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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Component Location, Overview
COMPONENT LOCATION
COMPONENT LOCATION - 1 OF 2 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) cooler
ATF cooler pipes
Emergency Park Release (EPR) lever
Automatic transmission
COMPONENT LOCATION - 2 OF 2 - TRANSMISSION CONTROL
NOTE:
Right Hand Drive (RHD) variant shown, Left Hand
Seat belt reminder
Make sure to read and fully understand
the relevant warnings before using any
of the features in this section.
An audible warning sounds, and a warning
lamp illuminates when the following
conditions occur:
The driver seat, or the front seats are
occupied.
The front seat belts have not been
fas
