Tedboy
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Hi, my discovery sport completely ran out of DEF and so would not restart. I have now put 10 litres of AdBlue into the tank but still not allowing the restart. Any advice? Thanks
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blue beasty
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This section is for urgent physical assistance. Unless you're stranded I'll move this to a tech section.
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Did you not have a limp mode prior to running out? The idea is not to run out, guessing that's apparent now.
Tedboy
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No limp mode. My wife advised that a 1000 mile warning came on. I jumped in yesterday and the warning had turned red. Went to start it this morning and it won’t due to no fluid warning, the warning remains after putting 10 litres of fluid in
Feathers McGraw
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The transit minibus at work has a rather lengthy purging procedure if you let the adblue run out and it's a main dealer job. The procedure sheet was left in the bus after the emissions management system had a failure. Guess a disco sport is the same.
brian47
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I would have thought that the procedure to restart after letting the AdBlue run out would be in the owner's handbook.
Hi
What year is it plse
Try this
1. Ignition on - engine off. (I.e. Press Start/Stop Button but don't have foot on brake)
2. Press Menu Button
3. Scroll down to Vehicle Info and Click
4. Scroll down to Diesel Exhaust Fluid and Click (would help if it was listed as AdBlue Level!)
5. Displays Range xxxx miles (mileage until you've run out!)
Plus u mustn’t ever brim the tank as it needs an air gap
https://www.beadles.co.uk/land-rover/news/land-rover-tech-tips-adblue-and-diesel-exhaust-fluid
Pkse let us know how u get on
Ps, reading through some details it seems depending on year if they run out they have to be reset by the dealer, but will know more on what year u have
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freelance
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You will need to put more than 10 litres in to get rid of warning, I’m guessing it will need to go on a diagnostics for a reset, @tdvan will know more
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If in warranty call out Land Rover assistance
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The Message centre displays a distance countdown, when the DEF level becomes too low. The DEF should be topped up before the distance range falls to zero. Failure to do so, will result in the vehicle failing to start and the engine/transmission (amber) warning lamp will illuminate. If the lamp illuminates when the engine is running, there is an emissions-related fault with the engine or transmission. The vehicle can be driven, but may enter limp-home mode with the possibility of reduced performance. Seek qualified assistance as soon as possible. If the engine/transmission (amber) warning lamp illuminates after a refill, then the engine has to be started (run for approximately 30 seconds) and then stopped. Do this 3 times in succession. Two standard sized, non-drip refill bottles, each containing 1.89 litres of fluid, is the minimum amount required to restart the engine.
To perform a DEF top up procedure:
Locate the DEF reservoir. Remove the reservoir filler cap by turning it counter-clockwise.
- Place the refill bottle over the reservoir's filler cap aperture and turn clockwise, until it is locked into position.
- Press the base of the refill bottle, until all of the fluid has completely drained into the reservoir.
- Turn the refill bottle counter-clockwise and remove.
- Repeat the procedure with the second refill bottle.
- Replace the reservoir's filler cap and continually turn clockwise until hand tight.
So you ignored all the warning messages and ploughed on regardless?
If you run out of AdBlue your vehicle will not re-start after you switch off the engine – this is a requirement of EU6 emissions legislation and applies to all vehicles. The tank will need to be refilled with a minimum of around 3-5 litres of AdBlue before the vehicle will start.
td4van
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Make sure you haven’t overfilled the AdBlue tank as it needs an air gap
Have you used the correct spec AdBlue and obvious question of the day poured it into the correct filler?
Have you used the correct spec AdBlue and obvious question of the day poured it into the correct filler?
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The Message centre displays a distance countdown, when the DEF level becomes too low. The DEF should be topped up before the distance range falls to zero. Failure to do so, will result in the vehicle failing to start and the engine/transmission (amber) warning lamp will illuminate. If the lamp illuminates when the engine is running, there is an emissions-related fault with the engine or transmission. The vehicle can be driven, but may enter limp-home mode with the possibility of reduced performance. Seek qualified assistance as soon as possible. If the engine/transmission (amber) warning lamp illuminates after a refill, then the engine has to be started (run for approximately 30 seconds) and then stopped. Do this 3 times in succession. Two standard sized, non-drip refill bottles, each containing 1.89 litres of fluid, is the minimum amount required to restart the engine.
To perform a DEF top up procedure:
Locate the DEF reservoir. Remove the reservoir filler cap by turning it counter-clockwise.
- Place the refill bottle over the reservoir's filler cap aperture and turn clockwise, until it is locked into position.
- Press the base of the refill bottle, until all of the fluid has completely drained into the reservoir.
- Turn the refill bottle counter-clockwise and remove.
- Repeat the procedure with the second refill bottle.
- Replace the reservoir's filler cap and continually turn clockwise until hand tight.
So you ignored all the warning messages and ploughed on regardless?
If you run out of AdBlue your vehicle will not re-start after you switch off the engine – this is a requirement of EU6 emissions legislation and applies to all vehicles. The tank will need to be refilled with a minimum of around 3-5 litres of AdBlue before the vehicle will start.
Also very dangerous as it makes the vehicle impossible to start when it might be needed.
In other words completely untrustable
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Ye God's! What a palaver. Glad I don't have such a crap vehicle or a tendency to ignore warnings I should have heeded.
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Unfortunately it seems like many people will see a warning light and after the initial "shock" will ask themselves whether the vehicle is still running and if the answer is yes they'll somehow be able to mask it out of their vision.
Even as far back as the D2, if the 3 amigos appeared what did many do? Cover the lights with black tape.
