Owners Manual (published online by IA)

[DCPU]

I can find no reference or pictures of the roof panel or accessory switches given its a feature of the vehicle it seems strange little or no reference .

Yes, it seems light on pictures in general.

 

[Jeremy996]

I didn’t like this bit.
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At least they are being honest about it. Although they could have shortened it to:-

"If you are going to drive like an idiot, the car will rat you out to the authorities, when you bounce off the scenery or other road users. If you want to blame someone, remember all those incompetents who complained about inadvertant acceleration in their Audis and Toyotas; the motor industry never forgets."

 

[CountyV8]

I have been in lectures with crash investigation teams and they say BMW are the hardest manufacturer to get information out of because they say the software is their intellectual property and in releasing information it would be disclosed to competitors.

 

[DenisM]

I assume the dipstick may be inaccurate the way the engine is mounted in the Grenadier compared to the BMW it is designed for

So..... at the oil change while refilling... just "calibrate" the dipstick against the sensor readout? Then in the event that the sensor fails, the old school dipstick ...the vehicle one, (not me ) can be relied upon! ....

 

[sne]

I assume the dipstick may be inaccurate the way the engine is mounted in the Grenadier compared to the BMW it is designed for

Possibly the oil sump (oil pan?) has been modified to fit into the space envelope of the Grenadier engine compartment. This would make the dipstick and the level indicated at that location more or less useless or give even a wrong indication.

 

[Tom D]

I couldn’t see any mention of stopping the vehicle to engage the centre diff lock, so it seems it can be engaged on the move like the old defender…

 

[Tazzieman]

So..... at the oil change while refilling... just "calibrate" the dipstick against the sensor readout? Then in the event that the sensor fails, the old school dipstick ...the vehicle one, (not me ) can be relied upon! ....

Seems logical.
Take a pic the day it arrives , full of oil.

 

[Highwayman]

Seems logical.
Take a pic the day it arrives , full of oil.

Just for completeness, the M57 engine n my BMW X5 doesn't have a dipstick. Oil level checks all done by sensors. Wasn't possible to retrofit either. So the operating manual might just be repeating guidance from BMW about their engines.

I could be wrong ......

 

[Tazzieman]

Just for completeness, the M57 engine n my BMW X5 doesn't have a dipstick. Oil level checks all done by sensors. Wasn't possible to retrofit either. So the operating manual might just be repeating guidance from BMW about their engines.

I could be wrong ......

I seem to recall that the Ineos B57 does in fact have the magic stick
Edit: re the 540D just FYI

 

[muxmax]

I couldn’t see any mention of stopping the vehicle to engage the centre diff lock, so it seems it can be engaged on the move like the old defender…

I actually couldn't find anything on how to engage the center diff lock...?

 

[bemax]

So..... at the oil change while refilling... just "calibrate" the dipstick against the sensor readout? Then in the event that the sensor fails, the old school dipstick ...the vehicle one, (not me ) can be relied upon! ....

I do not know for sure but the Grenadier might have installed a dry sump lubrication. When the motor normally does not have this the dip stick might indeed be completely useless.

 

[DCPU]

I actually couldn't find anything on how to engage the center diff lock...?

Page 86 through to 89 talks about it, but actually doesn't describe how to engage it...

 

[DCPU]

I do not know for sure but the Grenadier might have installed a dry sump lubrication. When the motor normally does not have this the dip stick might indeed be completely useless.

Anyone know what purpose "Motor oil level OK" serves when you have minimum right the way through to overfilled?

 

[bemax]

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Anyone know what purpose "Motor oil level OK" serves when you have minimum right the way through to overfilled?

Maybe this is the message you get when you check while driving or in other circumstances when it is not possible to check the exact level more exact?

 

[YIPPE]

I couldn’t see any mention of stopping the vehicle to engage the centre diff lock, so it seems it can be engaged on the move like the old defender…

That is correct. From memory on one of my test drives I did try this as it was automatic from owning Rovers and was all good. But that was a few months ago... And a prototype

 

[Eric]

Maybe this is the message you get when you check while driving or in other circumstances when it is not possible to check the exact level more exact?

I thought there was a screen displaying vehicle warnings, could just be a high level summary that appears somewhere

 

[ECrider]

Park is engaged automatically when:
The driver seat belt is unbuckled.
The drivers door is not shut correctly.
The engine is switched off and the transmission is still in frwd/reverse
etc

so does this mean if I'm rolling and I inadvertently dislodge my seatbelt or perhaps intentionally open my door then no matter what the circumstances the lever throws itself into martyrdom and selects Park???

 

[Norb-TX]

Park is engaged automatically when:
The driver seat belt is unbuckled.
The drivers door is not shut correctly.
The engine is switched off and the transmission is still in frwd/reverse
etc

so does this mean if I'm rolling and I inadvertently dislodge my seatbelt or perhaps intentionally open my door then no matter what the circumstances the lever throws itself into martyrdom and selects Park???

Probably, there were instances of people getting run over themselves because of the new electronic shifters are confusing. They thought it was in park but wasn't. Give us back the old PRNDL.

 

[Tazzieman]

so does this mean if I'm rolling and I inadvertently dislodge my seatbelt or perhaps intentionally open my door then no matter what the circumstances the lever throws itself into martyrdom and selects Park???

Give it a try. Live life on the edge. Report back here

 

[Jean Mercier]

I didn’t like this bit.
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Well, It depends. One of my mates is working for an insurance company. They ask the data stored in the system of the car after a suspicious accident. If the owner of the car refuses (he can!) they don't pay! If he accepts, they analyze the data.

So, once a guy had a total loss of his car while still in 100% money back period. Other car hit him from the right while he had priority. Suspicions: not the first time he had such an accident, and ... no injuries!
After analyzing the data of the car, they noticed that his car was at a complete standstill at the moment of the impact, while he told he was driving the car!
Conclusion: he "most probably" stopped the car, stepped out, the other guy made on purpose an accident! Fraud and lies, no money!

I think this is OK! I don't want fraud from other persons: this makes insuring a car much more expensive, because I help to pay these guys!

But of course: this IS "Big Brother is Watching You"!