Land Rover Defender: Electronic air suspension controls
Make sure the relevant warnings and cautions have been read and fully understood before adjusting the electronic air suspension.
The electronic air suspension controls are located on the front control panel.
- Off-road mode indicator lamp.
- Down button.
- Up button.
- Normal height indicator lamp.
- Locked access height indicator lamp.
The rear suspension height can also be adjusted using buttons located in the loadspace, or by using the smart key.
Note: The vehicle height may raise or lower automatically. For example, if the vehicle is traveling at high speed or a request is received from the terrain response system.
NORMAL HEIGHT
Make sure the relevant warnings and cautions have been read and fully understood before adjusting the electronic air suspension.
Normal height should be used when driving on-road.
Vehicle height changes to and from normal height can be made manually via the air suspension buttons on the front control panel.
If the vehicle is in access mode, press the up button (3) on the front control panel to return to normal height. If the vehicle is in off-road or extended mode, press the down button (2) to return to normal height.
OFF-ROAD HEIGHT
Make sure the relevant warnings and cautions have been read and fully understood before adjusting the electronic air suspension.
Off-road height raises the vehicle to provide greater ground clearance when driving off-road.
To select off-road height:
1. Make sure the vehicle is in the normal height setting.
2. Press the up button (3) on the front control panel.
The instrument panel displays a message to confirm off-road height has been selected.
Off-road height has two settings, as follows:
- The Off-Road 1 setting raises the
vehicle 1.6 inches (40 mm) above the
normal height. Off-Road 1 operates
at speeds of up to 50 mph (80 km/h).
The Off-Road 1 setting can be selected at speeds of up to 44 mph (70 km/h).
- The Off-Road 2 setting raises the
vehicle 2.9 inches (75 mm) above the
normal height. Off-Road 2 operates
at speeds of up to 31 mph (50 km/h).
The Off-Road 2 setting can be selected at speeds of up to 25 mph (40 km/h).
The suspension system automatically selects the most appropriate of the two settings, based on a number of conditions.
The current off-road height setting can be viewed via the touchscreen as follows:
1. Touch the Apps icon on the touchscreen driver side bar.
2. Select VEHICLE DIMENSIONS.
3. Select OFF-ROAD.
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Extended mode
Make sure the relevant warnings and
cautions have been read and fully
understood before adjusting the
electronic air suspension.
Extended mode is an automatic
suspension height setting that raises th
Auto access height
Make sure the relevant warnings and
cautions have been read and fully
understood before adjusting the
electronic air suspension.
The vehicle can be configured to enter
access height automatically via
Rear height adjust
Make sure the relevant warnings and
cautions have been read and fully
understood before adjusting the
electronic air suspension.
The height of the rear suspension can be
adjusted manually via the but
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INSTALLATION
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PART(S)
NOTES:
This procedure contains some variation in the illustrations
depending on the vehicle specification, but
the essential information is always correct.
This procedure contains illustrations showing certain components
Principles of Operation, Inspection and Verification
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
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INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION
CAUTION:
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