH
Posts: 349

knwatkins wrote:
It gives a readout of battery state so you know whether to connect up your battery charger or not.

Cheers

Mon Sep 20 2021 5:15pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4789

I prefer putting it in the boot. Depends where you park really

This site also sells a towbar plug (if you park in a garage and have a 7 pin white tow socket)

Mon Sep 20 2021 6:46pm

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