1997 Land Rover Defender 90, 110, 130 User Manual

Battery
Battery removal and replacement
Your vehicle may be fitted with a battery
backed-up sounder, which operates as an
anti-theft siren if the main batteryis
disconnected.
If it is necessary to remove the main vehicle
battery, it is ESSENTIALto adopt the following
procedure before disconnecting the terminals
in order to prevent the siren from sounding:
1.
Turn the starter switch ’on’and then ’off’.
Then remove the key.
2.
Disconnect the vehicle batteryWITHIN15
SECONDS (if it is not disconnected within
Battery maintenance
The batteryfitted to your vehicle requires
minimalattention as follows:
15
immediatelythe batteryterminals  are
disconnected).
seconds, the back-up siren will sound
In temperate climates checkthe electrolyte
levelonce every3  years. In hot climates
checkthe levelannually.
ALWAYS disconnect the negative (’-’) terminal
first. When replacing, connect the positive
(’+’)
terminalfirst.
Occasionallywipe the batterycasing to
remove dirt and grease.
If the siren sounds when the batteryis
reconnected, it CANNOTbe turned off in the
normal way (ie. by operating the handset
buttons). To deactivate the siren, disarm the
alarm system with the handset and turn the
starter switch to position ’II’.
Keep the batteryterminals clean and free
from corrosion by occasionallysmearing
them with petroleum jelly.
Checking the electrolyte level
Gentlyprise off the vent covers (or unscrew if
vent plugs are fitted) and inspect the
electrolyte levelof the centre cell. This should
be no lower than 1 mm (0.04 in) above the
top of the plates. If necessary, top up with
distilled water to a maximum of 3 mm (0.12
in) above the plates.
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Product Specification
CategoriesLand Rover, Land Rover Defender 110, Land Rover Defender 130, Land Rover Defender 90
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Model Year1997
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- 195 pages
LanguageEnglish
Product NameDefender 90, 110, 130
Product BrandLand Rover
Applicable to CountryAustralia
Document File TypePDF
Publisherlandrover.com
Wikipedia's Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover
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