Rover 75 (1999) manual

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As part of Ro ver Cars environmental pol icy, this publication is printed on paper made fr om chlorine free pulp. Owner’ s Handbook Publicat ion Part N o. RCL 0306ENG - 3rd E dition Publishe d by Rover Gro up After Sale s - Technic al Commun ication © Rover Grou p Limited 19 99 All rights reser ved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,[...]

2 Cong ratu lation s on your choic e of a Rov er 75 We ve ry muc h hop e that t his ha ndbook , toge ther wi th th e othe r publi cations includ ed in the litera ture pa ck, will p rovi de the inf ormation you ne ed in o rder to derive ma ximum pleasure from owni ng and dri ving your new c ar. For you r conv enienc e, the handbook is di vided into [...]

Contents BEFORE YOU DRIVE Control s ....... ..... ......... ...... ...... ....... 4 Locks & Alar m .. ...... ...... ......... ..... .. 5 Seats . ......... ..... ...... ......... ...... ...... .. 17 Seat Belts ........ ...... ...... ......... ...... .. 24 Airbag SRS ........ ...... ...... ......... ..... 30 Steerin g Column ........ ...... .....[...]

Controls 4 BEFORE YOU DRIVE Controls 1. Passenger airbag SRS 2. Audio s ystem 3. Clock 4. Horn 5. Direc tion i ndicat ors 6. Instrum ent panel 7. Driver airbag SRS 8. Starter swit ch 9. Wiper/washer co ntrols 10. Front * and rear fog light switches 11. Main lighting switch 12. Bonnet release 13. Mirror co ntrols 14. Window contro ls 15. Boot releas[...]

Locks & Ala rm 5 1 Locks & Alarm ALARM SYS TEM NOTE: FOR MAXI MUM SECURITY ALWAYS SUPERLOCK THE VEHICLE USING TH E REMOTE HANDSET (excep t wh en pas seng ers are to be left insi de the ca r). Your c ar is fitte d with a soph istic ated e lectron ic an ti-theft alarm and engine immobilisation system. There are also a number of add itional se[...]

Locks & Alarm 6 With the ke y: 1. Insert the k ey and tu rn th e doo r lock t owards the r ear of the c ar: Opera tin g tip: Lock ing with the key wi ll not a ctiva te sup erlo cking. • all doors locked (not superlocked) • perime tric alarm activat ed (prote cts th e doors , bonn et and boot ) • NO INTER IOR SP ACE PROTE CTION 2. The di r[...]

Locks & Ala rm 7 1 Superlocking For safety , NEVER use Superloc king i f passeng ers are to re ma in in side the ca r - in an eme rgency the y would not b e abl e to esc ape. Also, on c ars fitt ed wit h inter io r space prot ecti on, any movem ent fro m inside the car would activat e the ala rm. Provided all the doors are fully clos ed, the su[...]

Locks & Alarm 8 Mislock NOTE: If a misl ock oc curs as a result of an open do or, the superloc king and interior sp ace protection features will n ot be acti vated, unti l the do or is close d and th e lock ing p roces s is repeat ed. If the driver’ s door is not fully closed w hen the h andset loc k button i s press ed, the alarm sound er or[...]

Locks & Ala rm 9 1 Interior l ocking switch NOTE: The locking switch will not opera te th e locks if t he al arm h as been a rme d. This is a person al sec urity f eatur e whic h allo ws the driver t o lock (o r unlock) all t he doors f rom inside t he car (whi le driving or with the c ar stationary). Press the clo sed padlo ck symbo l on the s[...]

Locks & Alarm 10 Interio r space prote ction * Never activ ate in terior space protec tion if pass engers are to be lef t inside the c ar - any m ove ment w ill acti vate t he alar m. NOTE: I nter ior spac e prote ction cannot be acti vated if a do or, window or sunroo f is open, or if the start er switch is turne d on. Interi or spac e prote c[...]

Locks & Ala rm 11 1 REMOTE HANDS ET BATTERY The handset contai ns deli cate elec troni c circui ts a nd mus t be prot ected from i mpac t and water dam age, high t emper atures a nd humidi ty, di rect su nligh t and the effec ts of solvents , waxes and a brasi ve cle aners. The battery should last for approximately three years depe nden t upon [...]

Locks & Alarm 12 Care point : Finger marks will adver sely a ffect b atte ry li fe; i f possible, avoid touc hing the flat surfa ces of th e batt ery and wi pe them c lea n befor e fitting . 4. Fit the new ba ttery, ensurin g that c orrect p olarity is maintained (‘+ ’ side fac ing up). 5. Pres s the t wo hal ves of the h and set fir mly to[...]

Locks & Ala rm 13 1 KEYS AND H ANDSETS You hav e been supp lied with tw o remo te han dse ts with integral keys which operate all loc ks. Keep the sp are hands et key in a sa fe plac e - NOT IN THE VEHICL E! The k eys supplied with yo ur ca r are pro gramme d to y our security system - they CANNOT be re-programmed and the engine cannot be start[...]

Locks & Alarm 14 LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT Do not dr ive wi th the luggag e comp artment open, as poisono us exha ust gase s will ent er the ca r. To open , tur n the ke y cloc kwi se in the lock or, fr om in side the ca r, pr ess the r elease but ton i n the driver ’ s footwe ll. The luggage compartment and interior lights switch on automatically [...]

Locks & Ala rm 15 1 CHILD- PROOF LO CKS NEVER l eave ch ildren unsu pervi sed in t he vehi cle. Move the locking leve rs on the rear doo rs down to engage the child lo cks. With th e chi ld-proo f lock s engaged , the re ar door s canno t be opene d from insid e the car, thereb y avoid ing the risk of a door being opened accidentally while the [...]

Locks & Alarm 16 DOOR L OCKING C UT-OFF SW ITCH Always chec k for fue l leaks be for e resetti ng th e switch ! An inertia swit ch, op eratio nal only with the alarm disarmed , will unlo ck the do ors in the even t of an accide nt or sudd en impa ct. When the sw itch operat es, the i nterio r ligh ts i llumi nate unti l the system i s reset by [...]

Seats 17 1 Seat s MANUALLY OPERATED FRONT SEAT S * Your car is fi tted with side impac t airbags . Refer to the Airb ag SRS section of this handbo ok before f itting se at cove rs, o r car ryi ng ou t an y repa ir or retr imming oper ation s to the seat or seat covers . Forward/rearward adjustme nt DO NO T adjust th e seat s while t he car is movin[...]

Seat s 18 Backrest adjustment DO NOT al low fr ont sea t occup ants to tra vel wi th the s eat b acks r eclined ste eply rearw ards. Opti mum ben efit is obta ined f rom the seat belt with the back rest an gle set to appro ximate ly 25° from t he upright (ver tica l). Rotate the handwhe el to adjust. Lumbar support adjustmen t * Rotate the handwhe[...]

Seats 19 1 HEAD RESTRAINTS Head restrai nts are design ed to r estrain rearw ard movement of the he ad in the event of an accident o r sudden st op - a proper ly adjust ed he ad re straint can co nsider ably redu ce th e risk of ne ck and h ead injuries. Head restraint adjustment NOTE: Where poss ibl e, adj ust th e head r est rain t so that th e c[...]

Seat s 20 POWER-OPERATED F RONT SE ATS * Your car is fit ted wit h side impact airb ags. Refe r to the Airbag SRS sectio n of this handbook bef ore fit ting s eat covers , or carry ing out an y repair or retrim ming op erati ons to the sea t or seat covers. Seat adjustment is available when the starter switch is in the seco nd p osi tion . If the d[...]

Seats 21 1 Seat cushion angle ( Driver’ s seat on ly) DO NO T adjust th e seat s while t he car is moving. Push the front of the switch up or dow n to tilt the seat cus hion to t he de sire d po sition. Seat cushion height (Driver’ s seat only) Push the switch up or down t o raise or low er the cus hion. H2752a H2753[...]

Seat s 22 Backrest adjustment DO NOT al low fr ont sea t occup ants to tra vel wi th seat bac ks recli ned steepl y rearw ards. Opti mum ben efit is obta ined from the se at be lt, with the back rest an gle set to appro ximate ly 25° from t he upright (ver tica l). Twist t he sw itch forwar d or backwa rds un til the desi red angle is ac hie ved. [...]

Seats 23 1 DRIVER’S SEAT MEMORY FACILITY * DO NO T adjust th e seat s while t he car is moving. Before a ctivating t he seat memory and lazy se at func tions , ensur e that th e area immed iately surro undin g the seat i s cle ar of obst ruction s an d that a ll o ccupant s are cle ar of moving part s. Your c ar can memor ise three d iffer ent dr[...]

Seat Belt s 24 Seat Belts SEAT BELT SAF ETY The airbag supp leme ntary restrain t syst em (SRS ) is desi gned to a dd t o the ove rall effect ivenes s of the s eat b elts. I t does n ot repl ace the m. SE AT BELTS MUS T ALWAYS BE WORN! The seat b elts fi tted to your c ar are i ntende d for use by adu lt sized oc cupants an d must b e used by one o[...]

Seat Bel ts 25 1 SEAT BELTS Ensu re th at a ll sea t bel ts are wor n correctl y - an imprope rly wor n sea t belt incre ases the ri sk of deat h or serio us injury in the event of a coll isio n. To minimise injury i n the event of a n accident, i t is important that seat belts are worn correctl y. Read the instructions b elow and the advice cont a[...]

