Land Rover Range Rover 2000 2001 Owners Handbook 2nd Edition Aus Rover

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Controls
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1.Passenger airbag SRS
2.High/low gear range switch (manual
gearbox)
3.Cruise control master switch (if fitted)
4.Hazard warning switch
5.Air suspension switches
6.Rear fog guard light switch
7.Front fog light switch (if fitted)
8.Lighting switch
9.Remote radio/cassette/CD player switches
(if fitted)
10.Instrument panel11.Radio/cassette/CD player
12.Heater/air-conditioning controls
13.Ashtray/cigar lighter
14.Automatic gearbox mode switch (if fitted)
15.Exterior mirror operating switches...

Security Card
10 The security card, supplied with the literature
pack, contains important emergency
information. It is ESSENTIAL that you keep
the card safe from theft and ensure that it is
passed to the new owner if you sell the
vehicle.
Key number:This is the number of the
starter/door key - essential if you ever
need to obtain a replacement.
Emergency key access code:You will
need this code in order to start the vehicle
if the handset has been lost or damaged
(see’Emergency key access’in the’Locks
&...

Locks & alarm
11 Your vehicle is fitted with a sophisticated
electronic anti-theft alarm and engine
immobilisation system. In order to ensure
maximum security, you are advised to gain a
full understanding of the system by
thoroughly reading this section of the
handbook.
LOCKING THE VEHICLE AND ARMING THE
ALARM
You have been supplied with two
handset/keys (numbered 1 and 2). While both
are identical in operation, they transmit two
different sets of information (see’Lazy seats’).
Replacement handsets are...

Locks & alarm
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1.Press to release the key, which can then
be used as a conventional key to operate
the starter switch, glovebox and door
locks.
2.Lock button (padlock symbol)
press once to lock.
press twice to’superlock’.
press and hold to’lazy lock’(see’Lazy
locking’).
3.Unlock button
press once to unlock.
press and hold to operate the’lazy seat’
facility (see’Lazy seats’).
Once the security system is armed, the central
locking system locks all the doors and the
tailgate, the perimetric alarm...

Locks & alarm
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Anti-theft alarm indicator light
After locking the vehicle, the RED indicator
light (arrowed in illustration) flashes rapidly
for ten seconds to confirm that the security
system has been successfully armed. After ten
seconds, the indicator light adjusts to a slower
frequency, and then continues to flash as an
anti-theft deterrent until such time as the
security system is disarmed.
If, while operating the handset (or key), the
alarm sounds, this indicates that one of the
doors, the bonnet...

Locks & alarm
14 ’Superlocking’using the key:
Wherever possible the handset MUST be used
to’superlock’the vehicle. However, if the
handset is inoperative, the key can be used as
follows:
Turn the key in the driver’s door towards the
rear of the vehicle (and release) twice within
1
1/2seconds.
NOTE:’Superlocking’the vehicle using the
key will provide perimetric protection only -
volumetric protection (protection of the
interior space inside the vehicle) WILL NOT
BE ACTIVE! If any door, the bonnet, or the...

Locks & alarm
15 ENGINE IMMOBILISATION
Engine immobilisation is an important aspect
of the Range Rover’s security system, and
includes a feature known as’passive
immobilisation’. This is designed to safeguard
the vehicle from theft should the driver forget
to lock the doors. The engine is automatically
immobilised whenever any of the following
conditions occur.
1.When the vehicle is locked using the
handset or key.
2.Thirty seconds after the starter switch has
been turned off AND the driver’s door...

Locks & alarm
16 EMERGENCY KEY ACCESS
If the handset is lost or fails to operate, the
engine can be re-mobilised by using the key to
enter a unique four digit emergency key
access code. The code is recorded on the
Security Information card and is entered as
follows:
1. Using the key,turn the
driver’s door lock
(anti-clockwise) to the LOCK
position 4 times and return
the key to the centre position
(as shown) after each turn of the key. It is
now possible to use the key to enter the
separate numerical...

Locks & alarm
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NOTE:During the access procedure, the
anti-theft indicator light will continue to flash
(indicating that the alarm is still partially
armed).
NOTE:If the handset is inoperable, the
emergency key access code must be entered
EVERY time you need to start the engine.
If an incorrect code has been entered:
If the code has been entered incorrectly, the
anti-theft alarm indicator light will continue to
flash. In this case, return to’1’and re-enter
the code.
After three failed entry attempts,...