Brakes
BRAKINGSYSTEM
Thehydraulicbrakingsystemoperatesthroughdualcircuits;ifone
circuitshouldfail,theotherwillcontinuetofunction.However,in
theeventofabrakefailurewhereonlyonecircuitisoperational,the
vehicleshouldonlybedrivenatslowspeedtothenearestLand
Roverdealer.Inthesecircumstances,exerciseEXTREMECAUTION
andbeawarethatmuchgreaterpedaleffortandlongerstopping
distanceswillberequired.
OperatingTip..........
DONOTrestyourfootonthe
brakepedalwhiledriving;this
mayoverheatthebrakes,
reducingtheirefficiencyand
causingexcessivewear.
Thebrakingsystemisservoassisted.Thismeansthatiftheengine
stopsrunning,allservoassistancewillbelost,requiringgreater
pedaleffortandresultinginlongerstoppingdistances.
WARNING!
Ifthebrakewarninglight
illuminateswhiledriving,
stopthevehicleassoonas
safetypermitsandseek
qualifiedassistancebefore
continuing.
Brakepads
Brakepadsandliningsrequireaperiodofbeddingin.Forthefirst
300
km,avoidsituationswhereheavybrakingisrequired.
Rememberthatregularservicingisvitaltoensurethatthebrake
componentsareexaminedforwearatthecorrectintervalsand
changedwhenevernecessarytoensureoptimumsafetyand
performance.
ForYourSafety.........
NEVERmovethevehicle
withouttheenginerunning,
servoassistancemaynotbe
available.Thebrakeswillstill
function,butgreaterpedal
pressurewillberequired.
Brakewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightontheinstrumentpanelilluminateswhile
driving,andthehandbrakeisfullyreleased,afaultwiththebraking
systemisindicated.Checkthebrakefluidlevel;ifthelight
continuestoilluminate,seekqualifiedassistancebeforecontinuing.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Freelander 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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