Seat Belt s 26 Upper anchorage he ight adjustmen t To redu ce the likelih ood of in jury in an acci dent, th e hei ght of the front seat belt upper anchorage adjusts automat ically as the seat is mo ved eith er forwards or b ackwards. The hei ght CANNOT BE AD JUSTED MANUA LLY! CHIL D SEAT S NOTE: Ac ciden t sta tisti cs sh ow that c hildr en are sa[...]

Seat Bel ts 27 1 Seat belt lo cking mechanism NOTE: The auto matic locki ng mechan ism shoul d also be used when securing large items of luggag e to a se at. All passen ger seat belts have a special loc king mechanism whic h aids th e ret ention of ch ild seats. The p roced ure to install a child seat is as follows: 1. Install t he ch ild seat in t[...]

Seat Belt s 28 CARING FOR SEAT BELT S Always re place a seat belt assemb ly w here the webb ing sh ows sign s of fr aying . Regularly inspect the webbing for signs o f fraying, cuts and wear, als o pay p artic ular atten tion to the condit ion o f the fixing point s and adjuste rs. Avoid contaminating the webbing with polish, oil and chemicals (see[...]

Seat Bel ts 29 1 SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONERS The seat belt pre-tens ioner s will only be activat ed once an d then MUST BE REPLACED by a Rover deale r. Failure to replac e the pre-te nsioners will reduc e the effici ency of the ca r’s front restr aint sys tems. The seat belt p re-te nsioner s activ ate in c onjunc tion wi th the airbag SRS to pro vi[...]

Airbag SRS 30 Airbag SRS AIRBAG SR S The airbag SR S provides ADDITI ONAL prote cti on in a se vere i mpact o nly. It doe s not replace the nee d to we ar a seat bel t. The airbag SRS (supplementar y restraint system) inco rporates front an d sid e airb ags for b oth the drive r and front se at pass enger . NOTE: I nflation an d deflat ion of the f[...]

Ai rbag SRS 31 1 To ens ure corr ect d eploy ment of the airba gs, it is esse ntial that obstr uctions are no t allowe d to interv ene betwee n an air bag and the oc cupa nt. The fo llowing are ex amples of th e type of obstr uctions that co uld e ither, impe de cor rect op eratio n of the airbags, or jeo pardise personal safety i n the even t of a[...]

Airbag SRS 32 HOW THE AIRBAG SRS WORK S In the e vent o f a collision , the airbag cont rol un it mon itors the rat e of de celer ation or acce ler ation induce d by the collis ion, to dete rmine w hethe r the airbags sh ould b e depl oyed. NOTE: T he airbag SRS is not desi gned to operat e as a re sult of rear collisions, minor frontal or side im [...]

Ai rbag SRS 33 1 An inf lating airbag can cause faci al abra sions and othe r inju ries. Minim ise the risk of in jury by ensuring t hat front s ea t occu pants are wearing the ir seat bel ts and are seated c orrect ly, wi th the se at as far back as is pra ctical . Airbag inflation is virtually instantane ous and occurs w ith considerable force, a[...]

Airbag SRS 34 Side airbags NOTE: The m anuf acture and mate rial s of the seat are crit ica l to the p erformanc e of t he airbag. For this re ason, non -appro ved seat cover s must N EVER be fitted, and it is rec omm ended t hat any repa ir or replac ement to the front se ats be carried out by a Rover deal er ( see ’Ser vice information’) . En[...]

Ai rbag SRS 35 1 Side head imp act protecti on * NOTE: For the sid e head impact airbag s to dep loy corre ctly, the roof lining an d front pillar trim must be unda maged and f itted correct ly. Any da mage or suspe ct fitting sho uld be referre d to a Rover dea ler f or ex aminat io n. Side head impact airbags are designed to protect the head in t[...]

Airbag SRS 36 CHIL D SEAT S NOTE: Ac ciden t sta tisti cs sh ow that c hildr en are saf er wh en properly restra ined in t he rear seating positions than in the front. It is recommend ed that c hildren sh ould always be s eated in the r ear of t he ve hicle , in a chil d s afety sea t or re str aint syst em appropriate to their age and size (see ?[...]

Ai rbag SRS 37 1 SERV ICE I NFOR MATIO N DO NO T servi ce, repa ir, replace , mo dify or tamp er with an y part of the airba g SRS, or wiring i n the vici nity of an airbag SRS c omponent ; this coul d ca use t he s yste m to activa te , res ultin g in pers onal inju ry. After 15 years from t he initial date of registratio n (or installation date o[...]

Steering Column 38 Stee ring Colum n STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT DO NOT at tem pt to adj ust the hei ght o r angle of t he steeri ng wheel while the c ar is in moti on. Thi s is ext remely dange rous. Adjust the angle and height of the st eeri ng colum n to s uit your dr iving po siti on: 1. Fully release th e locking lever. Opera tin g tip: If it i[...]

Mirr ors 39 1 Mirror s POWER-OPERATED DOOR MIRRORS NOTE: Object s view ed in ex terior mirrors m ay a ppear f urther a way than th ey actual ly are. 1. Mi rror selec tion sw itches 2. Mi rror glass adjustme nt switch 3. Mi rror fold swit ch * Mirror glass adjustment • With th e star ter swit ch turn ed to the second posi tion, pre ss the app ropr[...]

Mirrors 40 Mirror folding * The bod y of each do or mirror is desig ned to fold flat again st the sid e of the car on im pact . Th e mirro rs can also be f olded back manually towards the side windows into a ‘park’ position to enable the c ar to n egoti ate narr ow open ings. On some cars the ‘park’ position c an be achieved elect rically, [...]

Mirr ors 41 1 INTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRROR NOTE: The dipping func tion of both mi rrors he lps to red uce glare from the headligh ts of following v ehicles at night . Automatic mirror * The in teri or mir ro r is equi pped with a lig ht s ens or (a rrow ed) which ac tivates the au tomatic dippin g functi on. Manual mirror * NOTE: In s ome c ircumst an[...]

Mirrors 42 SUN VISOR VANITY MIRROR The driv er’s vani ty mirror * shoul d only be used w hen t he c ar i s stat ionary Pivot th e sun visor down ward to use th e vani ty mirr or. On some models, the vanity mirror has a cov er and is illuminated when th e cov er is r aised . Close the c over t o extin guish the lights. H2666[...]

Windows 43 1 Windows POWER-OPERATED WINDO W CONTROLS Accide ntal c losing of a power-op erated win dow on fin gers, hands o r on any other v ulnera ble part s of the body can res ult i n seriou s inju ry. Driver’ s door console NOTE: The front and rear passe nger windows can also be operate d by individual wind ow switche s, moun ted on each doo [...]

Windows 44 ‘One-touch’ down By briefly pressi ng and th en releasi ng a switch (within half a seco nd), a wind ow c an be ope ned at a si ngle to uch. Win dow movemen t can be stoppe d at any ti me by pressin g the sw itch again. ‘One-touc h’ up * On some mod els, the dri ver's door ha s a ‘one-touc h’ up facili ty whi ch acts i n [...]

Sunroof 45 1 Sunr oo f SUNR OOF O PERATION * Accide ntal c losing of a sunroof on fi ngers, hands or any vu lnerab le part of the body, can resu lt in se rious inju ry. NOTE: DO NOT al low passe ngers to exte nd an y part of thei r bod ies throu gh the s unroof ap ertu re while the car is mo ving - injury from flyi ng d ebri s, b ranch es of trees [...]

Sunroof 46 ‘One-touc h’ operation Firmly push the switch rearwa rds and release (t he switc h will be felt to click into position) , the sunroof will fully open. Pu sh the switch firmly forwards and release to fully close the sunr oof at a singl e touch. Sunroo f move ment can be stop ped at any tim e by br iefly pressin g the c entr e of the s[...]

Heating & Ventil ation 47 1 Heatin g & Venti lation HEATING & VENTI LATI ON Care p oint: Keep the air grille in the re ar win dow she lf unco vere d to ena ble ai r flow t hrough the whole of the inte rior. Care p oint: Always keep th e ai r inta ke gr ill e clea r of obs tru ction s such as leav es, snow or ic e. The he ating and venti[...]

Heating & Vent ilation 48 Control p anel 1. Air temperature co ntrol • BLUE: Unheated ai r • RED: Heated air NOTE: W hen dis tributing a ir to the face leve l ven ts , they must be FULLY ope n to ensur e best performa nce. 2. Air distrib ution cont rol Face level vents only. Foot and fa ce level ve nts. Foot level vents . Foot level, w inds[...]

Heating & Ventil ation 49 1 With ai r cond itio ning switche d off (an d on c ars no t equipp ed wi th air co nditi oning), air recirc ulation w ill automatically switc h off after 4 minutes operation. This redu ces th e risk of misti ng wind ows. To over ride this timed feature, press and hold th e recirc ulation but ton for 2 seconds (until t[...]

Heating & Vent ilation 50 Operating advi ce The following pro cedures will enable you t o gain maximum benefi t from t he he ating and ve ntilation system: To achieve m aximu m demis ting/d efrosting • Selec t ‘winds cree n’ on t he air di stri bution contro l. • Turn th e air tempe rature c ontr ol to t he RED s egmen t. • Turn th e [...]

Heating & Ventil ation 51 1 Heater bypass control Air supply from the face level vents is further controlle d by the he ater byp ass con trol in the centre of th e fascia p anel. The purp ose of thi s fea ture is to en able coole r air to be direc ted tow ards the face at those ti mes whe n the he ater is requ ire d to prov ide ho t air in orde[...]

