Anyone had issues starting the engine when it is very hot outside (100+)? I had two press the start button 3x before the engine would turn over. The first 2 cycles would turn the engine but it would not start, it acted like it was starved off fuel.

you might want to ask that in the Austrailia & New Zealand section

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I don't know, felt a bit like it today  "CY from DISCO3"

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Did you wait between the cycles? I mean, how much time did pass between the first try and the third try?

CY wrote:

I don't know, felt a bit like it today

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I did not wait, it was one or two seconds between the pushing of the engine start button. It appeared to be some sort of "self-protection", the starter disengaged itself when the engine would not turnover.

Ok. Well my guess would be that it has something to do with the fuel pump then. It might me that it takes it a bit longer to build up pressure there.

What you might try next time:
- insert 'key'
- press button 2sec (without foot on brake or clutch) to have it turn on all the lights on the dash (what you would call putting it in the second position in a car with a normal key)
- wait a couple of seconds till all the lights on the dash have flashed and settled
- foot on the clutch/brake and press the ignition button again.

LR says it's better to start it this way than just push the key in and press the ignition button right away.

jvvv wrote:

Ok. Well my guess would be that it has something to do with the fuel pump then. It might me that it takes it a bit longer to build up pressure there.

What you might try next time:
- insert 'key'
- press button 2sec (without foot on brake or clutch) to have it turn on all the lights on the dash (what you would call putting it in the second position in a car with a normal key)
- wait a couple of seconds till all the lights on the dash have flashed and settled
- foot on the clutch/brake and press the ignition button again.

LR says it's better to start it this way than just push the key in and press the ignition button right away.

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In that why doesn't the dash light up as you insert the 'key'. Its pretty obvious that if your putting the key in your going to be driving somewhere. Or do some people put their 'key' in the dash for safe keeping?
I will never like the idiotic start button idea. you should have a key or a button not both. Pushing the key in while pressing clutch should start the engine. Removing key should stop engine. At work
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chicken george wrote:

In that why doesn't the dash light up as you insert the 'key'. Its pretty obvious that if your putting the key in your going to be driving somewhere. Or do some people put their 'key' in the dash for safe keeping?
I will never like the idiotic start button idea. you should have a key or a button not both. Pushing the key in while pressing clutch should start the engine. Removing key should stop engine.

Must admit that I have got used to putting the fob in pressing the brake, pushing the button and driving off the issue I have is stopping. If the car in not in neutral or park you cannot turn off the engine and if not in park you cannot remove the fob what is that all about??

Have to say it is better than the other halfs Honda Civic which has a button AND a key the only thing the button does os start the engine. WHY bother let the key do the work on the sprung position.

Must admit I got used to the keyfob and start/stop button fairly quickly and now when I jump into my partners car I try to put the standard key into the dashboard!!

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Read somewhere that by placing the keyfob/stsrt button this way it helped the FL2 to do so well at the NCAP rating. (by removing the normal starter from the steering wheel complex. FREELANDER 2 TD4 SE (XS UK) IZMIR BLUE SIDE STEPS COLD PACK BI-XENON TINTED WINDOWS - AND PROUD OF HER

Matei wrote:

Read somewhere that by placing the keyfob/stsrt button this way it helped the FL2 to do so well at the NCAP rating. (by removing the normal starter from the steering wheel complex.

Matei wrote:

Interesting. Didn't untill now but it sort of makes sense

I tied a little loop of leather shoe lace onto my keyfob, make it easier to pull out, as I do not fasten my other keys to it...dont want to scratch the dash over time At work
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With the hot weather here in Atlanta yesterday, I experienced the hot start problem on 3 seperate stops. Every time it was about 5 trys before the engine would catch. I always just put the fob in, step on the brake, then push the start button ... no problem with starting this way. I remember last summer having the problem also at times, but I thought it was fixed with a software update. We have had extremely hot weather here the past few days