Starting & driving
Incoldweather,orwhenthebatteryisina
IMPORTANTINFORMATION
lowstateofchargeonmanualgearbox
vehicles,depresstheclutchpedalwhile
startingandholditdownuntiltheengineis
running.
Exhaustfumescontainpoisonous
substanceswhichcancause
unconsciousnessandmayevenbefatal.
IntemperateclimatesDONOToperatethe
starterforlongerthan5seconds;iftheengine
failstostart,switchoffandwaitfor10
secondsbeforere-usingthestarter.Please
notethatprolongeduseofthestarterwill
dischargethebattery.
•
•
DONOTinhaleexhaustgases.
DONOTstartorleavetheengine
runninginanenclosed,unventilated
area.
•
Ifyouthinkthatexhaustfumesare
enteringthevehicle,havethecause
investigatedandcorrected
immediately.
Coldclimates
Inverycoldclimatesthebatterychargingand
oilpressurewarninglightsmaytakeseveral
secondstoextinguish.Similarly,engine
crankingtimeswillalsoincrease;at-30°C
Switchingoff
(-22°F)thestartermotormayneedtobe
Toavoidthepossibilityofdamagingthe
turbo-chargerbearingsthroughinadequate
lubrication,ALWAYSallowtheenginetoidle
for10secondsbeforeswitchingoff.Turnthe
engineoffbyreturningthestarterswitchto
position’I’andthenposition’0’toremove
key.
operatedcontinuouslyforaslongas30
secondsbeforetheenginewillstart.Forthis
reasonensurethatallnon-essentialelectrical
equipmentisswitchedoff.
Warming-up
Intheinterestsoffueleconomy,itisadvisable
tostartdrivingstraightaway,remembering
thatharshaccelerationorlabouringtheengine
beforethenormaloperatingtemperaturehas
beenreachedcandamagetheengine.
WARNING
Theenginemustnotberunabovefastidle
speeduntiltheoilpressurewarninglight
extinguishes.Thiswillensurethatthe
engineandturbochargerbearingsare
properlylubricatedbeforebeingrunat
normaldrivingspeeds.
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| Categories | Range Rover |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Range Rover Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Applicable to Country | UK |
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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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