Heating & Vent ilation 52 Particle/po llen fi lter/odou r filter * A particle filter will help to keep the car inte rior free from pollen and dust. To remain fully effective, th e filter should be replaced eve ry 2 years or 30,000 miles (5 0,000 km), at the time of a oi l service or inspecti on. The particle filter can be combined w ith an odou[...]

Heating & Ventil ation 53 1 AUTOMATI C TEMPERATUR E CONTR OL (ATC) * Auto mode In brief NOTE: An encl osed area in th e centre of the display will s how ‘AUTO’, together wit h the tempe rature, air distribution and blower symb ols. • Press the ’ AUTO’ button for fully automatic operation . • Press th e tem peratu re cont rol swit ch[...]

Heating & Vent ilation 54 Temperatu re control NOTE: The tempe rat ures s hown on th e dis play are targe t temper atur es onl y and are no t reflec tive o f any spec ific temper ature measur ed wi thin the interi or of the ca r. Operate th e rocke r switche s on eithe r side of the display to set the req uired tempe rature fo r the cor respond[...]

Heating & Ventil ation 55 1 Blower control NOTE: If the air dis trib utio n and blowe r cont rols ar e opera ted independe ntly, the system may not be able to achieve or m aintain the require d tem pera ture setti ng s. Use t he co ntrol to ad just th e blower speed . Press the ‘+’ symbol to inc rease, and the ‘-’ sy mbol to decreas e b[...]

Heating & Vent ilation 56 Heated rear scr een NOTE: The heat ed rea r sc reen wil l not op erate unl ess the engi ne is running. The heated re ar screen will switch on automatically for 20 minute s if the engine is st arted when th e outside te mper ature is less than 10° C ( 50° F). The heated rear screen will also operate automatically in a[...]

Interior Equipment 57 1 Int erior E qui pme nt FRONT COURT ESY AN D MAP RE ADIN G LIGHT S Manual operati on Press th e app ropriate swit ch to turn the cour tesy or m ap readin g light s on, pr ess a gain to turn of f. The fr ont cou rtesy light swi tch (arrow ed) wi ll also oper ate the rear co urtes y lights. Automatic op eration NOTE: If a door [...]

Interior Equipment 58 REAR COUR TESY AND MAP READING LI GHTS The rear courtesy lights will illumina te and extinguish automatically in co njunctio n with the front cou rtesy lights. Press the approp riate swi tch to i lluminate the rele vant m ap reading light - press again to switch off. GLOVEBOX Lift the le ver to open . The glovebox light illumi[...]

Interior Equipment 59 1 CLOCK NOTE: The clock will need to be reset i f the ba ttery ha s bee n disconne cted . To adjust the t ime, u se a ball point p en or si milar pr obe to advanc e or pu t bac k the tim e, usin g the right o r left h and butto ns at the bottom o f the clock bez el. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 H2678[...]

Interior Equipment 60 CIGAR LIGHTER ONLY hold t he ciga r lighter by th e h andle. Care point : DO NOT plug acces sories into the ci gar lighte r socket (an a uxil iar y powe r socke t is avail abl e as an access ory - consu lt your Rover de aler ). With the starte r switc h turned on , press the ci gar lighter cove r to open . Pres s the light er [...]

Interior Equipment 61 1 ASHTRAYS Ashtray s are fi re hazard s - DO NOT u se fo r wast e paper or othe r comb ustib le materi als. Front asht ray Press th e leadin g edge of the ash tray to open. To em pty the f ront asht ray, p ress the tray ej ect catc h (see inset) and lift the inne r tray f rom the su rround . Rear ashtray Press th e but ton to [...]

Interior Equipment 62 CUBBY BOX NOTE: If an auxiliary power socket is fi tted to th e vehic le, i t will be locat ed in the cu bby box . Lift the rel ease ca tch ( arrowe d) to op en the lid. The cubby box is desi gned to se curely hold tap es or comp act disc s. REAR ARM REST STOWAGE Lift catch (arrowed) to open . Stowage spaces are provided for a[...]

Interior Equipment 63 1 CUP HO LDERS Front cup ho lder * The cup ho lder s hould not be u sed w hile the c ar is i n motio n. Press the p assenger side panel t o open. Rear cup hol der * Press th e fr ont of th e cup holder to op en. H2720a H2729[...]

Interior Equipment 64 REAR SUNBL IND * NOTE: The rear su nblin d he lps redu ce rea r seat pass enger disc omfo rt fro m sun gl are. Ensure t hat passe ngers are warned to k eep clear of th e sunbli nd whil e it i s bein g opera ted. Press to raise or low er the blind. SUN VISOR To shield yo ur eye s from th e sun, fold th e visor d own fr om the r[...]

Audio System 65 1 Audi o Sy st em REMOTE AU DIO CONT ROLS NOTE: Fu ll o perat ing inst ruction s for a ny audi o eq uipmen t fi tted as standa rd to you r ca r, ar e containe d in the ‘ Audio & Navigat ion Syst em’ boo k in the literature pack. Volume contro l Lift or p ress do wn to increase o r decre ase volume . Mode select c ontrol Pres[...]

In-Car Telephones 66 In-Ca r Tele phones IN-CAR TE LEPHONES Refra in from operat eing a telephone fi tted wi th i ts own ae rial in side the ca r (see main t ext). Your car uses a n umber of e lectronic syst ems design ed to provid e you w ith m aximum comf ort, saf ety and e conom y. These syst ems may be aff ected by t he use of non-appro ved mob[...]

Load Carrying 67 1 Load Car rying FOL DING T HE REAR SEA TS * DO N OT carry obje cts on the rear sh elf - the y could become d angerou s pro ject iles in th e e vent of an acci dent. DO NO T carry unsecur ed equi pment, tools o r luggage that coul d move, causi ng pe rsonal in jury in th e event of an accide nt, or e merge ncy mano euvr e - wher e [...]

Load Carrying 68 CARRYIN G LONG LO ADS * Ensure t hat a ll long load s which p rojec t in to t he pass enger c ompa rtmen t are secure ly re straine d. On some mo dels, a fold d own hatc h is fit ted in th e middle of the rear seat. Th is en ables longer lo ads to be carried at th e same time as two rear passengers. To open the ha tch, press d own [...]

Load Carrying 69 1 ROOF RA CKS & TO W BAR S Only fi t to wing acces sorie s and r oof racks th at have been appro ve d by Rov er, b ecaus e dama ge to the ca r may occu r. An unrecom mend ed tow bar electri cal conne ctio n, for exampl e, may perm anent ly dama ge the m ain ligh ting swit ch. To ensu re absolu te safe ty, only fit ac cesso ries[...]

Load Carrying 70 Tow bar mo unting poi nts The tow bar is at tache d to th e vehicl e bod y NOT the chass is and fitme nt re quires speci alise d skil ls and knowle dge, it is therefor e essent ial th at only a tow bar appro ved f or use with t he Ro ver 75 is fi tted and th at it is fit ted b y qualif ied pers onnel. The follo wing in formati on l[...]

Towing 71 1 Towi ng TOWING A TR AILER NOTE: Towing regu lations v ary from c ountry to country . It is ver y importan t to ensu re tha t nati onal regulations gov erning towin g weights a nd speed limit s are observe d (ref er to the rele vant national m otoring or ganisa tion for info rmat ion). The maximum permiss ible towe d weights quoted in ?[...]

Instruments 72 DRIVING CONTROLS Inst rument s INSTRUMENT PAN EL Diesel model illustrated 1. Temperature gauge 2. Tach omet er 3. Speedo meter 4. Fuel gauge 5. Total distanc e and trip rec order (odo meter) 6. Trip re cord er re set bu tton Temperatu re gauge This gauge indi cates the tem perature of the e ngine co olant. As the e ngine warms up, th[...]

Instruments 73 2 Fuel gau ge The p ointe r falls to z ero w hen th e starte r swi tch is t urne d off, but q uickly ris es to show the lev el of fue l in t he tank w hen the sw itch is tur ned to the se cond positi on. Never a llow the ca r to run out of fuel - th e resultan t misfire c ould dama ge the cata lyti c convert er. An indicator light in[...]

Instruments 74 TRIP RECORDER The instrument panel featu res an LCD d isplay located at th e botto m cent re w hich prov ides info rmatio n abou t the followin g functi ons: 1. Digital odometer 2. Trip re corder 3. Service i nterval di splay 4. Gear display (au tomatic trans mission on ly) 5. External te mperatur e Digital od ometer When the engine [...]

Instruments 75 2 Service interval d isplay NOTE: After the co mp letion of each se rvic e, th e dealer wil l reset the d istance disp lay, to com menc e th e cou ntd own to the next se rvic e. This sh ows the distanc e remai ning be fore the ne xt oil se rvice or inspection is due. Wh en the starter swit ch is initially turned to the s econd posi t[...]

Trip Comp uter 76 Trip Computer TRIP COMPUTE R * - FUNCT ION SEL ECT ION The tri p com puter u tilise s the me ssage ce ntre on the highlin e instrument pack only and provides valuable information to assist the dri ver to calc ulate fuel stops, journe y times and distanc es. When the starte r swit ch is in th e sec ond posi tion, the d ifferen t tr[...]

Trip Computer 77 2 When a trip computer feature is selected, it will be displayed until s witched o ff or u ntil anoth er trip compu ter feat ure is selecte d. Ho wev er, no te that the me ssage ce ntre is also used to display warning messages an d these will aut omatically overr ide the tr ip com puter di splay (see ‘Warning messages’ later in[...]

