We are literally stuck in our parking spot in Florida in heavy rain. When I put the Defender in reverse the emergency braking system locks up and stops me from backing up!!!! Nobody is behind us or anywhere near us.

Bye bye JLR

 

How charming. Let me explain exactly how this is going to go:

"The system works as designed.
-- Land Rover Dealership"

You *can* in another instance turn off emergency braking in vehicle settings in pivi pro but I would put this on your list for the next dealer visit. Something is amiss. I live in rainy PNW and never has the rain stopped my backup.

 

I also live in the PNW and drive in very heavy rain frequently. Never had anything like this happen. I would turn the setting off and get it to a dealer while it's acting up so you can show them. They might not be able to take you in right then, but showing them what it's doing well be extremely helpful in diagnosing the problem.

 

Hi,

Yeah this is very embarrassing actually, for a vehicle that according to the vehicle system can drive in 2'-11" of water but can't back out of a parking spot in the rain....I'd say something is absolutely amiss. I have a great relationship with my dealership. It's going to them tomorrow provided we can get it there. I have a 24 second video of the issue but I believe it is too large to attach here..? Right?

 

Maybe you could try deactivating the reverse brake assist and stick some tape over the cameras. As a stopgap. Sounds like some bizarre software glitch rather than hardware but WTH do I know.

You could upload the video to YouTube/Imgur/Insta etc and post the link here. Would be interesting to see.

 

Do you have a better or active link to YouTube for us? We are on spotty WiFi stuck in a shopping center. I'd love to share this video with the world

 

Oh genius. You have a video ! Video is the best way to present such intermittent issues to a service advisor -- amazing. Heck yes post it up on YT or somewhere. Love to see it.

 

Definitely don't need your ****ty worthless attitude here where we try to help each other. We are stuck in a parking lot with an $87k vehicle with 2,068 miles. Blocking you for sure.

 

Rain shorted sensor? But can system be disabled, I don't remember?

 

Just throwing it out there. Any chance there is a door open and the Defender keeps slamming on the EPB?

Another option. Pop it in neutral and push it out of your spot. Then engage Drive and you're off.