Thesiteagent
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Hi
My freelanders reversing lights have decided not to work, any ideas where I should look first?
My freelanders reversing lights have decided not to work, any ideas where I should look first?
Reversing lights
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reversing light switch?
GrumpyGel
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Fridge for a cold one.
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LZ for advice?
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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/
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spoilsport.
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Nodge68
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Manual or auto gearbox?
Thesiteagent
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Auto. When selecting any gear a corresponding light comes on but not when reverse is selected.
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It's not a revers light switch then. Does the dash show R when reverse is selected?
Thesiteagent
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Hi Nodge68,
If moving from P to R, P stays on dash, if moving from N to R, N stays on dash.
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has the gearbox oil been topped up or changed recently?
Nodge68
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The gearbox selector cable needs adjustment by the sounds of it.
Thesiteagent
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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.
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does it go backwards?
Thesiteagent
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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
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Perfectly and forwards
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so it works, just doent show you its working?
Thesiteagent
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That's correct, all I'm really concerned about is I have no reversing lights.
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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.
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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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