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My car came without an owners manual and it seems like Ebay extortionists are charging upwards of $500 for a manual. While I ponder on whether to purchase one, can someone on this forum with a 2014-2015 Flying spur please take a couple of pics of the manual pages with regards to all the fuses / boxes so i can identify?
My 12v power (cig lighter or whatever in the front center console isn't working so first place i thought i want to check is the fuse but there are literally hundreds in this damn car.
Amazing. This helps a lot. Thank you so much. Could I ask you to please retake the first shot again? It's blurred so i cant make anything out.
Appreciate it very much
Here is a better picture. Go on eBay and search 2014 Bentley Flying Spur owners manual then sort by price lowest first.
Thanks Gene. Ya I found the ebay listing. I picked one up for $199 because the cheaper one was in the UK and had extra shipping and longer mailing time. Thanks for the Tip!
Its a GPS security system that aids retrieval of the vehicles if it’s stolen .
In theory thief is unaware of its location .They may not even be aware if one is fitted .
Every time if they steal a BGT / Spur etc they just need to drive around the block and pull fuse number 4 .
Dealer has answered the punters question at sale “ Is a tracker fitted “ and the owner has mentioned this to his insurance Co and received a slight or significant discount on the premium , because the ins Co are confident of a quick find once the position of the vehicle is passed on to the police .
Thats how it works in the EU .
” Tracker “ claim a high % of found stolen vehicles.?............well if it’s turned on !
Its a GPS security system that aids retrieval of the vehicles if it’s stolen .
In theory thief is unaware of its location .They may not even be aware if one is fitted .
Every time if they steal a BGT / Spur etc they just need to drive around the block and pull fuse number 4 .
Dealer has answered the punters question at sale “ Is a tracker fitted “ and the owner has mentioned this to his insurance Co and received a slight or significant discount on the premium , because the ins Co are confident of a quick find once the position of the vehicle is passed on to the police .
Thats how it works in the EU .
” Tracker “ claim a high % of found stolen vehicles.?............well if it’s turned on !
Hmm. So how does one use the tracker? Can it be used with some kind of app by the owner or is it something that only dealers/officials can use?
They were the first many years ago and arguably the still market leaders.
I was thinking one of these was OEM hence the fuse labelling .Its a TM . Trade mark .
Of course any after market electronics can be retro fitted any time , inc other generic GPS recovery devices.
Yes an other GPS device like “ track back “ or what ever but the fuse says “ Tracker “ so I assume it’s a Tracker.
In my opinion it’s ridiculous labelling that fuse so obviously . ......and for those it flew over there heads then publish it on the internet !!
That was my point .
I would have covered that particular fuse up before sharing the pic .
Any other aftermarket GPS tracking system would be hard wired ( with a fuse ) but in a secret location DELIBERATELY making it almost impossible for the thief to disarm it .
Yes they all are subscription funded .
Their are so many Tracking companies now one can shop around to find the tracker to suit their needs, from as little as £40 for the unit.
NO Tracker Is Hard Wired to a FUSE for power, hence the obvious, all trackers have a life battery fitted within the unit, so even if the main battery is removed from the vehicle the tracker will still be operational.
Thats incorrect most are “ hard wired “ with obviously battery back up .
see here https://www.autodefence.co.uk/car-trackers.html.
This makes sense otherwise eventually the battery only power will degrade and its transmitter range shrink down to chocolate tea pot usefulness.
That fuse hopefully will be for the charger so my assertion pulling it to disarm it immediately is also incorrect .
In fact the really smart ones ( read the link ^^^ ) even have a voltage sensor and if a fuse is fulled they will trigger an alert . .Nice .
So hard wired in .
Assuming there’s reasonable life in the battery ......thinking how fast an old phone discharges = pretty quick .
Also the “ Tracker “ version is now VHF not GPS so works in metal containers and concrete underground car parks ..it’s not reliant on line of sight from satellite(s) .
If you care to peruse the “ Tracker “ link I posted they have a pretty impressive find and return rate , I like the switch to VHF technology too .
Last edited by John Fiammetta; 11-21-2019 at 02:10 PM.
11-20-2019 | 06:17 PM
