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  Thread: Disks
Post: RE: Disks

(11-09-2014 03:33pm)fam1x Wrote:  How do you manually release the electronic brake? I thought it was only done automatically. As I have never done that, then I have had my front and read pads ...
HeartbreakRidge Maintenance 7 5,099 11-09-2014, 04:27pm
  Thread: Disks
Post: RE: Disks

(09-09-2014 09:40pm)JimWooly Wrote:  I think that if you allow the car to release the brakes automatically this will accelerate the wear to the rear disks and pads. Perhaps this is related to t...
HeartbreakRidge Maintenance 7 5,099 10-09-2014, 06:37pm
  Thread: Intro from San Diego, Ca.
Post: RE: Intro from San Diego, Ca.

I wish I could have gotten the sport seats in two tone leather, but alas, that was a financial bridge too far. Welcome aboard!
HeartbreakRidge My Range Rover Evoque 9 4,984 10-09-2014, 06:34pm
  Thread: New here!! Finally got an Evoque :)
Post: RE: New here!! Finally got an Evoque :)

I do recall reading that DRLs can be enabled but that's something the dealer has to handle (probably because it's software related).
HeartbreakRidge General 31 10,757 04-09-2014, 07:00pm
  Thread: New here!! Finally got an Evoque :)
Post: RE: New here!! Finally got an Evoque :)

(03-09-2014 11:02pm)bangsters Wrote:  OK so I stopped byt he dealer, and bad news is that they told me it's only standard in Canada and not in the US. :( Maybe I should swap the headlight units...
HeartbreakRidge General 31 10,757 04-09-2014, 03:54pm
  Thread: New here!! Finally got an Evoque :)
Post: RE: New here!! Finally got an Evoque :)

(03-09-2014 08:23pm)m_101 Wrote:  The "signature DRLs" are the multi-LED arcs. which in the US you only get as part of the Vision options pack on a Pure Plus (as mine did). bangsters - importa...
HeartbreakRidge General 31 10,757 03-09-2014, 08:56pm
  Thread: Discovery Sport
Post: RE: Discovery Sport

Looks decent, but thankfully not as good as the Evoque style :) and I agree that it's a shame there's not a better engine at least as an option.
HeartbreakRidge General 55 23,062 03-09-2014, 04:26pm
  Thread: 2014 updates?
Post: RE: 2014 updates?

I think the most obvious difference is that the new 9 speed defaults to 2nd gear when starting unless you take manual control and start it in 1st, which is related to the tick upward in MPG I am sure....
HeartbreakRidge General 2 1,924 02-09-2014, 06:08pm
  Thread: TPMS sensors - necessity?
Post: RE: TPMS sensors - necessity?

(27-08-2014 01:44am)Beopaul Wrote:  My 2014 US marker Evoque also displays PSI in each tire. Two months in I got a leak and TPMS caught it nicely. I knew about being able to read the PSI realti...
HeartbreakRidge Technical 19 12,083 27-08-2014, 05:31pm
  Thread: Being arty, Dynamic Fuji with black pack!!
Post: RE: Being arty, Dynamic Fuji with black pack!!

(27-08-2014 11:22am)Tommomak Wrote:  Ohhhhhh and it's lovely to stroke while driving :-p Some things are best kept private! :shock: ;)
HeartbreakRidge Photos & Video 17 9,902 27-08-2014, 05:30pm
  Thread: Mpg
Post: RE: Mpg

(28-07-2014 06:34pm)Redrob Wrote:  Don't you mean "cruising at ~50-55 mph :lol: well, no, nearly all major interstates are 65 and some are 70 now, and up to five mph over won't grab the attenti...
HeartbreakRidge General 48 17,358 22-08-2014, 03:54am
  Thread: Q400NAS1 Service Action: Car Configuration File Update
Post: Q400NAS1 Service Action: Car Configuration File Up...

Got this software update (before getting the recall letter notification, apparently) when I had to book my Evoque in because my front right tire lost a fight with a curb. Any idea what this did or fi...
HeartbreakRidge Maintenance 0 2,732 14-08-2014, 08:04pm
  Thread: The Evoque and the iPhone
Post: RE: The Evoque and the iPhone

(01-08-2014 04:51pm)xxxreme Wrote:  Is it me or do these "get-arounds" seem absolutely ridiculous? This function works as designed in every other vehicle I have owned. RR obviously intended for ...
HeartbreakRidge General 43 31,685 01-08-2014, 06:46pm
  Thread: The Evoque and the iPhone
Post: RE: The Evoque and the iPhone

I've used my iPod Touch on both Bluetooth and cable without a problem, but I am using an Amazon lightning cable instead of Apple.
HeartbreakRidge General 43 31,685 01-08-2014, 02:37pm
  Thread: My new evoque
Post: RE: My new evoque

Good color! the Wife has dubbed mine Posh, for obvious reasons....
HeartbreakRidge Photos & Video 7 5,980 30-07-2014, 07:20pm
  Thread: Mpg
Post: RE: Mpg

Using US figures, I am getting very close to the estimates. Around town here I'm getting 20-21 MPG, and highway I've gotten between 26-30 MPG on a variety of road trips with most of it cruising at ~6...
HeartbreakRidge General 48 17,358 28-07-2014, 05:34pm
  Thread: tag-a-long tour trip in the Blue Mountains
Post: RE: tag-a-long tour trip in the Blue Mountains

Sounds wonderful! Looking forward to your report and pictures!
HeartbreakRidge Australia & New Zealand 4 4,073 10-07-2014, 08:19pm
  Thread: Have you got a rattle or two?
Post: RE: Have you got a rattle or two?

I have to say I've been primed to hear any rattle with all the forum talk, but so far, not a one! *keeps fingers crossed*
HeartbreakRidge Polls 86 86,124 10-07-2014, 08:18pm
  Thread: Issue with new 9 speed transmission?
Post: RE: Issue with new 9 speed transmission?

(10-07-2014 05:43am)XFullFatTim Wrote:  HBR, I get this too if I'm a bit hasty with the throttle before the stop/start has decided which gear to pull away in, I think it defaults the pull away t...
HeartbreakRidge General 8 3,732 10-07-2014, 08:16pm
  Thread: Issue with new 9 speed transmission?
Post: RE: Issue with new 9 speed transmission?

The only thing close to this I have noticed is that when I'm at a stop with Stop/Start active, if I lift off the brake and immediately try to give it gas the shift is clunky but if I'm a little gentle...
HeartbreakRidge General 8 3,732 10-07-2014, 03:56am
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