I have only had my 2012 freelander2 for a month and still under warranty, my stop/start is not functioning but light on dash lit up Any ideas

Leave it like that Pain the arse everytime it clicks in and out  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

A few things can cause that. The most common are:-

1 - Short journeys leaving the battery discharged (the function only works if the battery is topped up)
2 - Terrain response in anything other than normal road mode
3 - Demand for aircon by the climate control system
4 - High electrical demand - lights, heated windows etc

If none of those then more investigation needed.

Mine only works a couple of days a month. On the days that it does work, it tends to work every time. I think it's a common fault.

I don't see it as a big enough problem to spend money on at a Main Dealer, but if it's under warranty you may as well get it sorted.

Bibendum wrote:

A few things can cause that. The most common are:-

1 - Short journeys leaving the battery discharged (the function only works if the battery is topped up)
2 - Terrain response in anything other than normal road mode
3 - Demand for aircon by the climate control system
4 - High electrical demand - lights, heated windows etc

If none of those then more investigation needed.

I've had my FL2 almost a year now, and only the other week after a full day of green laning with the engine running did the stop start work, first time for everything! It hasn't worked since like

Mine never worked and then I replaced the battery and now it works every time it should. Learned to drive in 2011.
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Mine never worked and then I replaced the battery and now it works every time

Would adding the second earth strap cure this?

Stop start models should already have this IIRC 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

I have a 2011 FL2 and the start/stop hasn't worked for over a year even after hooking up a ctek charger at one point. It suddenly started working this morning and has been consistent all day.

I regularly do near 200 mile journeys and despite this, the feature never worked. Last night I did the same journey, Sunderland to Cairnryan and the only difference to all the other journeys was that I had both front and rear fog lights on for quite a considerable time due to bad fog. I'm wondering has this drain on the battery started some type of calibration process for the start/stop system. As I said, despite numerous near 200 mile journeys, the feature never worked. All controls are the same, air con etc. Glad it's working as I was contemplating replacing the battery.

My stop start was flakey, worked in the summer, not winter. All cured when I got a new battery. Works almost all the time. One thing I noticed is that is your fan blower knob is turned up more than half way then the stop start doesn't work. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

Only had the Freelander for a few weeks, and start stop has only worked a handful of times.

Despite a few 100+mile journeys.

Not really fussed about it actually working, but it intrigues me as to why it works everyso often. Having read through the manual I am not meeting any of the criteria for it not to work. (although I cannot be sure how good the battery charge is)

Glad its not just mine that is inconsistent.  Freelander 2 LE Sport - Largo Grey
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We travelled to Plymouth from the NE, there and back @760 miles, parked in traffic often on the motorway, stop start didn't operate once until I pulled up on the drive to open the gate to our house when we got back!!!!!!!!

My stop start works all the time, even within 200 yards or so of starting and driving off. I have found that if the air con is full cold or working hard it won't work, or if the fan is turned up over 4. I am so used to it that when I get into the wife's Mini it seems odd that the car is still running when mine would have turned off.

Gav.