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							Discovery – Owner’s Handbook
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DISCOVERY
Owners Handbook
Publication Part No. LRL 0545NAS
© Land Rover 2002
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, electronic, mechanical, 
recording or other means without prior written permission from Land Rover. 
						

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Owners Handbook
Congratulations on acquiring your new Land Rover Discovery. Please take the time to become 
acquainted with your vehicle by reading this handbook. Together with the Passport to Service 
book, this handbook provides information you will need to derive maximum pleasure from 
owning and driving your new vehicle.
For your convenience, the handbook is divided into sections, each dealing with a particular 
aspect of driving or caring for the vehicle. These are listed on the contents page and you will 
find it worthwhile to take a little time to read each one, and get to know your Discovery as soon 
as you possibly can. The more you understand before you drive, the greater the satisfaction 
once you are seated behind the steering wheel.
IMPORTANT
The specification of each vehicle will vary according to territorial requirements and also from 
model to model within the vehicle range. Some of the information published in this handbook, 
therefore, may not apply to your particular vehicle.
Land Rover operates a policy of constant product improvement and therefore reserves the right to change specifications 
without notice at any time. Whilst every effort is made to ensure complete accuracy of the information in this handbook, 
no liabilities for inaccuracies or the consequences thereof can be accepted by the manufacturer or the retailer, except in 
respect of personal injury caused by the negligence of the manufacturer or the retailer. 
						

							Contents
Quick Guide
Quick Guide   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction
Reporting Safety Defects   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
California Proposition 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Controls & Instruments
Locks & Alarm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat Belts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Child Restraints   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Airbag SRS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steering Column  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Door Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Instruments   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Warning Lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Audible Warnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lights & Indicators  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Wipers & Washers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Horn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Electric Windows   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Air Conditioning   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heated Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Interior Equipment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Interior Mirror & Compass  . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rear Door & Step  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Loadspace Cover   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
In-Car Telephones   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
In-Car Entertainment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Land Rover HomeLink®  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving & Operating
Starting & Driving  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Catalytic Converter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Fuel Filling   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic Transmission  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Transfer Gearbox   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Hill Descent Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Active Cornering Enhancement  . . . . . . . . 133
Self-levelling Suspension  . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Park Distance Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Towing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Load Carrying  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Off-Road Driving
Off-Road Driving  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Driving Techniques  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
On-Road Driving
On-Road Driving  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Owner Maintenance
Maintenance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hood Opening  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Compartment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine Oil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Air Cleaner   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Spark Plugs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Power Steering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Active Cornering Enhancement  . . . . . . . . 180
Washers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tires  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning & Vehicle Care  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Identification Numbers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Parts & Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Emergency Information
Wheel Changing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Emergency Starting   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Towing the Vehicle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuses   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Bulb Replacement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Technical Data
Technical Data   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 
						

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Quick Guide
Q uick GuideGENERAL DATA
Recommended fuel octane 
Premium unleaded, 90-92 pump octane.
Fuel tank capacity
25 gallons (95 liters)
Tire pressures - Normal load
Front: 207 kPa (30 psi)
Rear: 262 kPa (38 psi)
Tire pressures - Maximum load 
Front: 207 kPa (30 psi)
Rear: 317 kPa (46 psi)
Recommended engine oil 
For moderate climates, use 10W/40 oil that 
meets API service grade SG or SH.
For more extreme climates, see ‘Engine Oil 
Temperature ranges’ in the ‘Technical Data’ 
section of this handbook.
NOTE: One quart is required to raise the level 
on the dipstick from ‘min’ to ‘max’.
For full technical data listings, please refer to 
the ‘Technical Data’ section of this handbook.
*An asterisk appearing within the text, 
identifies features or items of equipment that 
are either optional, or are only fitted to some 
vehicles in the model range. 
						

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FASCIA CONTROLS
1.Lighting and direction indicator controls
2.Horn switches
3.Instrument panel
4.Cruise control switches
*
5.Windscreen wiper/washer controls
6.Heater/air conditioning controls
7.Door locking switch
8.Transfer gear lever9.Main gear selector lever
10.Electric window switches
11.Handbrake
12.Fascia panel switches
13.Starter switch
14.Steering column height adjuster
15.Remote radio controls
*
16.Electric mirror adjuster
NOTE: The precise specification and location of the controls may vary according to territorial 
requirements and from model to model within the vehicle range.
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
1. Temperature gauge
2. Tachometer
3. Speedometer
4. Fuel gauge5. Trip recorder reset button
6. Total distance (odometer), trip recorder 
and selected gear indicator
7. Anti-theft alarm indicator light
NOTE: This is a brief overview of the instrument panel. For a more detailed description of each 
instrument, please refer to ‘INSTRUMENT PANEL’, page 62.
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WARNING LIGHTS
1.Transfer gearbox in neutral (RED).
2.Hill descent control (GREEN).
3.Parking brake/low brake fluid (RED).
4.Traction control (AMBER).
5.Service engine soon (AMBER).
6.Direction indicators (GREEN).
7.Anti-lock braking system (AMBER).
8.Headlight high beam (BLUE). 
9.Supplemental restraint system - airbags 
(RED). 
10.Off-road - height adjustment (AMBER).
11.Trailer direction indicators (GREEN).12.Transmission oil temperature (RED).
13.Seat belt reminder (RED).
14.Automatic transmission - Sport mode 
(GREEN).
15.Battery charging (RED).
16.Automatic transmission - Manual mode 
(GREEN).
17.Active cornering enhancement 
(RED/AMBER).
18.Low oil pressure (RED).
19.Self levelling suspension (AMBER).
20.Hill descent control ‘failure’ (AMBER).
21.Differential lock
* (AMBER).
NOTE: This is a brief overview of the warning lights, for more information concerning warning light 
functionality, please refer to ‘WARNING LIGHTS’, page 64 and also ‘AUDIBLE WARNINGS’, page 69.
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LIGHTS & INDICATORS
Side, tail and instrument panel lights
Turn lighting switch to position 1.
Headlights
Turn lighting switch to position 2.
Daylight running lights
*
The headlights illuminate automatically, when 
the starter switch is turned to position ‘II’. 
Headlight high and dipped beams
Pull the lever fully towards the steering wheel to 
change headlight beams.Direction indicators
Move the lever DOWN to indicate a LEFT turn, 
and UP to indicate a RIGHT turn.
NOTE: For further information concerning 
operation of the lights, please refer to 
‘DIRECTION INDICATORS’, page 70 and 
‘LIGHTS’, page 70.
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