Hi, just got my freelander so please excuse my stupid questions! The clutch pedal is around 1-2 cm higher than the brake pedal and is a bit uncomfortable to hover my foot over, bite is nice and low though. Is the height right? Also i can pull away in 3rd and the car will move without pressing the accelerator? That normal too?
Thanks

you sure you mean 3rd ? 1st yes but 3rd maybe if your tick over is 1500?

the ecu will increase the revs to avoid the engine stalling

I find on mine that on the flat, with careful, slow, clutch release, the car will crawl in all gears at under 1,000 rpm with no accelerator input. It will also cope well on inclines, but naturally as the incline increases, the maximum gear it will handle reduces. I’ve yet to accurately work out what the steepest incline it will manage in first is, but it copes with the hairpins on the Bealach na Ba with no accelerator input. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

Should have bought a auto. Why would you want to burn out a clutch by setting off in third gear in one of these  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

you are probably right about the auto! Can’t see any reason to routinely ever pull away from rest in higher gears (well not in a 4x4) but surely we all want to explore the outer reaches of the vehicle’s capabilities and the ECU seems to be an amazing bit of kit! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

It may be my past driving style with manual cars, but why do you need to hover over clutch.

I was taught to either use my clutch or put my foot on the floor.

My driving instructor had a stick which he used to push your feet around if you did not move decisively.

I suppose it was 1960 style 'Dual Control'. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)

Worms wrote:

I find on mine that on the flat, with careful, slow, clutch release, the car will crawl in all gears at under 1,000 rpm with no accelerator input. It will also cope well on inclines, but naturally as the incline increases, the maximum gear it will handle reduces. I’ve yet to accurately work out what the steepest incline it will manage in first is, but it copes with the hairpins on the Bealach na Ba with no accelerator input.