What did you do with your Grenadier today?

rovie · Aug 18, 2023

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rovie said:
I was out in the forest again today. But it's all very dry, so I couldn't use the differential locks.
Besides the many things like water in the door frames, software, leaking air conditioners, loose door seals...there are 2 things that really bother me: The extremely loud engine fan and the daytime running lights that can't be switched off. When I drive my Disco 2 (mileage: 360 000 km), you can hardly hear it when it's running at idle speed. The highland cattle didn't dare approach the Grenadier today and only gave me sceptical looks. It sounds like a jet plane. Sad that the car manufacturers can't do better.
Basically, I am very satisfied with the Grenadier. But a lot of the little things, in my opinion, have nothing to do with the teething troubles of a new company or type of vehicle. It is simply sloppy production in Hambach!

My dealer and I just went looking for the cause of the water leaking from the center tunnel fairing. It is definitely not a leak in the air conditioning piping. The interior air condenses somewhere on components of the air conditioning system and then drips into the footwell. This is bad because it will cause corrosion in certain areas. The dealer has photographed this and is forwarding it to Ineos. I'll let them surprise me.

ECrider · Aug 18, 2023

@rovie what is your DIY solution for the DRL switch off?

rovie · Aug 18, 2023

ECrider said:
@rovie what is your DIY solution for the DRL switch off?

@ECrider I would like to put a switch in between. But I have to research and think about it. Simply disconnecting the cables does not work. I think that gives interference in the software and thus error messages.

ECrider · Aug 18, 2023

rovie said:
@ECrider I would like to put a switch in between. But I have to research and think about it. Simply disconnecting the cables does not work. I think that gives interference in the software and thus error messages.

shame @Jean Mercier isn't a hunter or we would've had a workaround by now!

Highwayman · Aug 18, 2023

rovie said:
My dealer and I just went looking for the cause of the water leaking from the center tunnel fairing. It is definitely not a leak in the air conditioning piping. The interior air condenses somewhere on components of the air conditioning system and then drips into the footwell. This is bad because it will cause corrosion in certain areas. The dealer has photographed this and is forwarding it to Ineos. I'll let them surprise me.

I have exactly the same issue. I reported last week that my new dealer had found a split in the condensation drain pipe and fixed that. I had hoped that would solve the issue, but it hasn't, I still have condensation dripping into the front footwell.

My dealer has raised a technical fault with Ineos and is waiting for input from them.

Anyone else got this problem?

DaveB · Aug 18, 2023

rovie said:
But I want to drive through my forest and not park the vehicle.

But if you drive through the forest with your lights on the animals will be able to see you and get out of your way.

DaveB · Aug 18, 2023

rovie said:
But I want to drive through my forest and not park the vehicle.

This is driving through the forest in Australia

Lollo050968 · Aug 18, 2023

The folded bike carrier is perfect for cooking equipment

DCPU · Aug 18, 2023

They're big tyre tracks...

Bobby Mac · Aug 19, 2023

Looks like this might have been there….

rovie · Aug 19, 2023

Bobby Mac said:
Looks like this might have been there….

Yes, that may be. I have seen deer(e), but no John with them.

emax · Aug 19, 2023

rovie said:
My experience is that the engine fan howls loudly for a very long time even after a few kilometers without a major load.

Exactly my observation as well.

My guess is that this is due to a DPF cleaning cycle. In that case, switching off the fan(s) with some trick might be a bad idea.

When I came home from an event at 2 o'clock nighttime, it was a real pain. I parked my car on the driveway and it made a noise like a starting F4. It's a residential area so my neighbors will not be amused if this happens again and again.

There should be a setting to stop PDF cleaning cycles from being carried out within a definable time slot like e.g. 22:00 - 7:00 o'clock.

emax · Aug 19, 2023

Daylight: For hunters, some DIY rubber or plastic covers with clamps or suction cups might do the trick. Simple, cheap and effective - albeit a bit cumbersome.

DCPU · Aug 19, 2023

emax said:
There should be a setting to stop PDF cleaning cycles from being carried out within a definable time slot like e.g. 22:00 - 7:00 o'clock.

There certainly should be info available to display regarding DPF status:

muxmax · Aug 19, 2023

emax said:
Daylight: For hunters, some DIY rubber or plastic covers with clamps or suction cups might do the trick. Simple, cheap and effective - albeit a bit cumbersome.

I‘d love to have a camo mode for the driving lights as well. But I think that is more for the look and feel. For the game it probably doesn’t make any difference whether the noisy vehicle crawling through their bush has its lights on or not.

DCPU · Aug 19, 2023

We used to use hessian, but these guys will sort you out with something more Gucci:

LAND ROVER WOLF XD, LIGHT MILITARY VEHICLE, BLIND WINDSCREEN SNOW COVER

OEM parts manufactured from Military Specification.

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Jeremy996 · Aug 20, 2023

Probably one for the joke thread rather than here, but it is what I did this morning.

I've tried taking pictures of the webs, as some are getting quite elaborate, and I'm sure I recognised the cheeky eight-legged joker in the driver's mirror!

rovie · Aug 20, 2023

Jeremy996 said:
Probably one for the joke thread rather than here, but it is what I did this morning.

I've tried taking pictures of the webs, as some are getting quite elaborate, and I'm sure I recongnised the cheeky eight-legged joker in the driver's mirror!

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... and you're wearing the same T-shirt I wore last week. Today is Series I T-shirt day for me.

Christoph · Aug 20, 2023

Went to London at the beginning of August:

Had a very nice conversation with the pub owner - unfortunately the pub wasn't open yet, so couldn't have a beer.

Best,
Christoph

emax · Aug 20, 2023

So you have been at the Grenadiers Big Bang location.

Can you park there?

And you've a smart number plate.

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