Owner's Handbook

Publication Part No. LRL0559ENX - 2nd Edition

Land Rover 2003
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Owner's Handbook
This handbook covers all derivatives in the Freelander range available at the date of publication
and, together with the other publications in the literature pack, provides the information you will
need to derive maximum pleasure from owning and driving your new vehicle.
For your convenience, the handbook is divided into sections, each dealing with a different
aspect of the vehicle. These are listed on the following page and you will find it worthwhile to
take a little time to read each one, and get to know your Freelander as soon as you possibly can.
The more you understand before you drive, the greater the satisfaction once you are seated
behind the steering wheel.

*An asterisk appearing within the text, identifies features or items of equipment that are either
optional, or are only fitted to some vehicles in the model range.

IMPORTANT
The specification of each vehicle will vary according to territorial requirements and also from
model to model within the vehicle range. Some of the information published in this handbook,
therefore, may not apply to your particular vehicle.
Land Rover operates a policy of constant product improvement and therefore reserves the right to change specifications
without notice at any time. Whilst every effort is made to ensure complete accuracy of the information in this handbook,
no liabilities for inaccuracies or the consequences thereof can be accepted by the manufacturer or the dealer, except in
respect of personal injury caused by the negligence of the manufacturer or the dealer.

Contents
Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Driving Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Controls & Instruments

Owner Maintenance

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Locks & Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Taildoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Airbag SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights & Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Wipers & Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Targa Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heating & Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Interior Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Loadspace Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
In-Car Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
In-Car Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bonnet Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Cleaning & Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Identification Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parts & Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Driving & Operating

Starting & Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Catalytic Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Softback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hardback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Roof Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Load Carrying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Emergency Information
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Towing The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Technical Data
Lubricants & Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Wheels & Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tyre Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tow Bar Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Vehicle Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Towing Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fuel Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Filling Station Guide

Off-Road Driving
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Filling Station Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241