Land Rover Lr3 Owners Handbook 2004 Rover

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Suspending Cruise Control
Cruise Control can be suspended by a single 
press of the Suspend switch (4). The warning 
indicator in the instrument pack extinguishes.
Cruise Control will also suspend when the 
brake pedal is pressed, when the gear selector 
is moved into neutral or if HDC or DSC becomes 
active. 
To resume Cruise Control at the previously set 
speed, press the Resume switch (3).
Note: The set speed will NOT be erased by 
pressing the Suspend switch (4). The set speed...

Brakes
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Brakes
FOOT BRAKE
For your safety, the hydraulic braking system 
operates through dual circuits. If one circuit 
should fail, the other will continue to function.
However, in the event of brake failure where 
only one circuit is operational, the vehicle 
should only be driven at slow speed to the 
nearest qualified Land Rover Retailer.
In these circumstances, exercise extreme 
caution and be aware that increased brake 
pedal travel, greater pedal pressure, and longer 
stopping distances will...

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ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
The purpose of the anti-lock braking system 
(ABS) is to allow efficient braking without wheel 
locking - thereby allowing the driver to retain 
steering control of the vehicle.
Under normal braking conditions, where 
sufficient road surface friction exists to slow 
the vehicle without the wheels locking, ABS will 
not be activated. However, if the wheels begin 
to lock under braking, then ABS will 
automatically come into operation. This will be 
recognisable by a rapid...

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Off-road driving
While anti-lock braking will operate in ’off-road’ 
driving conditions, on certain surfaces total 
reliance on the system may be unwise. It cannot 
reliably compensate for driver error or 
inexperience on difficult off-road surfaces.
Note the following:
•On soft or deep surfaces such as powdery 
snow, sand or gravel, and on extremely 
rough ground, the braking distance 
required by the anti-lock braking system 
may be greater than for normal braking, 
even though improved...

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PARKBRAKE
Your vehicle is equipped with an electrically 
operated parkbrake (EPB).
Applying the parkbrake manually
With the vehicle stationary, pull up the lever (1) 
located alongside the gear selector, and release 
it. The lever will return to the neutral position 
and the red parkbrake warning indicator in the 
instrument pack will illuminate.It is important to confirm that the red indicator 
is continuously illuminated (not flashing). This 
indicates that the parkbrake has been correctly...

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The parkbrake should not be used regularly to 
decelerate the vehicle or to bring it to a 
standstill; this facility is intended for emergency 
use only.
Caution: Driving the vehicle with the 
parkbrake applied (other than in the 
emergency situation described above) or 
repeated use of the parkbrake to decelerate 
the vehicle may cause serious damage to the 
brake system.
Releasing the parkbrake manually
To disengage the parkbrake, the ignition must 
be on. Apply pressure to the footbrake...

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Fault management
If a fault is diagnosed by the system when the 
ignition is on but the parkbrake is not in use, the 
amber parkbrake warning indicator will flash 
and the message ’Parkbrake fault’ will be 
displayed.
Note: Under some transmission fault 
conditions parkbrake release may not be 
automatic and/or automatic parkbrake function 
may be inoperable.
Releasing the parkbrake in an emergency
If the vehicle has the parkbrake applied and an 
electrical fault prevents the system...

Dynamic Stability & Traction Control
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Dynamic Stability & Traction Control
DYNAMIC STABILITY
CONTROL (DSC)
DSC helps to optimise dynamic stability, even 
in critical driving situations. The system 
controls dynamic stability when accelerating. 
Additionally, it identifies unstable driving 
behaviour, such as understeering and 
oversteering and helps to keep the vehicle 
under control by manipulating the engine 
output and applying the brakes at individual 
wheels. Some noise may be generated when...

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Reactivating DSC
To reactivate DSC, press and briefly hold the 
DSC switch on the instrument panel. DSC will 
automatically reactivate when the engine is 
started.
DSC is reactivated automatically when the 
program is changed on vehicles fitted with the 
Terrain Response
* system.
ELECTRONIC TRACTION
CONTROL (ETC)
ETC is continuously available to boost vehicle 
traction when one or more wheels has a 
tendency to spin, while others do not. It 
operates in...

Hill Descent Control
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Hill Descent Control
HILL DESCENT CONTROL*
Hill Descent Control (HDC) operates in 
conjunction with the anti-lock braking system 
to provide greater control in off-road situations 
particularly when descending severe gradients.
HDC may be used in ’D’, ’R’ and CommandShift 
’1’ in HIGH range and in ’D’, ’R’ and all 
CommandShift gears in LOW range. When in 
’D’, the vehicle will automatically select the 
most appropriate gear. The vehicle should not 
be driven with the HDC...