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Floobydust



Member Since: 12 Sep 2025
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2
United States 
New Member and New Defender Owner
Hello everyone -

My name is Scott and I just purchased a USA spec 2025 Defender with the 6 cylinder engine. I have driven a Benz for the last 30 years, the last 20 in a G-Wagen (which I still have). I also drive several classic British cars, also for more years than I care to mention. I have thousands of posts on the various MB boards (under Floobydust). I firmly believe in learning from a forum and giving back to the forum.

But with the introduction of the Defender to the US market a few years back, I can no longer justify the price of a G. Hence the switch.

I ordered a GAP tool before I even took delivery of the Defender and I have made many "adjustments" to customize it to suit my liking - auto stop/start, drive away locking, etc.

But the one thing that I want most to do is get rid of the audio system speed controlled volume. MB insisted on inflicting the pestilence on drivers, but I was able to disable it on every Benz I have owned. At fist, just disconnecting a wire, then using a Star System (which I have), a later, using a can blocker to suppress the speed signal to the head unit.

My understanding is that the Range Rover has the ability to shut this annoyance off, but so far, not so on the Defender.

Has anyone done this or know if it can be done? I am an electrical engineer and audiophile and this function makes me want to rip the steering wheel off. Any help, hints, etc. would be greatly appreciates.
Post #1075358 14th Sep 2025 3:46am
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eno



Member Since: 15 Apr 2024
Location: Qld
Posts: 54
Australia 
That must be something recent. I have a 2024 Defender with Meridian sound and it doesn't have any speed control of the volume. Or it's not enabled. But I don't have a GAP tool. And as much as I would like to change the state of a few features i don't want to risk any of the warranty.
Post #1075359 14th Sep 2025 4:50am
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Floobydust



Member Since: 12 Sep 2025
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2
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Thank you for your comments. I rented at 2024 for a week (the same spec as mine) and it too had this disease, although the adjustment curve was less aggressive than in my 2025.

As for warranty, the changes I have made are all things you can change normally; I just have it set to retain my preferences. I have no plans to enable features that might cause a warranty issue such as Dynamic Mode, etc. But I would absolutely not care about the warranty if I could rid my audio system of this pestilence.

I am hoping that one can enable a infotainment menu like the Range Rover or change a Mulitcan setting to kill the speed signal to the infotainment system. But I don't want to try things randomly as they can lead to real trouble. The kind you can't recover from.
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DiscoDuck



Member Since: 04 Oct 2025
Location: North America
Posts: 2
 
Happy Saturday!

Could someone with a (preferably 2021) North American spec P400 (non plug-in) please upload their CCF? I'm trying to compare engine configurations to unlock.



Cheers!
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DiscoDuck



Member Since: 04 Oct 2025
Location: North America
Posts: 2
 
norland wrote:
Discovery
Any Discovery owners following this thread who have tried Park Assist? Any luck?

Also anyone know if it is possible to add full Steering Assist, (not just Lane Keep Assist) to the cruise control.


Norland, I'm a fellow D5 owner, want to compare CCF activation notes?
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