Land Rover Range Rover 98my Owners Nas Rover Manual

Traction control
98 ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL
The purpose of electronic traction control, is
to aid traction when one rear wheel spins
whilst the other still has good grip, e.g, if one
side of the vehicle is on ice and the other is on
tarmac. The system works by applying the
brake to a spinning rear wheel in order to
transfer torque to the other side of the axle.
NOTE:Traction control only operates below
approximately 30 mph (50 km/h).
The instrument panel has a traction control
warning light (TC) and,...

Cruise control
99
WARNING
·DO NOT use cruise control when using
low range transfer gears or reverse
gears.
·DO NOT use cruise control on winding or
slippery road surfaces, or in traffic
conditions where a constant speed
cannot easily be maintained.
·DO NOT rest your foot under the
accelerator pedal while cruise control is
engaged - your foot could be trapped.
·ALWAYS switch off the master switch
when you no longer intend to use cruise
control.
NOTE:Selecting Cruise control while the
gearbox is in Sport...

Cruise control
100 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 28 mph (45
km/h).
Alternatively, briefly press the RES switch
once 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...

Air suspension
101
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
102
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
Extended ride height
Approximately 2.75 in (70 mm)
above Standard. Extended ride
height is...

Air suspension
103 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
104 EAS MESSAGES
The following messages may appear in the
message centre display. These are warnings
to which the driver must respond.
Message Meaning Solution
EAS MANUAL vehicle locked in Access. EAS WARNING! The vehicle is
being driven on its bump stops.
SLOW: 20 MPH MAX
(SLOW: 30 KMH MAX)road speed too high for
current ride height.slow down to less than 20 mph
(30 km/h).
EAS FAULT there is a fault with the air
suspension.Consult your Land Rover dealer.
SLOW: 35 MPH MAX Air suspension...

Air suspension
105 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 35 mph
(55 km/h), or press the lower arrow twice.
High to Standardspeed above 35 mph (55
km/h), or press the lower arrow once (if speed
is less than 35 mph (55 km/h)).
Standard to Lowspeed above 50 mph (80
km/h) for longer than thirty seconds.
Standard to Accesspress the lower arrow
once (seeAccess...

Air suspension
106 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
107
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...