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Dealer Configured Software Options
mark_n
 

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Dealer Configured Software Options

For reasons best known to themselves, LR have restricted some functions to being changed by the dealer only. One example is the Daytime Running Lights which can be switched on and off by the dealer but not the user. The reason for this may be the legislation which from various dates requires the car to a) have them fitted, b) have them on when the engine is on (and maybe the car is in gear.

For those of you who have taken delivery of the car, how has your dealer handled these options? Have they asked you what you want or just left it to the factory default? In that case, are you happy with those defaults?

Mark

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26-09-2011 07:08pm
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XFullFatTim
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RE: Dealer Configured Software Options

Mark, I don't which dealership you use but the one I use has a policy of enabling them all at PDi for no charge. With my previous dealer they charged £100 for each dealer enabled item to be enabled. Many see these items as an additional nice little earner!
IIRC there are only 3 dealer enabled items for RRE - auto-fold mirrors on locking, the DRL's you mention and variable intermittent rear wiper operation - the car comes with fixed interval intermittent and "on" as standard anyway but the variable is controlled from the bezel for the front wiper interval

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26-09-2011 07:23pm
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RE: Dealer Configured Software Options

Hi tim

Re the power folding mirrors, is there also another way to fold them? I have electric folding mirrors on my 3 Series Coupe and they are operated by a little button really handy when you are in a tight squeeze! I do like the idea of them folding upon opening and closing via the key fob but would like the option to do it when I wanted to Very Happy

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26-09-2011 08:12pm
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RE: Dealer Configured Software Options

(26-09-2011 08:12pm)THEMACS Wrote:  Hi tim

Re the power folding mirrors, is there also another way to fold them? I have electric folding mirrors on my 3 Series Coupe and they are operated by a little button really handy when you are in a tight squeeze! I do like the idea of them folding upon opening and closing via the key fob but would like the option to do it when I wanted to Very Happy

Yes, you press both left and right mirror selector buttons together to fold them in & press same again to put them back out.

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26-09-2011 08:26pm
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xxxx5
 

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RE: Dealer Configured Software Options

£100, to get items enabled that are already built within the car, what a bloody joke!

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26-09-2011 08:30pm
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PhilSkill
 

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(26-09-2011 08:30pm)xxxx5 Wrote:  £100, to get items enabled that are already built within the car, what a bloody joke!

Yes that would xxxx me off... to pay £100 for something that's a secret menu or special code to enable in software... that would be daylight robbery, any dealer doing that needs naming and shaming, I'm sure all reputable Land Rover dealers are better than that...

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26-09-2011 08:47pm
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Evoqess
 

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Blimey, 100 pounds for plugging in a GameBoy like device and negotiating a few menus (maybe oversimplifying). The world has gone mad! I think it's great to get together on here and share such potentially shame-inducing behaviours. Bravo!

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xxxx5
 

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If my dealer tries that he is going to have very interesting conversation with me.

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26-09-2011 09:07pm
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Spiderman
 

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The majority of LR dealers wouldn't even think of charging for this, Tim obviously had a very bad experience with his previous Dealers...very surprised at their stance, especially given Tim is such LR fan!

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26-09-2011 09:16pm
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XFullFatTim
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Ah but if you are a serious LR fan and have an dongle that you can plug into the socket under the steering column where the techs plug in their diagnostic laptops then you can enable these things yourself................. I believe the controller "auto logic" or something costs about....................... £300 but that also enables you to read any fault codes that come up in the ECU fault log. Land Rovers view of it is that they leave it up to the dealers to decide if they want to charge so it will be up to the policy of your supplying dealer - I actually haven't had the problem of getting stuff enabled, I'm going on what was posted on the RRS/D3 and FFRR forums and that seems to be the going rate

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