Trip Comp uter 78 Overspeed (‘Speed limit’) * The ove rspe ed warn ing func tion is an aid to ke eping within speed li mits s et by t he dri ver. P ress and hold t he tri p comp uter button t o inc rease th e set s peed b y incr ement s of 5 mph (5 km/h). Whene ver t he set spe ed i s exce eded an aud ible warning will sound and the set speed w[...]

Warning Lights 79 2 Warning Lights WARNING LI GHT POSI TION AN D OPERATIO N The stan dard i nstrument panel features two ma in clus ters o f warning li ghts, on e situ ated in the cent re of th e pac k (1) and the ot her lo cated at t he up per ce ntre of the i nstr ument p ack (2). On cars featur ing a message centre , the message centre di splay [...]

Warning Lights 80 CENTRE CLUSTER WAR NING LIGHTS Low oil pressure - RED Illumina tes as a bulb ch eck w hen the star ter swit ch is turned to th e second positi on and e xtingui shes when th e engi ne is started. If the light remain s on, or illuminates cont inuously when driving, se rious engine damage c ould occur ; stop the car as soo n as safe [...]

Warning Lights 81 2 Check engine - YELLOW (pet rol model s only) This war ning light is u sed t o indi cate f aults de tect ed by the e ngine management system . The ‘ Check engine’ indicator i lluminates as a system che ck when th e start er sw itch is turn ed to th e se cond po siti on a nd sho uld extingu ish when the e ngine i s started . I[...]

Warning Lights 82 Cruise Con trol - YELLOW Illumin ates wh en crui se co ntrol is active and exting uishes w hen cru ise cont rol is ca ncelled. Airbag SRS - RED The ligh t illumi nates whe n the star ter switch is turned to the secon d posi tion and ex ting uishes afte r about fo ur se conds. If th e light illuminate s at any o ther time or stays [...]

Warning Lights 83 2 UPPER CENTRE CLUSTER WA RNING LIGHTS - (standard ins trument panel only) Front fog lights * - GREEN The front fog w arning light is illu minated whene ver th e fron t fog lights are sw itched o n. Door open - RED Illuminate s when any of th e doors (includi ng the boot and bonnet ) are not fully closed. DO NOT drive t he veh icl[...]

Warning Lights 84 Bulb fail ure - YELL OW This warning light illuminates if a bulb failure is detect ed on an ext eri or lig ht whe never the re le vant circuit has been switched on (eg. brake lights, headlights, sideligh ts etc.) . Chec k which li ght is not ope ratin g and replace t he bulb. Note th at failu re of the f ollowing exte rior ligh ts[...]

Warning Lights 85 2 Engine malfunc tion - YELLOW (diesel models onl y) Illuminate s as a bulb check when th e starter switc h is turne d to the sec ond positi on. Also i lluminate s as a warn in g while dr iv ing if an engin e mal funct ion is de te cted. If this occu rs, the car can still be driven , but eng ine powe r will be reduc ed. Drive wi t[...]

Message Ce ntre 86 Message Centre MESSAGE CENTRE DISPLAY * On instrument packs th at incorporate a message c entre, infor matio n con cerning v arious aspect s of th e car’s status i s displayed by a co mbination o f icons and words in the dis play at the up per centre of the i nstr ument p anel. Bonnet open - RED A large v ehicle icon s howing t[...]

Message Ce ntre 87 2 Bonnet/boot open - RED Small ic on used t o warn th at the bonnet o r boot i s still open aft er the ma in war ning display has timed out. C lose the bonnet /boot secur ely befo re att empti ng to d rive the ca r. Door open - RED A large v ehicle icon sh owing th e relev ant door opene d with t he wo rds ‘ DOOR OPEN’ is dis[...]

Message Ce ntre 88 Sidelig ht fail - YEL LOW A large veh icle ic on with an acti ve sidelight with the me ssage ‘SIDE LIGHT FAIL’ is displayed. The ic on show s a sideligh t on th e same side of the car as the bulb failure. The message w ill be displayed f or approx imate ly 4 secon ds after selecti on of the lighting c ircuit. Replac e the fai[...]

Message Ce ntre 89 2 Number plate li ght fail - Y ELLOW NOTE: A number plate light failure is only dete cted if bot h bulb s have fail ed. A large v ehicle icon w ith an act ive num ber plate li ght with the me ssage ‘N O. PLA TE LIGHT’ is displaye d. The me ssage will be displayed for app roxim ately 4 seconds af ter turn ing on the side or he[...]

Message Ce ntre 90 High engine coolant tempera ture - RED This message i s displayed i n addi tion to illumina tion of the high coolan t temper ature warnin g light in the te mperatur e gauge, whenev er the engi ne coo lant rises t o its maximu m o peratin g temperature. The icon is disp layed with t he message ‘ENGINE OVER HEAT’. Low engin e c[...]

Message Ce ntre 91 2 Low oil p ressure - RED This me ssage is di splayed (t ogethe r with the dedic ated w arning ligh t in the ce ntre c lust er of the i nstru ment p anel ) when e ngine oil pressure is dangerous ly low and liable to resu lt in engine damage . The icon i s displayed w ith the mess age ‘LOW OIL PRESSURE’. The message is on ly d[...]

Message Ce ntre 92 Airbag SRS malfunct ion - RED This message i s displayed ( togeth er with the dedi cated war ning l ight in th e ce ntre cl uste r of the inst rumen t panel) to alert t he driv er of a SRS system fai lure. The icon appe ars with the message ‘AIRBAG FAULT’ for 4 seco nds, bu t is not dis played duri ng the initi al start-u p p[...]

Message Ce ntre 93 2 Trailer light fail * - YEL LOW This w arning me ssage only func tions wh en a towed vehicle has been electrically conn ected to the c ar’ s exte rior li ght circu it usin g th e dedicated socket. The warning message will be displayed if a bulb fai lur e has be en dete cted on the towed v ehicle . Th e icon is displayed with t[...]

Message Ce ntre 94 Low batte ry mode - YEL LOW Displayed when the batte ry voltage is le ss than 10V an d exti ngu ishes when th e ba tter y voltage rises above 11V. The display is exting uished d uring e ngine c ranking and fo r a fu rther five seco nds af ter cr anki ng. Th e icon is displ aye d with the me ssag e ‘LOW BA TTER Y’. If the mes [...]

Start ing & Drivin g 95 2 Start ing & Dri ving STARTER SWITCH Once th e steer ing loc k is engag ed, it is im poss ible to stee r the car. D O NOT remov e the key or t urn th e st arter swit ch off whil e the car is in mo tion. The star ter sw itch is loc ated to the ri ght of the st eering column an d use s the f ollowing s equenc e of key[...]

Star ting & Dr iving 96 Unlocking the steering After inse rting th e key, a smal l movem ent of the st eering wheel w hile t urning t he star ter s witch t o the f irst p osition will help to di sengage t he steering lo ck. Locking the steering After re movi ng the key, turn the steeri ng whee l toward s the kerb until the lock engages. PETROL [...]

Start ing & Drivin g 97 2 DIESEL MODEL S Never s tart, or leav e the engine run ning, in an unven tilated buildi ng - exha ust gases are po ison ous and contain car bon m onox ide, whic h can ca use uncon scious ness and m ay ev en be fatal . Starting the engine 1. Check that the handbrake is applied and that the gear lever is in neutral (‘ P[...]

Star ting & Dr iving 98 ALL MODE LS Cold cli mates Opera tin g tip: When sta rting manual transmission v ehicles in freezing cond ition or when the batt ery is i n a low stat e of ch arge, depr ess th e clutc h before start ing and hold it down unt il the engi ne is running . In temperature s of -10° C (14° F) and below, engine cranki ng time[...]

Environment al Drivin g 99 2 Envir onme n tal Dr iving PROTECTING T HE ENVIRO NMENT Environmental issues are inc reasingly influencing our lives, and the motor car is s ometimes seen as a major so urce of air poll ution. In a great many respec ts, how ever, crit icism of the ca r and its manufacture r is misplaced, for few indu stries have done mor[...]

Environmental Driving 100 • Do not drive i n a low g ear for lo nger than neces sary Driving in lower gears use s more fuel an d creates more noise. Ch ange up to a higher ge ar as soon as p ossible, prov ided it does NO T cause the eng ine to labo ur. • Drive sm oothl y Antici pating obstru ctio ns and s lowin g dow n well in advance , avoids [...]

Catalytic Converte r 101 2 Catalytic C onverter CATALYTI C CONVERTER Exhaus t tem peratu res can be extre mely hi gh, do not park on groun d where combus tibl e mate rials suc h as dry grass or leave s could come into contact wi th the exh aust system - in dry w eather a fire could res ult. The exhaust system inc orporates a catalyt ic con verte r,[...]

Catalytic Converter 102 Driving NOTE: Any en gine misf ire , loss of engine pe rforman ce or engine run-on, could serious ly dam age the ca talyt ic c onver ter. F or this reason , it is vital that unqualif ied person s do not ta mpe r with the engine an d that regu lar mainte nanc e is carried out by a Rover dealer i n acco rdance wi th the se rvi[...]

Automatic Tra nsmiss ion 103 2 Automatic Transm ission GEA R SE LE CT OR NOTE: A light on the select or display an d a num ber or lette r on the tr ip rec order di spl ay, ident ifie s the sel ected gea r positi on. The automatic transmission features a five spe ed gearbox with three manually se lectable modes (Normal (e conomy), Sport and Sn ow mo[...]

