Land Rover Defender: Electronic air suspension safety
Make sure the following warnings and cautions have been read and fully understood before adjusting the electronic air suspension. Failure to follow the guidance could result in vehicle damage, serious injury, or death.
Make sure the vehicle is clear of people and obstacles before adjusting the suspension height.
Make sure the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) is applied, and the brake pedal released, if the suspension height is adjusted while the vehicle is stationary.
Take care when adjusting the suspension height if a trailer is attached to the vehicle.
ELECTRONIC AIR SUSPENSION OVERVIEW
Make sure the relevant warnings and cautions have been read and fully understood before adjusting the electronic air suspension.
The electronic air suspension system raises or lowers the height of the vehicle, based on a number of conditions and driver selections.
The electronic air suspension system comprises a number of features, including:
- Normal height.
- Off-road height.
- Extended mode.
- Access height.
- Auto access height.
- Locked access height.
- Rear height adjust.
- Adaptive dynamics.
Instrument panel messages and indicator lamps on the front control panel inform the driver of system status.
Note: Under certain circumstances, the electronic air suspension system may not perform a height change.
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Electronic air suspension controls
Make sure the relevant warnings and
cautions have been read and fully
understood before adjusting the
electronic air suspension.
The electronic air suspension controls are
located on the front contro
Extended mode
Make sure the relevant warnings and
cautions have been read and fully
understood before adjusting the
electronic air suspension.
Extended mode is an automatic
suspension height setting that raises th
Auto access height
Make sure the relevant warnings and
cautions have been read and fully
understood before adjusting the
electronic air suspension.
The vehicle can be configured to enter
access height automatically via
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Front Row Center Seat
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
REMOVAL
WARNINGS:
To avoid accidental deployment, the Restraints Control Module (RCM)
backup power supply must be
depleted. Wait at least 1 minute after disconnecting the startup battery
ground cable(s) before doing any
repair or adjustment to the Supplementary Restr
Parking, Rear and License Plate Lamps
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
For a detailed description of the exterior lighting system and operation,
refer to the relevant description and operation
section of the workshop manual. REFER to: Exterior Lighting (Exterior Lighting,
Description and Operation).
INSPECTION AND VERIFICA
