Yes, it has touch screen Sat Nav. The guy said he was fairly certain it would be ID46.

I am trying to get a spare key for our 55 plate Range Rover which only came with one key. The dealer wants £290. I have found someone who can do it way cheaper but the cost will depend on whether it uses EWS, or not. Apparently the later ID46 system without EWS is easier, and cheaper to do. The...

Just been quoted £290 for a new key from the local main dealer. Trouble is their machine for coding the key to the vehicle is broken and they don't know when they will be getting a replacement!

Greg, Just had a look at our car and it is the same, 2 247 723 BEHR, so I will order one from E-bay and get it changed. I did a couple of trips in the car today and, with an ambient temperature of 3-4 degrees, the temperature gauge fluctuated from just under the first line past the blue section...

Thanks Greg. Our car is due back from the body-shop tomorrow, so I will take a look at the weekend. The BMW part number for an X5/730d/530d/330d of the same era is 1171 7787 870. Going to try and do it fairly soon, as it could do with running a lot warmer in this weather. Having quite a few...

Is it the same part number as the BMW 3.0 diesel? There are genuine Mahle ones listed on E-bay for about £20.00.

Any one know of a supplier for the EGR thermostat, other thanLand Rover?

Greg, I had read about that one too and I was planning on changing them both. However, if it is relatively easy to change, I might as well do it first and see if that improves things. If not I will have to do the main stat as well. Thanks, Glen.

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Sounds like that could well be my problem then. It doesn't look to b too difficult, or expensive to change, so probably worth doing to eliminate it anyway

Had a look at the car this morning. The coolant level was very slightly low but not much. Left it running on the drive for 30 minutes or so and there was some heat coming out of the vents when the temperature was set at maximum but it was warm rather than hot. I felt the heater hoses and they...

I am pretty certain that the coolant level is ok but I will double check tomorrow. It could well be a stuck heater valve, the car hadn't been used a great deal for the 6 months before we bought it. From what I can make out, if the fan isn't running, it could also be the hedgehog, or possibly...

Ok thanks. I have been searching the heated seat issue and it appears that there can be problems with the connectors and the wires leading to the elements. Given that the seat heated fine a few days ago, I am hoping it might be this. Will have to get the multi-meter out and do some testing...

Bollocks! The one thing in the car that my wife uses all of the time in the winter. How difficult are they to replace?

I managed to take the cup holder out this evening and it looks like the spring is too weak to slide it out. I did give it another dose of silicone spray but it didn't help, so it will have be a replacement. The front n/s parking sensor wiring had completely broken through about 40mm back from...

Thanks. Hopefully it should be a fairly straightforward fix then.

Another problem I have just discovered......the parking sensors don't work. The reversing camera is fine but the light for the sensors is flashing, which I understand should be permanently lit and the flashing indicates a fault with the system. I have listened to the sensors with the ignition...

Thanks chaps. I will see if I can get the cup holder out of the dash and find out whats wrong with it. At least then I can give it a good dosing of silicone spray. It is just the silver part at the back of the centre console, and the chrome and black pieces on the side of the front passengers...

A plastic device that extends out from the dashboard, when required, to facilitate the consumption of cup contained hot and cold beverages, while driving, or being driven. In this case, the later, as it is the passenger's one in question. Oh and it costs £90 for a new one.

We have just bought a 55 plate TD6 Vogue to replace our old TD5 Discovery. There are a few minor bits to sort out on the car that I could do with some advice on:- The passenger's cup holder is reluctant to come out. I can carefully prise it out with a screwdriver and I have tried spraying it...