Automat ic Transmissi on 104 Selector le ver posi tions Always lea ve the c ar with the g ear s elector in ’P’ (Park) p osition w hen parked. • ‘P’ P ar k In this posi tion the transmi ssion i s lock ed to pr event the car from rollin g away. Select ONLY when the car is stati onary and with the han dbrake applie d. • ‘R’ Rever se Se[...]

Automatic Tra nsmiss ion 105 2 Using the automatic transmission The following information is important - particu larly for driver s who are unuse d to driv ing car s with au tomatic transmissi on. • Before s tarti ng the engin e, en sure th at bo th foot brake a nd handbrake ar e applie d. • Afte r star ting t he en gine, KEEP BO TH BRAK ES APP[...]

Automat ic Transmissi on 106 MODE SWITCH The automatic gearbox has th ree driver-selectable operating modes, N ormal (e cono my), Sp ort and Snow . When the starter switch is turned on, the transmission automatically selects th e Normal ( economy) mod e. Norm al (e co nomy ) mo de Normal mode is suitable for all day to day driving and optimi ses fu[...]

Automatic Tra nsmiss ion 107 2 AUTOMATI CALLY SELECTE D MODES NOTE: Automatically se lected modes cannot be sel ected by th e driver a nd w ill not ope rate if Sport or Snow m ode are selec ted. The transmission c ontrol system au tomatically se lects differe nt gear ch ange modes , listed below, designe d to su it a variety of drivi ng conditions [...]

Automat ic Transmissi on 108 • Cold s tart mode In very c old con ditions th e automat ic trans miss ion will stay in the lower gears for long er, to help the engine re ach its normal operating temperatu re more quickly. This will help to i mprov e overall f uel ec onomy an d drive abili ty, and reduce emis sions. • High coolant temperature mod[...]

Manual Gearbox 109 2 Man ual G ear box GEA R L EV ER The gear positio ns are indicat ed on th e gear lev er kn ob. Synchr omes h is prov ided on all g ears ( inclu ding re verse) . In the ne utral position , the ge ar lever i s spring load ed to res t naturally in the cen tre of the gate between 3rd and 4th gears. Precautions while driving • Do n[...]

Fuel Sy ste m 110 Fuel System FUEL FI LLER Fuel fille r flap NOTE: The f uel flap is lock ed on ly when t he car is l ocked usi ng th e hand set (l ockin g th e ca r w ith th e key or interior locking switch will not s ecure the fuel flap). The fue l filler f lap is locate d on t he rear right-han d wing an d is linke d to the cent ral door lockin [...]

Fuel Syste m 111 2 TYPE OF F UEL Petrol engin es Petrol fue l sp ecif ication : 95 RON unlead ed petrol to EN 228 spec ificat ion. The R ON value (octane r atin g) and type of petr oleum (unleaded or leaded) available at garage forecourts, will vary in diff ere nt part s of the wo rld. For examp le, i n most Europ ean countr ies 95 RON unl eaded fu[...]

Fuel Sy ste m 112 FUEL F ILL ING Use only the recomm ended fu el! Seriou s damage to the ca talyti c conver ter wi ll o ccur if the wrong fuel is used . Always fill the tank S LOWLY, until the filler nozzle automatically cuts-off the fuel supply. DO NOT att empt to fill the tank beyond th is point, or spillage could result due to expansi on of th e[...]

Fuel Syste m 113 2 FUEL CUT- OFF SWITCH ALWAYS check for fuel leaks before resetti ng the fuel cut-of f sw itc h. The fuel c ut-off sw itch is a sa fety d evice whic h, in th e ev ent of a co llisio n or su dden impact , auto matica lly cuts o ff th e fuel supply to the engine. When th e switc h operat es, the i nterior lights illum inate un til th[...]

Lights & Indicators 114 Lights & I n dicators LIGHTING S WITCH NOTE: If the ligh ts (othe r tha n parking light s and head light cour tesy dela y) a re left on afte r the st arte r swit ch has been turned of f, a wa rning ch ime wi ll sound whe n the driv er’s door is open ed, un til either th e li ghts a re turned of f, or the do or is c[...]

Lights & Indicators 115 2 FOG LIGHTS Fog light s shoul d ONLY be used when visi bili ty is seve rely rest ricte d - other roa d users cou ld be dazzled in clear condi tion s. Operati ng tip: Both th e rear a nd fron t fog lig hts are sw itched off auto mat ica lly wh en th e mai n light ing sw itch or th e sta rter switc h ar e turne d off, an [...]

Lights & Indicators 116 HAZ ARD WA RN ING LI GHT S Pres s to op erate . All the dire ction in dicat ors and dire ction indicator warning light s will flash togeth er. Use only in an emerg ency to w arn other road u sers when your ca r is causin g an obstruc tion or is in a hazard ous situat ion. R emembe r to switch off before drivi ng away. H2[...]

Lights & Indicators 117 2 DIREC TION IN DIC ATOR LEVER Tak e care no t to dazz le onco ming v ehicle s wh en driving using mai n beam headlig hts. Direction indicato rs Operati ng tip: Hold the direction indicator lev er half way up or down to indica te a lan e chan ge. Move the lever d own to ind icate a LEF T turn, or up to indicate a RIGHT t[...]

Lights & Indicators 118 Parking lights The near or of f-side tail light s and side li ghts c an be sw itch ed on inde pend ently for parki ng pu rpos es, as follo ws: With the starter swit ch turn ed off, mo ve the d irec tion indicator lever fully D OWN to switch on the left han d parking lights. Move the direction indicator leve r fully UP to[...]

Lights & Indicators 119 2 HEAD LIGHT B EAM HEIG HT AD JUSTER The angle of th e dipped beams is affe cted by the di stri bution of passe nger and luggage wei ght with in th e car. I t is imp ortant that the headlights are adjusted t o ensure th at the point at whic h they meet th e ro ad surfa ce pr ovides adequa te illum inati on ahe ad of the [...]

Horn 120 Horn HORN To oper ate, press ei ther o f the horn switche s set int o the stee ring wh eel pad. H2726[...]

Wip ers & Wa sh ers 121 2 Wipe rs & Was her s WIPER CONTROLS Operati ng tip: If the ro ad speed drops b elow 5 mph ( 8 km /h) while the wipers a re oper ating, they will slow t o the next slow est operatin g mo de; ie. Fast wipe to normal wipe , normal wipe to inter mittent . This facili ty can be manua lly overridde n by chan ging the wip [...]

Wipers & Wa shers 122 Rain sensor * Some car s are eq uipped with an optic al rain sen sor fit ted to the in side of the wind screen b ehind the rear v iew mi rror. T he sensor is ab le to detec t varying amou nts of dirt and water on the outs ide of the wi ndsc reen . With the wi per co ntro l set to Intermittent Wipe, the variable delay will [...]

Cruise Control 123 2 Cruise Control CRUISE CO NTROL * Operati ng tip: Use of ‘sport’ mode on au toma tic ge arbox vehic les i s n ot re com mend ed when cruise control is selecte d. Cruise cont rol e nables th e dr iver to mai ntain a co nstant road speed wi thou t usin g the accele rator p edal. Thi s is part icularly usefu l for motor way cr [...]

Cruise Con trol 124 To operate cruise con trol The crui se con trol system has three switche s; a maste r swit ch on the c entre c onsole and two con trol swi tches m arked ‘SET+ ’ and ‘R ES’ mo unted on th e stee ring wheel. 1. Press the mast er switc h (the switc h indicat or light and the warnin g light in the i nstrument panel illumin a[...]

Brakes 125 2 Brakes FOOT B RAKE NOTE: DO NOT rest yo ur foo t on the brak e pedal wh ile driving; th is may ov erhe at th e brak es, reduce their eff icien cy a nd ca use exce ssive wear. For a dde d safe ty, th e hy drauli c bra king system ope rates throu gh dual ci rcuits. If one ci rcuit sh ould fail , the othe r will conti nue to func tion , b[...]

Brakes 126 remains i lluminat ed f or more than th ree s econds af ter the starter swi tch is turne d on, t here is a fault w ith the braki ng system, an d EB D may not b e available . If this occur s, stop the car as soon as saf ety permits an d seek q ualified as sistance immed iately. DO NOT driv e the car wit h the b rake sys tem warning light [...]

Brakes 127 2 HANDBR AKE DO NOT d riv e with the handbrak e appli ed, or apply the hand brake w hile th e car is in mot ion; th is cou ld result i n loss of contr ol, prev ent the anti- lock b raking sy stem from f unct ionin g co rrectl y, a nd may ev en caus e dama ge to the rear brakes . The han dbrake operate s on the r ear whee ls only. To ap p[...]

Brakes 128 ANTI-L OCK BR AKES ABS cannot overcome th e physica l lim itat ions of stoppi ng the ca r in too short a distan ce, c ornering a t too high a speed, or t he danger of aquap lanin g, i.e. wher e a laye r of water pr event s adequ ate contac t betw een the tyre s and the road su rface . The purp ose of th e anti -lock br aking syste m (ABS[...]

Brakes 129 2 Br ak ing in a n em e rgen c y DO NOT pum p the bra ke pedal a t an y tim e; this wil l interrupt ope ration of the ABS and may in cr ease bra king distanc e. If an emergency situat ion occurs, the driver should apply full brakin g effort eve n when t he road surface is slippery. Th e anti-loc k brak ing system will co nstantly mo nito[...]

