Land Rover Freelander 2003my Owners Handbook 2nd Edition Nas Rover

							Freelander – Owner’s Handbook
Land Rover
Banbury Road, Lighthorne, Warwickshire, CV35 0RG England
LRL 0442NAS
© Land Rover 2001
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Owners Handbook
Publication Part No. LRL 0559NAS - 2nd Edition
© 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
This handbook covers all derivatives in the Freelander range available at the date of publication 
and, together with the other publications in the literature pack, 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 different 
aspect of the vehicle. These are listed on the following page and you will find it worthwhile to 
take a little time to read each one, and get to know your Freelander 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   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction
Introduction   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reporting Safety Defects   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Auto Safety Hotline  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
California Proposition 65 Warning   . . . . . . 19
Controls & Instruments
Locks & Alarm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Taildoor   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat Belts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Child Restraints   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Airbag SRS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Steering Column  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instruments   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning Lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audible Warnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lights & Indicators  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Wipers & Washers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Horn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Mirrors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Targa Roof   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heating & Ventilation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Interior Equipment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Loadspace Cover   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
In-Car Telephones   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
In-Car Entertainment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving & Operating
Starting & Driving  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fuel System   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Catalytic Converter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic Transmission  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Hill Descent Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Traction Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hardback   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Roof Bars  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Load Carrying  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Off-Road Driving
Off-Road Driving  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving Techniques  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
On-Road Driving
On-Road Driving  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Owner Maintenance
Maintenance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Hood Opening  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Engine Compartment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Engine Oil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air Cleaner   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Spark Plugs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Power Steering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Washers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Battery   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tires  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning & Vehicle Care  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Identification Numbers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Parts & Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Emergency Information
Wheel Changing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Emergency Starting   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Towing the Vehicle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuses   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bulb Replacement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Technical Data
Technical Data   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 
						

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Quick Guide
Quick Guide
GENERAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
FACIA CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BINNACLE SWITCHES  9
WARNING LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
LIGHTS & INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
WIPERS & WASHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
CENTER CONSOLE SWITCHES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
HEATER CONTROLS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
AUDIO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTROLS  . . . . .  15
SOUND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16 
						

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							Quick Guide
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Quick Guide
Q uick GuideGENERAL DATA
Recommended fuel 
Unleaded gasoline with a CLC or AKI rating 
of 87 octane minimum.
Fuel tank capacity
16.9 US gallons (64 liters)
Tire pressures - all conditions
Front: 30 lbf/in
2 (205 kPa)
Rear: 30 lbf/in2 (205 kPa)
Recommended engine oil 
Use ONLY an approved full synthetic engine oil. 
For approved brands see ‘Engine oil’ 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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FACIA CONTROLS
1.Clock display
2.Audio system
3.Lighting and direction indicator controls
4.Instrument panel
5.Horn switches
6.Windshield wiper/washer controls
7.Exterior mirror control8.Hood release lever
9.Starter switch
10.Cruise control set and remote switches
11.Steering column adjustment lever
12.Remote audio controls
13.Instrument illumination control
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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BALBASS
TREBBAND
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INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BINNACLE 
SWITCHES
1.Cruise control master switch
2.Fuel gauge
3.Tachometer
4.Speedometer
5.Digital display6.Trip recorder reset/mode button
7.Coolant temperature gauge
8.Rear windshield wash/wipe switch
9.Rear windshield wiper switch
NOTE: This is a brief overview of the instrument panel and binnacle switches. For a more detailed 
description of each instrument, please refer to ‘INSTRUMENT PANEL’, page 59, and to find out more 
about the rear windshield wiper and washer, refer to ‘REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER’, 
page 67.
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