Land Rover Defender 02my Owners Handbook 2nd Edition Rover

Child Restraints
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Child Restraint sCHILD SAFETY SEATS
Seat belts fitted to your vehicle are designed for 
adults and larger children. For their safety, it is 
very important that all infants and young 
children are restrained in a suitable child safety 
seat appropriate to their age and size (see table 
below). Child safety seats approved for use in 
your vehicle are available from Land Rover 
dealers.
Only fit a child safety seat of a type approved for 
the specific seating positions in your vehicle...

Door Mirrors
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Doo r M irrorsEXTERIOR MIRRORS
NOTE: Objects viewed in exterior mirrors may 
appear further away than they actually are.
Manually adjustable mirrors
Move the mirror glass to the required position.
Folding the mirror body
The door mirrors are designed to fold forwards 
or rearwards on impact. They can also be folded 
back towards the side windows into a ‘park’ 
position to enable the vehicle to negotiate 
narrower openings.Positioning the mirror for towing
To improve rear visibility when...

Instruments
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I ns trume nt sINSTRUMENT PANEL
1. Speedometer
Indicates road speed in miles per hour and/or 
kilometres per hour.
2. Anti-theft alarm indicator light
Indicates the status of the alarm system (see 
‘Anti-theft alarm indicator light’, page 13).
3. Total distance (odometer) and trip recorder
Indicates the total distance or the individual 
journey distance travelled by the vehicle. 
4. Trip recorder reset button
Briefly press and release the button to change 
the digital display between...

Warning Lights
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Wa rning Light sWARNING LIGHTS
The location and specification of the warning 
lights may vary according to model and market 
requirements. 
WARNING
DO NOT drive if a RED warning light remains 
on once the engine is running or illuminates 
whilst driving.
Check engine - AMBER
*
The light illuminates as a bulb and 
system check when the starter 
switch is turned on, and 
extinguishes as soon as the engine is started. 
Illumination at any other time indicates an 
engine fault - if the...

Warning Lights
34 Headlight main beam - BLUE
Illuminates when the headlights 
are switched to main beam.
Low fuel - AMBER
Illuminates when the fuel 
remaining in the tank drops to a 
minimum of 2 gallons (9 litres). If 
the light illuminates, refuel at the first 
opportunity.
Handbrake, brake fluid - RED
The light illuminates for about 3 
seconds as a bulb check when the    
starter switch is turned on. It also 
illuminates when the handbrake is applied with 
the starter switch in position ‘II’. The...

Warning Lights
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Hazard warning lights - RED
Illuminates in conjunction with the 
direction indicator warning lights, 
when the hazard warning lights are 
operated.
Trailer direction indicators - GREEN
The light illuminates briefly as a 
bulb check when the starter switch 
is turned to position ‘II’. If a trailer 
is attached, the light illuminates in conjunction 
with the vehicle direction indicator lights to 
show that all trailer indicator lights are 
functioning correctly. In the event of a bulb...

Lights & Indicators
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Lights &  IndicatorsDIRECTION INDICATORS
Move the lever DOWN to indicate a LEFT turn, 
and UP to indicate a RIGHT turn (the 
appropriate GREEN warning light on the 
instrument panel will flash in time with the 
direction indicators). 
Hold the lever part-way up or down against 
spring pressure to indicate a lane change.
LIGHTS
Side, tail and instrument panel lights
Push the lighting switch to position 1.
Headlights
Push the lighting switch to position 2.
Headlight main and dipped...

Lights & Indicators
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Headlight levelling*
The angle of the headlight beams is affected by 
the distribution of weight inside the vehicle. The 
headlights should be adjusted so that the point 
at which the beams meet the road surface 
ahead of the vehicle provides adequate 
illumination without dazzling other road users.
The four-position switch should be used to 
adjust the headlight beams in relation to the 
vehicle loadings identified opposite.Vehicles fitted with front seats only
Positions ‘1’ and...

Lights & Indicators
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FOG LIGHTS
Rear fog guard lights
Press to operate, press a second 
time to switch off (the indicator 
light in the switch illuminates when 
the fog guard lights are switched on). The rear 
fog guard lights illuminate ONLY when the 
headlights are also switched on, and the starter 
switch is turned to position ‘II’. Switching off 
the headlights, or turning the starter switch to 
position ‘0’, will automatically extinguish the 
rear fog guard lights too (the fog guard lights 
will...

Wipers & Washers
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Wipers & WashersOPERATING
The wipers and washers will only operate when 
the starter switch is turned to position ‘I’ or ‘II’.
NOTE: If the wiper blades have stuck to the 
glass, a thermal cut-out may temporarily 
prevent the wiper motor from operating. If this 
is the case, switch the wipers off, free them 
from the obstruction and then switch on again.
WINDSCREEN WIPERS
Intermittent wipe
Pull lever down.
Normal speed wipe
Push lever up to first position.
Fast speed wipe
Push lever...