Land Rover Range Rover 1999 Owners Handbook Aus Rover

Cruise control
108 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
·DO NOT use cruise control on
winding or slippery road surfaces, or
in traffic conditions where a
constant speed cannot easily be
maintained.
·ALWAYS switch off the master
switch when you no longer intend to
use cruise control.
·DO NOT rest your foot under the
accelerator pedal while cruise
control is engaged - your foot could
be trapped.
NOTE:On automatic gearbox models,
selecting Cruise control while the gearbox
is in Sport mode will result in more
frequent and...

Cruise control
109 To reduce the cruising speed
Use the brake pedal to slow the vehicle until
the required speed has been reached, then
press the SET+ switch to establish a new
cruising speed (remember that cruise control
will not operate at speeds below 45 km/h.
Press the RES switch once momentarily to
cut off cruise control; if the brake pedal is not
used, the vehicle will slow down gradually.
When the desired speed has been reached,
press the SET+ switch to establish the new
cruising speed.
To...

Air suspension
110
Your vehicle is fitted with an electronically
controlled air suspension system (EAS) which
provides five different ride height settings
including an Access mode. These settings
increase or decrease the height and ground
clearance of your vehicle to cope with
different driving conditions.
In addition, the EAS also provides automatic
suspension levelling.
Before operating EAS
Remember, even if a change of ride height is
selected, it will NOT take place:
·If the tailgate or any door is...

Air suspension
111
Air suspension warning light
The warning light on the
instrument panel illuminates as a
bulb check when the starter switch is turned
on and remains illuminated until two seconds
after the engine has started.
In addition, the light will illuminate whilst
driving whenever High or Extended ride
heights are selected, and also if a fault with
the air suspension system is detected.
HEIGHT SETTINGS
Standard ride height
Suitable for most driving
conditions and recommended for
towing (seeTowing...

Air suspension
112 Access can also be preselected up to 40
seconds before the vehicle stops. However,
the suspension will not begin to lower until
the vehicle is stationary with the handbrake
applied, the gear selector in the P (park)
position and the footbrake released.
Preselection is automatically cancelled if the
40 second period is exceeded.
NOTE:If a door/tailgate is opened or the
footbrake is applied while the vehicle is
changing height, the change will be
interrupted.
When moving off, vehicle...

Air suspension
113
Extended ride height
Approximately 70 mm (above
Standard. Extended ride height
is automatically selected if the vehicle comes
to a halt as a result of the chassis coming into
contact with the ground. It CANNOT be
selected manually (High indicator light
flashes and the High suspension warning light
illuminates).
Extended ride height is automatically
sustained for 10 minutes after which it returns
to High unless the ride height selector is
used to select a different setting.
EAS...

Air suspension
114 EAS functions (Inhibit mode off)
Down selections
Extended to Highafter 10 minutes
operation, or press the lower arrow on the
ride height selector once.
Extended to Standardspeed above
55 km/h, or press the lower arrow twice.
High to Standardspeed above 55 km/h, or
press the lower arrow once (if speed is less
than 55 km/h.
Standard to Lowspeed above 80 km/h for
longer than thirty seconds.
Standard to Accesspress the lower arrow
once (seeAccess mode).
Up selections
Low to Standardspeed...

Air suspension
115 TOWING WITH EAS
When towing, it is recommended that the
suspension is locked in Standard ride height
as follows;
·Press the Inhibit switch (indicator light
illuminates).
·Select Standard (as described earlier in
this section).
FAULT DIAGNOSIS
If the EAS self-check detects a minor fault in
the system, Standard is automatically
selected. No ride height changes are possible
until the fault is rectified. The message centre
emits an audible warning and EAS FAULT is
displayed. All the EAS...

Trip computer & overspeed warning
116
The trip computer provides valuable
information to assist the driver to calculate
fuel stops, journey times and distances.
The two push switches (illustrated) operate
the trip computer and overspeed warning
system, and messages from the trip computer
and overspeed warning system are displayed
in the message centre.
NOTE:The message centres primary
function is to display warning messages
generated by the vehicles monitoring
systems. Trip computer messages are of...

Trip computer & overspeed warning
117 Average fuel consumption
This function is automatic and indicates the
average fuel consumption since the last time
the trip computer was reset (average fuel
consumption is calculated by dividing the
distance travelled by the amount of fuel used).
While the system is calculating the average
fuel consumption, the display shows
COMPUTING L/100 KH. Once the fuel
consumption value is calculated, AVERAGE
L/100 KH will be displayed, and a 3 digit fuel
consumption value...