Vehicle recovery
REAR TOWING POINT
The rear towing point is located behind a
removal panel in the lower rear bumper.
TOWING THE VEHICLE ON FOUR
WHEELS
This procedure only applies to vehicles with a
gear selector lever (6 speed transmission). On
vehicles with a rotary gear selector (8 speed
transmission), the transmission will
The rear towing point may be used to tow
another vehicle if required.
automatically select P (Park) after the engine is
switched off. This prevents the vehicle from
being towed on all four wheels, see 81,
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Do not remove the Smart Key from the
vehicle as this will lock the steering
column.
If the vehicle battery is to be
disconnected, the steering column
must be unlocked first. It is not
possible to unlock the steering column
with the battery disconnected.
If the engine cannot be used during
towing, there will be no power
assistance to the braking or steering
systems. This will result in much
greater effort to steer and stop the
vehicle and in a greatly increased
stopping distance.
Do not tow vehicles with a rotary gear
selector (8 speed transmission) on all
four wheels. Vehicle recovery should
only be undertaken by suitably qualified
personnel.
1.
2.
Rotate each of the fasteners 90 degrees
anticlockwise with a coin (or similar), to
release the lower edge.
Only tow the vehicle in a forward
direction with all four wheels on the
ground. Towing in a reverse direction
with two wheels on the ground, will
cause serious damage to the
transmission.
Rotate the cover to release the hooks at the
top.
3.
4.
Remove the cover.
To refit, position the cover in place and
ensure that the four hooks on the top edge
engage in the body panel.
5.
Rotate the fasteners 90 degrees clockwise
to secure the cover.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Discovery 4 |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| Download File |
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| Language | Bulgarian, English |
| Product Name | Discovery 4 Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Applicable to Country | Bulgaria, International |
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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