Hi,

Been awhile since I posted, if the mods feel this is in the wrong section then please move it!

OK, Just coming up to a year of ownership of our MY10 Freely, generally very happy ( don't mention rear diff bearings though;-)

It has let us down on three occasions with an inexplicable flat battery when going to start it early mornings. I guess on average 3/365 aint bad, but not at half past silly time, usually in the pi55in' rain!

So, we have racked our brains as to why this happens, and have come to the answer, we think! On each of these occasions, for personal reasons, the sat nav has been preset for the next journey and left set.

Now when leaving the car overnight we always return the screen to the screensaver, then hit the red 'X' which turns the screen off, and since then no problems.

I know others have had this problem, discussions about the extra earth lead, battery to starter bolt is I'm sure a good idea ( we have one & it looks looks a factory-fit), but if any of you still have probs, turn that sat nav screen off !!!

Hope this helps Kola is the big solid black German Shepherd, Dobbie is.......a breed you've never heard of......yet;)

Haven't seen that mentioned before but it fits the general picture of leaving something going which the car expects to be switched off, and thereby preventing it from switching off completely. I thought they had sorted this though by MY10! Sounds very similar in nature to the Bluetooth phone problem some people have had. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Had this problem on my MY10 HSE and the dealer plugged the car into the computer and came up with a faulty rear door lock. Not sure if that was the problem causing the flat battery as we changed the car that day.

Quite likely was - door not locking so system not switching down. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.