Traction Control 130 Tract ion Con trol ELECTR ONIC TR ACTI ON CONTR OL * NOTE: The indiv id ual wh eel brak ing featu re of the traction control system will not operate at road speed s ab ove 62 m ph ( 100 km/h) . The en gine torque reduct ion fea ture co ntinue s to funct ion up to the car’ s maxi mum speed. The purp ose of ele ctroni c tract i[...]

Traction Control 131 2 Warning light On cars eq uippe d with the stand ard inst rument panel (n o message cent re), the light flashes while the traction cont rol syst em is ope rating (c ars eq uipped with a message ce ntre , featur e a trac tion con trol message , wh ich appears for a minimum of 4 seconds). The light also illuminates as a bulb che[...]

Parking Aid 132 Parking Ai d PARKING AID * The pa rking a id i s no t infa llible . It i s fo r guid ance on ly! The se nsors may not be a ble to de tect c ertain types of o bstruct ion, e g. nar row post s or smal l objects no more than a few inches wide, sma ll obje cts clos e to the ground, obje cts ab ove the level of the boot a nd some ob je c[...]

Parking Aid 133 2 Parking aid in operat ion Operati ng tip: Redu ce t he r ad io volume wh ile reversing - loud audio so unds may ‘drown’ the warning chim es. With the st arter swit ch turn ed to the se cond posi tion , the parking aid operates automatically whene ver reverse gear is selecte d and i s switch ed off as soon as reverse is deselec[...]

Maintenance 134 MAINTENANCE Maintenance ROUT INE S ERVIC ING The safety, reliability and performance of your c ar will depend p artly o n how we ll it is ma intaine d. Maintenance is the o wner’ s responsibi lity and you mu st ensure that ow ner main tenanc e ope rati ons, oil servic es, inspections and brake fluid and coolant changes are carried[...]

Main ten an ce 135 3 Service Portfoli o The Service Po rtfolio book inclu des a Service Re cord secti on, which enables a r ecord to b e kept of all the o il serv ices and insp ection s that are c arrie d out on the car. Th is secti on of the book also provid es a fac ility for the dealer to record brake fluid and coolant changes , as well as the f[...]

Maintenance 136 EMISSION CONTROL Your car is f itte d with emis sion and eva por ativ e contr ol equipm ent desi gned to me et sp ecifi c territ orial and legal requirem ents. You should be aware t hat unau thorise d replace ment, modi ficat ion or tamper ing wi th th is equi pmen t by an owne r or m otor v ehicle r epai rer co uld be un lawful an [...]

Main ten an ce 137 3 OWNER MAIN TENANCE Care p oint: The engi ne o il l evel should be checke d more frequently if the car is driven for prolonged pe riods at high spee ds. In add ition to the routin e ser vices and i nspecti ons ref erred to previou sly, a numbe r of si mple ch ecks must be c arried ou t more fr equent ly. You can carry out the se[...]

Maintenance 138 SAFETY IN THE GARAGE Cooling fan s may commen ce ope ratin g after the engin e is sw itch ed off, an d contin ue oper ating for a numbe r of minu te s. Keep clear of all fans w hile w orkin g in the engine comp artm ent. If you need to ca rry ou t maint enance , obse rve th e fo llowin g safety prec autions at all times: • Keep yo[...]

Engine Compartme nt 139 3 Engine Compartment BONNET OPEN ING DO NOT d riv e with the bonne t retained by the safe ty c atch alo ne. 1. Fro m inside the c ar, pu ll the bonn et r elease hand le. 2. Lif t the bo nnet saf ety ca tch leve r and ra ise the b onnet. Closing the bonnet Lower the bonnet . Wh en the b onnet is appr oximate ly 6 inches (150 [...]

Engine Compartment 140 UNDER BON NET LOCATI ONS 1.8 petrol engines While w orkin g in the engine c ompa rtme nt, alwa ys observ e the sa fety precaut ions listed u nder ‘ Safety in the gara ge’ on a pre vious page. 1. Brake reservoir (black c ap) 2. Power steering reservoir (black cap) 3. Cooling syste m reservo ir 4. Engine oil filler (ye llow[...]

Engine Compartme nt 141 3 2.0 & 2.5 pe trol engines While w orking in the engine c ompar tmen t, always observ e the safet y preca utions l isted un der ‘Sa fety in the garag e’ on a p revio us page. 1. Brake reservoir (black cap) 2. Engine oil dipstick (yello w) 3. Engine oil filler (ye llow cap) 4. Co oling system reservoi r 5. Power stee[...]

Engine Compartment 142 Diesel engines While w orkin g in the engine c ompa rtme nt, alwa ys observ e the sa fety precaut ions listed u nder ‘ Safety in the gara ge’ on a pre vious page. 1. Brake reservoir (black c ap) 2. Engine oil filler (ye llow cap) 3. Engine oil dipstick (ye llow) 4. Cooling syste m reservo ir 5. Power steering reservoir (b[...]

Engine 143 3 Engine ENGINE OIL Operati ng tip: Che ck the oil level when you f ill up with fuel (refue l first, then check the oil - this will allow tim e for the oil to drain in to the s ump be fore yo u ch eck th e level). Check the oil level we ekly, or whenever you fill up with fuel. Ideally the oil le vel should be checke d with the engine hot[...]

Engine 144 Diesel engines Care point : Take ca re to av oid spilling engi ne oil onto a hot engine - a fire may res ult! 1. Withdraw the d ipstick an d wip e the blade clean . 2. Slowly in sert the dipst ick and withdr aw again to check the level, which sho uld NEVER be allowe d to fall below the lowe r m ark on th e di pstick . 3. To top-up, remov[...]

Cooling Syste m 145 3 Coo li ng S ys tem COOLAN T CHECK & TOP- UP DO NOT rem ove th e rese rvoir cap wh en the cooling sys tem i s hot - esca ping steam or wat er co uld c ause serio us in jury. The co olant le vel should b e check ed we ekly when the cooling system is cold and w ith the car resting on le vel ground . Remov e th e filler cap to[...]

Cooling System 146 ANTI-F REEZE Anti-freeze is po ison ous and can be fatal if swall owed - kee p conta iners sealed and out of the reach of childr en. If ac cidenta l consum ption i s su spected , seek medic al a ttentio n im mediat ely. Anti-f reeze conta ins impo rtan t corr osion inhibi tors . The anti-fre eze co ntent of th e cool ant must be [...]

Brakes 147 3 Brakes BRA KE F LUI D Brak e flui d is highl y toxi c - keep c ontaine rs s ealed and out of t he reach of children . If a ccide nta l co nsump tion of brake fluid is su sp ected , seek medica l atte ntion immedi ately . The lev el of f luid in the brake reser voir ma y fall slig htly duri ng use, as a result of brake pad wear an d wil[...]

Power Steer ing 148 Power Steering POWER STEERIN G FLUID If powe r st eering f luid shou ld co me in to con tac t with the s kin or e yes, ri nse immedia tel y with plenty of wat er. If the power ste ering is oper ating corr ectly, the re will be little or no r equirem ent t o top- up the r eserv oir. A ny freq uent o r regular need to t op-up th e[...]

Power Stee ring 149 3 Check & Top-u p Fluid s pecific atio n: U se an y flui d to De xron I II spec ifica tion . Fluids man ufac tured t o th is spec ificat ion ar e suita ble f or use in tempe ratures be twe en -20° C to +30° C (if cli mat ic temper atu re fall s outs ide th ese limit s, se ek advic e from your dea ler). Care p oin t: Tak e [...]

Batt ery 150 Batter y BATTERY MAI NTENANCE To acce ss th e batt ery, unclip and remove the ba ttery cover a s show n in ill ustr ati on. Opera tin g tip: If ne cessa ry, clean the to p of the ba tter y to en sure a clear view o f th e con ditio n indi cato r. Use a torc h if na tural light is poor. The batt ery is designe d to be mai ntenance free,[...]

Batter y 151 3 Battery safety Remove a ny meta l wri st bands and jewell ery befor e working in the engi ne compart ment. Batterie s con tain s ulphuri c acid , which is b oth co rrosiv e and poisonou s. If spillage o ccurs: • On clo thing or the ski n - remov e any cont aminated clothi ng immed iately, flush the skin wi th large amount s of wate[...]

Batt ery 152 Remove the batt ery clamping plate reta ining bolt; this will release the battery retaining strap and enable the clamping plate to be removed (s ee inset in illustrat ion). Care point : Keep th e ba ttery upright at all times - damag e will be cause d if the ba ttery i s tilted mor e th an 45 °. Use the attached ca rrying hand les (if[...]

Batter y 153 3 Battery charging DO N OT charge the batt ery if it is suspe cted of bei ng frozen. As the battery ages, it may no t retain its charge as effectively as when it was ne w. Cars th at are used i nfreque ntly, or are used e xce ssively for short j ourney moto ring , or op eration in cold climates, may need the battery to be charged regul[...]

Washers 154 Washer s WINDSCREEN WASH ER TOP-UP DO NO T use an an ti-fr eeze or vinegar/ water solution in the was her rese rvoir - anti-f reeze wi ll dama ge pain ted surfac es, whi le vin egar c an damage the wi ndscreen washe r pump. Some Screen wash products are inflam mab le, p articul arly if high or undil uted conc entratio ns are expos ed to[...]

