Starting & driving
V8iPETROLMODELS
WARNING
Coldclimates
Inverycoldclimatestheoilpressurewarning
lightsmaytakeseveralsecondstoextinguish.
Similarly,enginecrankingtimeswillalso
increase;at-30°Cthestartermotormayneed
tobeoperatedcontinuouslyforaslongas30
secondsbeforetheenginewillstart.Forthis
reason,ensurethatallnon-essentialelectrical
equipmentisswitchedoff.
Thecatalyticconverter(iffitted)iseasily
damagedthroughimproperuse,particularly
ifthewrongfuelisused,orifanengine
misfireoccurs.
Blockheaters
Beforestartingtheengineanddriving,
ENSUREthatyouarefamiliarwiththe
precautionsshownunder’Catalyticconverter’
laterinthissection.
Onlyapprovedblockheatersrestrictedtoa
maximumof400Wshouldbeused.Block
heatersthatexceedthisoutputmaydamage
theemissioncontrolcomponents.
Inparticular,youshouldbeawarethatifthe
enginefailstostart,continueduseofthe
startermayresultinunburntfueldamaging
thecatalyticconverter.
Warming-up
Intheinterestsoffueleconomy,itisadvisable
tostartdrivingstraightaway,remembering
thatharshaccelerationorlabouringtheengine
beforethenormaloperatingtemperaturehas
beenreachedcandamagetheengine.
Starting
1.
2.
3.
Checkthatthehandbrakeisappliedand
thatthegearleverisin’P’or’N’.
Afterstarting,ensurethatthehandbrakeor
footbrakearefirmlyappliedandthe
acceleratorpedalisnotpressedwhilemoving
thegearselectorleverfrom’N’or’P’,
otherwisethevehiclewillmoveimmediately
theselectorleverismovedtooneofthedrive
positions.Thisisparticularlyimportantwhen
theengineiscoldbecausetheenginewillbe
idlingatafasterspeedthannormal.
Switchoffallunnecessaryelectrical
equipment.
Insertthestarterkeyandturntheswitch
toposition’II’andthenontoposition’III’
tooperatethestartermotor;DONOT
presstheacceleratorpedalduringstarting,
andRELEASETHEKEYassoonasthe
engineisrunning.
IntemperateclimatesDONOToperatethe
starterforlongerthan5seconds;iftheengine
failstostart,switchoffandwaitfor10
secondsbeforere-usingthestarter.Please
notethatcontinueduseofthestarterwill
dischargethebattery.Intemperateclimates
thebatterychargingandoilpressurewarning
lightsshouldextinguishassoonastheengine
isrunning.
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| Categories | Range Rover |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Range Rover Export Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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