Reversing lights

Thesiteagent · Apr 27, 2018

Hi
My freelanders reversing lights have decided not to work, any ideas where I should look first?

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 27, 2018

reversing light switch?

GrumpyGel · Apr 27, 2018

Fridge for a cold one.

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 27, 2018

LZ for advice?

GrumpyGel · Apr 27, 2018

The Mad Hat Man said:
LZ for advice?

Boring.

Fuses (under the steering wheel) is probably the easiest (first?) thing.

Bulb - but that'll take a screw driver I believe.

Reverse switch - will need to get oily probably putting a multimeter across the contacts - or maybe across the relevant fuse to earth?

The Rave workshop manual will show a wiring diagram for the bits involved and say which fuse the light is on. Info on downloading a copy here....

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/rave-disk-maintenance-manual.260227/

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 27, 2018

GrumpyGel said:
Boring.

Fuses (under the steering wheel) is probably the easiest (first?) thing.

Bulb - but that'll take a screw driver I believe.

Reverse switch - will need to get oily probably putting a multimeter across the contacts - or maybe across the relevant fuse to earth?

The Rave workshop manual will show a wiring diagram for the bits involved and say which fuse the light is on. Info on downloading a copy here....

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/rave-disk-maintenance-manual.260227/

spoilsport.

Nodge68 · Apr 27, 2018

Thesiteagent said:
My freelanders reversing lights have decided not to work, any ideas where I should look first?

Manual or auto gearbox?

Thesiteagent · Apr 28, 2018

Nodge68 said:
Manual or auto gearbox?

Auto. When selecting any gear a corresponding light comes on but not when reverse is selected.

Nodge68 · Apr 28, 2018

Thesiteagent said:
Auto. When selecting any gear a corresponding light comes on but not when reverse is selected.

It's not a revers light switch then. Does the dash show R when reverse is selected?

Thesiteagent · Apr 28, 2018

Nodge68 said:
It's not a revers light switch then. Does the dash show R when reverse is selected?

Hi Nodge68,
If moving from P to R, P stays on dash, if moving from N to R, N stays on dash.

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 28, 2018

Thesiteagent said:
Hi Nodge68,
If moving from P to R, P stays on dash, if moving from N to R, N stays on dash.

has the gearbox oil been topped up or changed recently?

Nodge68 · Apr 28, 2018

Thesiteagent said:
Hi Nodge68,
If moving from P to R, P stays on dash, if moving from N to R, N stays on dash.

The gearbox selector cable needs adjustment by the sounds of it.

Thesiteagent · Apr 28, 2018

The Mad Hat Man said:
has the gearbox oil been topped up or changed recently?

Not as far as I know, I only bought it a couple of weeks ago. All gears select perfect and the gear change is very smooth.

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 28, 2018

Thesiteagent said:
Not as far as I know, I only bought it a couple of weeks ago. All gears select perfect and the gear change is very smooth.

does it go backwards?

Thesiteagent · Apr 28, 2018

Nodge68 said:
The gearbox selector cable needs adjustment by the sounds of it.

Thanks for that Nodge but all gears select ok and change no problem, would it not be a problem selecting if that were the case?

Thesiteagent · Apr 28, 2018

The Mad Hat Man said:
does it go backwards?

Perfectly and forwards

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 28, 2018

so it works, just doent show you its working?

Thesiteagent · Apr 28, 2018

The Mad Hat Man said:
so it works, just doent show you its working?

That's correct, all I'm really concerned about is I have no reversing lights.

Nodge68 · Apr 28, 2018

Thesiteagent said:
That's correct, all I'm really concerned about is I have no reversing lights.

The reverse lights are controlled by the TCM (gearbox ECU). The TCM selects the gear needed based on which switch has been triggered. The cable on the bottom of the gear selector moves the switch on gearbox via a lever. So if the cable isn't adjusted correctly, the TCM doesn't know which gear to select, hence the strange display. The TCM is also responsible for activating the reverse lights, so something is amiss.

Thesiteagent · Apr 29, 2018

Many thanks for all the thoughts and comments folks. I will investigate and get back to you when I find the reason.

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