Wiper s 155 3 Wipe rs WIPER BLADES Care point : Cle an the windsc reen regularly with an approv ed glas s clea ner an d ensur e the scre en is thoroughly cleaned before fit ting replace ment w iper bl ades. Grease, silicon and petr ol based produc ts imp air the blade’s wipi ng ca pabi lity. Wash the w iper blad es in warm soa py water and period[...]

Tyres 156 Tyres CARING FOR YO UR TYRES Care point : If possi ble, protec t tyres from contamination by oil, grea se, fue l an d other au tomo tive fluids. Always dr ive wi th co nsider ation fo r the condi tion of the tyres, and regularly inspect the t read and side walls for any sign of dist ortion (bulges ), cu ts or we ar. The mo st common cause[...]

Tyres 157 3 Tyre wear indicators Tyres f itted as origin al equip ment hav e wear i ndicato rs moulde d into t he tr ead patt ern at seve ral poin ts aro und th e circ umfere nce. When the tread has w orn dow n to 1. 6 mm , the in dica tors wi ll come t o the surface of th e trea d patter n, produc ing the effect of a cont inuou s band of r ubber a[...]

Tyres 158 Punctured t yres Your car is fi tted w ith tubeles s tyres, whic h may not leak if penetr ated by a s harp object , pr ovided the o bject rema ins in the t yre. I f you are aware of this occu rring, reduc e speed immed iately and driv e with cautio n until th e spare w heel ca n be fit ted. A puncture of this kind will eventually cau se t[...]

Cleaning & Vehicle Ca re 159 3 Cleanin g & Vehi cle C are WAS HING YO UR C AR Some h igh pressure cleani ng sys tems wi ll penetrat e door, windo w and sunro of seal s, and dam age loc k mecha nisms. DO NO T ai m water jets directl y at compon ents that mi ght b e easily dam aged. In or der to preser ve the pain t finish on you r car, pleas[...]

Cleaning & Vehicle Car e 160 Removing tar s pots Use whit e spirit to remove tar sp ots and st ubborn greas e stains from the pain twor k. Then wa sh the are a im mediately w ith soapy wate r to re move all traces of th e spi rit. Body pro tect ion After washi ng, exa mine the pa intwork for dama ge. Tr eat paint c hips and scrat ches wi th a R[...]

Cleaning & Vehicle Ca re 161 3 Windows and mirrors Regularly clean all windo ws, inside and out, using an approved glass clea ner. Windscreen: In parti cular, cle an the outside of the scre en wit h glass clean er after was hing th e car with wash and wax produc ts, an d befor e fitt ing ne w wi per b lades. Care p oint: DO NOT s crape or use a[...]

Cleaning & Vehicle Car e 162 CLEANING TH E INT ERIOR Care point : DO NO T pol ish dashb oar d comp onents - t hese should rem ain non- reflec tive. Plastic mate rials Clean plasti c-face d materials with dilute d upho lstery clean er, then wi pe w ith a dam p clo th. Carpet and fabrics Clean with dilu ted up holst ery cle aner - test a concea l[...]

Wheel Changing 163 4 EMERGENCY INFORMATION Wheel C hangin g SPARE WHEEL AND T OOLS NOTE: The spar e whee l supp lied with your car wi ll vary ac cording to mo del sp ecifi cati on: spa ce save r stee l, or re gula tion stee l. 1. Re move the ca rpeted pane l from t he flo or of t he bo ot. 2. Re move the tool k it. This c ompris es: jack , jack han[...]

Wheel Changing 164 CHAN GING A WHE EL NOTE: Switch on the hazard warning light s to alert other roa d users . If possible, c hoose a saf e place to stop away f rom the main thorough fare. Always ask you r passeng ers to get out of th e car and wait in a safe area away from other traffic. Before changing a w heel, e nsure th e front whee ls are in t[...]

Wheel Changing 165 4 Positio ning the j ack NEVER wor k beneat h the car wi th t he j ack as the only mea ns o f su pport. T he ja ck is desig ned for wh eel cha nging only ! Never j ack th e car usi ng any jac king po ints othe r than the des igna ted poin ts show n. Serious dam age to the car co uld occ ur. Posi tion the jac k on f irm le vel gro[...]

Wheel Changing 166 Changing the wheel Avoid acci denta l contac t with any under body p arts, espe cially hot exha ust system compo nen ts. 1. Before raising the c ar, use the wheel wre nch to slacken each of the wheel b olts half a tu rn anti-cloc kwise (re fer to the p ages that follow for inform atio n abou t lockin g wheel bolts) . 2. Attach th[...]

Wheel Changing 167 4 LOCKIN G WHEEL BOL TS NOTE: A code num ber is s tampe d on the unde rside of the ada ptor. Ensur e the numb er is rec orded on the Sec ur ity Info rm atio n card supplied wit h the liter ature pa ck. Quote t his numb er if a replace ment is require d. DO N OT keep the Security I nformat ion card in the car! Cars with alloy whee[...]

Emergency Starting 168 Emergenc y St arting USING BOOSTER C ABLES Durin g normal us e, batterie s emi t explo sive hydr ogen gas , suffic ient t o cause s evere ex plosion s capabl e of caus ing se rious persona l in jury - ensure spa rks and naked light s are kept well away fro m the en gine comp artm ent. Using bo oster cables ( jump leads ) from[...]

Emergency Start ing 169 4 2.0 & 2.5 petrol e ngines DO NO T disconn ect th e disch arged bat tery. Mak e sure th at BOTH batte ries ar e of the sa me vo ltage (12 volts ), and that t he bo oster cables are approved for us e wit h 12 v olt car batteri es. If th e bat tery fr om a d onor v ehicle is to be used, t he v ehicles should be par ked w [...]

Emergency Starting 170 5. Once both engine s are running normally, allow them to idle fo r tw o minut es be fore sw itch ing of f the e ngine of the don or veh icle an d disc onnec ting the boost er cable s. DO NOT swi tch on an y electrical c ircuits o n the previo usly di sabled v ehicle, unti l AFTER t he bo oster cables have bee n removed. 6. D[...]

Vehicle Recovery 171 4 Vehicle R ecovery TOWING EYES DO NO T use either t owing poin t to tow a traile r or caravan . Operati ng tip: The f ront towing eye cove r may be sec ure d to the bumper b y a plast ic cord. I f this is not the case, stor e the cove r in the glove box wh ere it will not be lost. Your c ar i s eq uippe d with a fi xed t owing[...]

Vehicle Recovery 172 TOWING FO R RECOVERY If your car is to be towe d, most qualified re covery specialists will use wheel lift equipment to suspend t he front w heels, whil e the rear wh eels rema in on the g rou nd. H owever, if it is necessar y for th e car t o be tow ed wit h all four wh eels on t he ground, ab ide by the f ollowing pr ocedur e[...]

Vehicle Recovery 173 4 Transporter o r trailer las hing DO NOT u se th e la shing poin ts to to w your c ar behin d anothe r vehic le, or use the la shing points to tow a trailer or cara van. If your c ar is to be trans porte d on t he back of a trai ler or transp orter, use t he rec ommen ded lashi ng po ints at the fr ont and rear of the car only[...]

Fuses 174 Fuses PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX Opera tin g tip: A coin o r flat-bla ded s crewdrive r is ne eded to remo ve the clos ure pan el benea th the glovebox in order to be a ble to acces s the fuse box. The passe nger comp artme nt fuse b ox is lo cated be hind th e front p assenge r glove box. Fuses Fuses are si mple circu it brea kers, w[...]

Fus es 175 4 Checking or renewing a fuse NOTE: Turn off th e st arte r switc h and a ll e lectri cal equipm ent before c hanging a fuse. 1. Turn off the starter switch and all electrical equipment. 2. Re move the fuse box cover (depr ess the tw o catc hes arrowed in illu stration on the previo us page), then refe r to the chart to ide ntify the su [...]

Fuses 176 Fuse specifications Fuse number Rati ng (AMP S) Cir cuit pro tected 12 0 A R e a r w i n d o w s 2 30A T raction contro l 3 5A Memor y seats, clock 4 5A Air conditioning, po w er windo ws 5 5A Bod y Control Uni t, wipe rs 6 5A Instrument pack 7 5A Immobilisation, cr uise control 8 5A Body Control Unit 9 10A Wind scree n wash er p ump 10 5[...]

Fus es 177 4 34 10A Engine management 35 5 A Heate d mir ror s & washer je ts 36 5A A lter nator 37 - Not used 38 - Not used 39 - Not used 40 5A Exte r ior lights 41 10A Cruise control, r e v ersing lights 42 5A N ot used Fuse number Ra ting (AMPS ) Cir cuit pr otected[...]

Fuses 178 ENGINE CO MPARTMEN T FUSES The fuse box is loc ated o n the lef t hand si de of th e engi ne compartme nt. Pres s the c atch (arr owed i n illustr ation) to release t he hi nged cov er. Owners are advised agai nst removing or replaci ng the fusible links i dentified on the u nderside of the fuse b ox lid. Failu re of any of these items sh[...]

Bulb Repl acem ent 179 4 Bulb Replacem ent REP LACI NG BUL BS Chec k the op eration of all exter ior light s before you drive th e car. Care p oint: On ly replac e bu lbs with the sam e type an d spec ificat ion. Befo re replac ing any bulb , turn off the lighti ng switc h to avoi d any pos sib ilit y of a sh ort c ircui t. Replacement b ulbs Bulb [...]

Bulb Re plac em ent 180 EXTERIOR L IGHTS Headlights Care point : During use , headligh t bulbs ma y shat ter i f the glas s has been sc ratche d, or contam inated with oil or persp iration. DO NOT touch th e gl ass. If h and led, cl ean with m ethy lat ed spi rits an d a clean clot h. Your car is equi pped wi th twin headli ghts. Th e inboard headl[...]

