Land Rover Discovery II 2 owners manual page 106

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Self-leveling Suspension Self-leveling Suspension SELF-LEVELING SUSPENSION* MANUAL OPERATION When the engine is running, the self-leveling The SLS system can also be manually suspension system (SLS) operates controlled to either: automatically on the rear of the vehicle to • Raise the rear of the vehicle by 40 mm maintain a level or efficient vehicle height (approx.) to increase ground clearance and regardless of vehicle load. improve the departure angle for off-road driving. Note that this function operates AUTOMATIC OPERATION ONLY below a speed of 18 mph (30 km/h) - If the height of the vehicle is reduced by above this speed, the vehicle will additional loading (passengers occupying the automatically return to its standard ride occasional rear seats or the attachment of a height. trailer, for example), the SLS system • Lower the vehicle in order to ease loading, automatically increases air pressure to the or to enable various heights of trailer hitch springs to compensate for the additional weight to be connected more easily. or changed attitude of the vehicle. Similarly, if The SLS system will assume automatic loads are removed and the vehicle height control - adjusting the height of the vehicle increases in consequence, the system will 10 seconds after a road speed of 3 mph reduce air pressure to bring the vehicle back to (5 km/h) is reached, or immediately once a a level attitude. road speed of 7 mph (12 km/h) has been achieved. This feature can only be used in Extended mode conjunction with the remote suspension Off-road, if the vehicle becomes grounded and control handset. Consult your Land Rover traction control is induced, the SLS system retailer for further information. automatically pumps more air to the rear springs to raise the body clear of the WARNING obstruction, thereby enabling the vehicle to be DO NOT operate the SLS while driving on the freed. This is known as 'Extended mode' and road, or when the suspension has been will cause the off-road warning light to flash. manually lowered below standard ride height Once forward motion is regained, the - any sudden or unexpected change to the suspension height will automatically return to vehicle's height or attitude could cause an its previous setting and the warning light will inexperienced driver to lose control, or extinguish. disturb the load/weight distribution within the vehicle. DO NOT select off-road height while towing. 113

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