with -5 on the temp reading this morning and a juddery start as the various cylinders kicked in all was normal. but by the time i had de-iced the windows and got back in i had expected the hydraulics to be fully up to pressure. the suspension certainly was.

however for several miles the steering was very stiff, both directions.

is something failing in there somewhere?


also, the brake pedal seemed slow to respond, on and off. I am putting this down the dossier linkage needing some lube (the dossier valve itself was replaced a couple of years ago)

anybody else experiencing these problems in cold weather?

Hi Gav

Only ventured out yesterday after noon but same problems as you for the first few miles.

John

In sub zero temps mine takes several minutes before the red 'low hydraulic pressure' warning light goes out and the car lifts up.

I imagine that the lhm is very thick and doesn't flow so well when it's at very low temp.

I wonder how Colin.P (colinxm) manages in his sub zero winter wonderland?

Can lhm freeze?

Hi Guys.

Ditto. Steering very erratic and heavy until some warmth in the system and definitely slower to rise. First one I've had these symptoms with. Interestingly, the Xantia I've had knocking around over Christmas seemed unaffected.

Mike.

Oh, you mean the car? :-)

^^ ew

I'd left the XM on low setting a few weeks back and in the morning frost there was a CRUNCH! as it pulled itself up from its haunches. Shan't be doing that again.

Have to say though, hadn't noticed the car feeling in any way stiffer than before.

My S1 steering was fine this morning (minus temp), but strangely sometimes its heavy on warmish days from first start... it never is in the cold though, explain that

One thing that did freeze last night though (on both XMs) were the (heated?) washer jets. We were coming up the motorway after collecting the S2 again, and Leanne rang me (hands free of course ) from a few cars back, and said "My washer jets are frozen!!". I said "Congratulations", tried my own washers and all I got was bleeep - 'FILL WINDSHIELD WASHER HAHA' but no water on the screen, so I said "If its any consolation, looks like mine are froze too, but more to the point, what would you like me to do about it here and now in the dead of night on the outside lane of the motorway!? "

They'd thawed out this morning though, suspect it was severe windchill or something...


Ciarán

He he he Minijet, I have absolutely no problems rising early in the morning - proven down to minus 20 degrees

seriously though, my suspension rises quickly as usual and there's no stiffness in the steering either BUT, my xm started out as a poverty spec Norwegian special and doesn't have hydractive suspension it's basically an oversize BX. Perhaps the problems some are experiencing during the cold snap lie somewhwere in the hydractive circuit.

Best wishes, Colin.P

maybe this should become the 'carry on XM inning' thread

judging by the viewing figures of this thread perhaps people were expecting something else

hi all i was going to post with the same problem slow to rise ect also my brakes are frozen on first thing then seem to delay releasing for a short while until warm also whats the electric motor in drivers side wing that comes on when key is turned on ps this is my first xm aint they complicated il have to arrange a pm with demag/on the cut if poss to see if ive got a shed or not yours alan(zee) 2.5 vsx estate

Quote "maybe this should become the 'carry on XM inning' thread"

All together now in your best plummy, nasal voices "Ooooohh Yeeeeess"

Colin.P