Lightningad

Recently had the problem crop up again. Six months ago it happened on a trip out. Got back in the car, started it up and the warninh kicked in, so i unconnected the battery for a minute, then retried and all was well…until this week. On a week in the wilderness of Scotland its happened countless times. The car always starts without a problem, but then its pot luck if touching the steering wheel will trigger the fault or not. i think i will replace the battery but was wondering if anyone can recommend whether i’m better off using a battery with a slightly higher capacity. The current one is a Yausa 3030 with 72ah …but i have seen a different one with 80ah…would this be okay to use or would it cause an issue? The car is a 2012 XV diesel with the 147bhp engine. thanks

After replacing the shock absorbers, and getting the muscle memory right for the very low clutch on this car, the problem has vanished. I can only assume it was crappy roads coupled with crappy suspension and a very sensitive accelerator pedal. Only times it happens now is on very bumpy roads.

How do you pair using the steering wheel controls? All the info i can find only tells how its done with the centre console!

Sorry …only just seen your reply. it went to a garage and they put the diagnostics on it, but for whatever reason, the code got cleared before anyone took note of it! They checked the battery, said it’s working fine, and the cars has not had an issue since. the mechanic seemed v knowledgeable and suggested that what might be the issue is the car had been unused for a week, and when starting it up, things like the auto lights, heaters etc all started to draw on the battery as soon as the key was turned. The electric steering is very power intensive, and if it detects slightly less current than it requires, it shuts the steering off to prevent the battery draining. we had only had the car 6 weeks and not been using it 3very day…don’t know how long its been stood on the forecourt either, so its quite feasible the battery wasn’t as topped up as it could be. I’ve stopped using the lazy auto light setting and the car has had a few good runs and all seems well now.

To add to the previous post…its an electrical power steering, and the code reader is showing no fault codes, even though starting the engine causes the steering to give a loud clunk, go very heavy and show a warning on the lcd to check the power steering.

how can you find out if its electric power steering thats installed? my 2012 XV had the "Check Power Steering" warning this morning. It came on before i reversed out, so no turning had been tried. I got it out, but had to put it back again, as the steering was impossibly heavy and not safe to drive. i'll check out the fault codes tonight....

Had this car for a couple of weeks (1 previous owner, 90k, full dealer service history). got a mechanic to check it before purchase and given clean bill of health. I asked to check for a slight judder i’d noticed during test drive but wasn’t sure it was not just because i was not used to the clutch which has a very low biting point. He said it was fine. Now after a few drives, i know its not me. In the first two gears, if driving gently, the engine will kangaroo a bit until you give it more gas…but thats not always been safe if you’re inbusy traffic. i put some diesel additives in (diesel rhino) in the hope it might just be a dirty injector..but i was wondering if theres any other things to check for. All i can find online are references to the cvt system, which is not available on the diesel model. i did hear a slight high pitched whistle whilst accelerating on to the motorway, which made me wonder if a airhose might be on the way out. any suggestions? thanks adam