That was my badly made point. No car is ever an investment but if you love driving it and love having it and owning it, then it doesn't matter how many thousands of pounds that car lost because of the pleasure it gave you. People spend £5k on a holiday for 2 weeks happily. I'd rather spend that on depreciation on a Jaguar XK... you pays your money, you takes your choice but the idea that a car is bad just because it depreciates heavily is naieve.

I apologise for not having made my point clearly.

I very much doubt if there is an aftermarket kit for this.Due to the complexities of the engine management system and the fact there is no throttle cable the only real solution is original fitment but I would think this is too costly.hth

I have now had my freelander 2 auto for six months. Totally trouble free & rattle free. I have not experienced any auto box hunting. In fact as auto boxes, go & matched to a diesel 4x4 it has to be the best i have experienced in over 30 years of motoring. I am fairly critical of an auto box as i tow a 29ft caravan. I am pleased with how the box changes down on its own on hills or comming up to junctions reducing the need for sitting on the brakes. The sports mode or manual shift is faultless.
fuel consuption wise when brandnew was bad! 23-27. However it has been improving drastically since passing 4500 miles & on saturday I covered over 350 miles on motorway with crusie control on & at 70 returned 37.6 & on the 175 mile return journey set the CC at 65 & returned 42. I normally now return 31-33 overall running about & 22-26 towing,I consider this excellent on a 2.2 auto 4x4 with huge amounts of tourqe & stunning performance for the size of vehicle. 0-60 in under 11sec compared to a Discovery I had that was about 18 sec 0-60.
The old freelander left a lot to be desired but the Freelander 2 is a totally different animal.Its also extremly quiet with no diesel noise pentration when driving which makes for a far less tiring drive. The longest distance travelled in one day was 860 miles in under 12 hours towing from the south of france & felt fine at the end of the day & I couldn't manage that in my Jaguar.

Some will come out (and lots on my 2003 Mondeo when it had a failing EGR) but little smoke comes out of a modern diesel because it is not allowed. Instead the DPF captures it and burns off during regeneration.

Well that's how DPFs are meant to work.

I think the A6 is the same as a Passat, in which case the Convenience ECU will be located under the front passenger carpet & foam underlay. Just right for collecting the water from a poor fitting pollen filter or blocked plunnum drains. Do a forum search & spend the rest of the day reading everything about those problems.
Although you have 12.6v which is fine, that will drop quite a bit when you start the car on a cold frosty morning.
Yours just sounds like the display computer is trying to tell you that the battery is near the end of its life, which with low temperatures as of late is the last thing you need.
Its probably the original battery & 4 years old now so you've had your moneys worth.
Take the car to a local battery factors who will check your existing battery under load & no doubt have a new replacement in stock to change at a reasonable price if nescessary.