Starting&Driving
ALLMODELS
WARNING!
Parking
Afterswitchingoff,cooling
fansmaycontinuerotating
forseveralminutes,to
preventtheenginefrom
overheating.Insome
Afterbringingthevehicletoastop,ALWAYSapplythehandbrake
andselectneutral,beforereleasingthefootbrakeandswitchingoff
theengine.
circumstancesthecooling
fansmaycommence
operatingupto4minutes
aftertheengineisswitched
off.Ifthebonnetisopened,
keepclearoffans.
RUNNING-IN
Theengine,gearbox,brakesandtyresneedtimeto’bed-in’and
adjusttothedemandsofeverydaymotoring.Duringthefirst1,000
km,itisessentialthatyoudrivewithconsiderationforthe
running-inprocessandheedthefollowingadvice:
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•
•
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Donotallowtheenginetoexceed3,000rev/mininanygear.
Donotoperateatfullthrottleinanygear.
Donotallowtheenginetolabourinanygear.
Avoidheavybraking,wherepossible.
Aftertherunning-indistancehasbeencompleted,enginespeeds
maybegraduallyincreased.
OperatingTip..........
Thefollowinghintsmayhelp
youtoobtainoptimumfuel
consumption:
FUELECONOMY
Fuelconsumptionisinfluencedbytwomajorfactors:
1.
2.
•
Avoidunnecessaryshort,
start-stopjourneys.
Howyourvehicleismaintained.
Howyoudrive.
•
Avoidfaststarts.Always
acceleratesmoothlyand
gentlyfromrest.
Toobtainoptimumfueleconomy,itisessentialthatyourvehicleis
maintainedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
recommendations,butaboveall,thewayinwhichyoudriveismost
important.Notetheoperatingtipsalongside.
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•
Donotdriveinlowgears
forlongerthannecessary.
Decelerategentlyandavoid
suddenandheavybraking.
Anticipateobstructionswell
inadvanceandadjustyour
speedaccordingly.
•
Checktyrepressures
regularly.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2001 |
| Download File |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Freelander Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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