[Mgs] Another cup holder

[Councill, David]

Maybe the German engineering is responsible for the LR cup holder
fiasco. One of my tougher LR problems was the occasional appearance of
the SRS idiot light on the dash. I had no idea what this meant but a
search on the Internet revealed that this was a common BMW problem
related to the airbag! In the end and through a tip on a LR discussion
group, I found a loose wiring connection under the driver's seat related
to the seat belt warning system which apparently is part of this SRS
system. That was good because otherwise the problem could have been in
the airbag system embedded in the steering column.

One thing I like on the Land Rover is the good British engineering that
allows me to do my own repairs (so far). It replaced a Ford Explorer
that was fairly reliable but with the exception of replacing the shocks,
I had to have most of the work done by a professional shop.

David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
74 Toyota Landcruiser
01 Land Rover Discovery II

-----Original Message-----

I find it funny that it's a 'German-engineered' cupholder - as for many
years, the German cars had among the worst cupholders made! My Audi A4
has a pop-out model in the dash that causes the beverage to sit directly
in front of one of the air vents. So, if you have coffee in there, it
cools it quickly, even if you close the vent. And it's positioned
directly above the radio, so that any beverage that might sweat a little
(like a water bottle in the summer) drips directly down on the radio's
face. And when you fold it to push it back into the dash, it tilts
enough so that any liquid that might have collected in the bottom, dumps
directly on the radio! It also has the 'wobblies' if the bottle is a
little narrow.

There are 2 cupholders in the center armrest, but if I use them, they
interfere with my elbow when shifting.

Oh well, I didn't but the Audi for the cupholders!

Dan D
Central NJ USA
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