Bulb Repl acem ent 181 4 Outboard head lights (dipped beam) Replacem ent bulb: H7 55 watt . Turn the front wheels to full left o r right lock. This w ill provi de roo m for you t o reach into the w heel arc h to remov e the headlight access panel. NOTE: When repla cing the bulb, ensu re the sq uared secti on of th e bulb mount ing plate (4 ) is ver[...]

Bulb Re plac em ent 182 NOTE: R eplacing t he outb oard headlight b ulbs mus t be d one by ‘feel ’ and, in the mo st part , with one hand o nly. When re movi ng the bulb, th e follo wing tips wi ll mak e the job easier . • Always remo ve the electri cal conne ctor B EFORE unhooki ng the wire securi ng cli p. • Examine the illust ration care[...]

Bulb Repl acem ent 183 4 Front fog light Replacem ent bulb: H1 55 watt . Operati ng tip: It may be necess ary to inse rt t he bl ade of a smal l screw driver under the metal flange at the base of the bulb, a nd use as a lev er to separa te the bulb f rom the holder. Pull the in boar d si de of the fog ligh t s urrou nd aw ay f rom t he front of the[...]

Bulb Re plac em ent 184 Front di rection i ndicators Replac ement bu lb: 21 watt (ambe r). Using h and p ressu re, push t he b ottom o f the outb oard co rner of the le ns very firmly to wards th e REAR of the c ar; at th e same time, push the inb oard side of the lens firm ly toward s the SIDE of the car. T his w ill disengage t he sec uring s pri[...]

Bulb Repl acem ent 185 4 Side repeater ligh ts Replacem ent bulb: 5 watt (amb er). Push t he lens firmly towards t he fr ont of th e car to release the light un it, then w ithdra w the light fr om the wing. Twist anti-cloc kwise to release the bulb holder from the light unit. Pull to remove the bulb fro m its socket. When r efitting the li ght unit[...]

Bulb Re plac em ent 186 Rear lights Replacement bu lbs: 1. Brake light 21 watts 2. Tail light 5 watt s 3. Fog guard light 21 w atts 4. Reversing light 21 watts 5. Direc tion in dicat or light 21 watt s (amb er) Open th e hin ged co ver insi de the b oot t o acce ss the li ght un it. Detach t he e lectr ical con nect or fr om the rear of t he light [...]

Bulb Repl acem ent 187 4 Number plate light Replac ement bul bs: 5 watt . Care p oint: Whe n refitting the lens , ensu re that t he c urved face points tow ard t he rea r. There a re tw o number p late lights . To ac cess ea ch bul b, remov e the two scr ews securi ng the lens an d rem ove the lens. Pull the bulb to remove. H2705[...]

Bulb Re plac em ent 188 INTERI OR LIGHTS Front cou rtesy & map reading li ghts Replac ement bu lbs: 3 watt Insert a small flat-b laded screw driver int o the inde nt at t he rear of th e lens (see inse t) and g ently prise the le ns from th e light uni t. Pull t he bu lbs fr om the ir mo untin gs to rem ove. When replac ing the lens, locat e th[...]

Bulb Repl acem ent 189 4 Rear courtes y lights Replac ement bul bs: 3 watt Insert a small flat-blade d screwdriver in to the indent at the rear of t he le ns ( see ins et) a nd gen tly prise the le ns from the light un it. Pull the b ulbs fr om thei r mou nting s to re move . When replac ing, lo cate and positi on the ‘pron gs’ at th e fro nt o[...]

Bulb Re plac em ent 190 Boot light Replac ement bu lb: 10 watt Insert a small flat-b laded screw driver int o the inde nt on one of the n arro w sides of the len s (see arr ow in i llustrati on) and carefully prise the unit fro m its loca tion. Push and twist th e bulb to remove. Glovebox light Replac ement bu lb: 5 watt . Insert a small flat-blade[...]

Parts & Ac cessori es 191 4 Parts & Accessories PARTS & ACCESSORIES The fitt ing of parts and acc esso ries th at ha ve no t been appro ved by Rover, or the carryin g out of no n-approv ed alterat ions o r convers ions , may be da ngerou s and cou ld aff ect the sa fety of the car and occupan ts, and also inv alid ate the term s and con[...]

Identification Numbers 192 Identification Numbers IDENTI FICAT ION NUMBE RS When commun ica ting wi th y our dea ler , always quo te the Vehicle Identi ficati on Nu mber (VI N). If your communi cati on co ncerns t he en gine o r gearb ox, it may be necessar y to qu ote t hese n umber s too. Vehicle identificati on numbe r The VIN (and recommended m[...]

Identifica tion Numbers 193 4 Identifi cation number locati ons 1. Vehicle ident if icati on nu mbe r (VI N) 2. Engi ne num ber 1.8 petr ol mod els: Stamped horizontally into th e centre fron t face of the c ylinder bloc k. 2.0 & 2.5 pe trol mod els : Stamped vertically into the right side o f the cylind er bloc k (whe n viewe d from the fron t[...]

Technical Da ta 194 TECHNICAL DATA Technical Data ENGINES 1.8 li tre p etr ol 2.0 li tre p etr ol Fuel UNLEA DED 9 5 R ON to EN 228 spec ifica tion is recomme nded† Capacit y 1796 cm 3 Fir ing order 1-3-4-2 Idle speed 750 ± 50 r ev/min Bor e 80 mm ( 3.15 i n) Str ok e 89.3 mm (3.5 2 in) Number of cylinders 4 in-line Compr essi on ratio 10.5:1 ±[...]

Technica l Data 195 5 2.5 litre p etrol 2.0 litre diesel Fuel U NLEADED 9 5 R ON to EN 228 spe cification i s re co m m e n d e d † Capacity 2 497 cm 3 Fir ing order 1-6-5-4 -3-2 Idle speed 750 ± 50 re v/min Bor e 80 mm (3.15 in) Str ok e 8 2.8 mm ( 3.26 in) Number of cylinders 6 V -ar rangement Compression ratio 10.5:1 Ignition system Siemens e[...]

Technical Da ta 196 ELECTRIC AL Battery type: 1.8 litr e petr ol engine with man ual transmis sion H5, sealed for life All other v ari ants H6, sealed for life Battery rating: 1.8 litr e petr ol engine with man ual transmis sion 61 amp/ hr All other v ari ants 75 amp/hr V oltage and polar ity 12 V , negati v e (-) earth[...]

Technica l Data 197 5 WHEELS & TYRES Wheel size and type Tyre specific ation Ty p e Size Steel wheel s 6 J x 15 Allo y wheels: 15" wheels 6 J x 15 or 6.5 J x 15 16" wh eels 6.5J x 1 6 17" wh eels 7.0J x 1 7 Spar e wheels: space-sa ver s teel† 4J x 16 regulation s teel* 6.0J x 1 5, or 6.5J x 15 Road wheel bolt tor qu e 125 Nm ?[...]

Technical Da ta 198 TYRE PRESSURES Normal driv ing conditio ns (up t o maximum allo wable gross vehicle weight) Speeds in excess of 10 0 mph (1 60 km/h) Pressur e - bar (lbf/in 2 ) T yr e Size 1.8 Petrol 2.0 P etrol 2.5 P etrol 2.0 Diesel 195/65 R15 91V Fr ont 2.1 (30) 2 .1 (30) 2.1 (30) 2.2 (3 2) Rear 1.9 (2 8) 1.9 (28) 1.9 (28) 2.1 (3 0) 205/65 R[...]

Technica l Data 199 5 Towing CAP ACIT IES Pr essure - bar (lb f/in 2 ) T yre Si ze 1.8 P etrol 2.0 P etrol 2.5 P etrol 2.0 Diesel 195/65 R15 91V Front 2.1 (30) 2.1 (30) 2.1 (30) 2.2 (32) Rear 2.3 (33) 2.3 (3 3) 2.3 (33) 2.3 (34) 205/65 R15 94V Front 2.1 (30) 2.1 (30) 2.1 (30) 2.1 (30) Rear 2.2 (32) 2.2 (3 2) 2.2 (32) 2.2 (32) 215/55 R16 93W Fr ont [...]

Technical Da ta 200 DIMENS IONS Ov erall length - A 4747 mm (1 86.9 in.) Ov erall width (exc . mir r ors) - B 1778 mm (70.0 in.) Ov erall height (sunroof clos ed) - C 1424 mm (56.1 in.) Wheelbase - D 2746 mm (108.1 i n.) Fr ont o verhang - E 914 mm (36.0 in. ) Rear o verha ng - F 1087 mm (4 2.8 in.) Gr ound clearance (b etw een axles ) - G 155 mm ([...]

Technica l Data 201 5 WEIG HTS Note: When towing , the m axim um gross vehic le we ight c an be in cre ased b y up to 100 kg (221 lbs), provided road speed is limited to a maximum of 62 mph (100 km/h). Appro ximate unladen v ehicle w eight (full fuel tank, exc luding options): 1.8 pe tr ol m odel s - Man ual transmis sion 1370 - 15 10 kg ( 3020 - 3[...]

Technical Da ta 202 TOWING WEI GHT Note: Whe n towing, t he maximum gross veh icle w eight can be in creased by up to 100 kg (221 lbs), provided road s peed is limited to a maximum of 62 mph (100 km/h). Max trailer w eight (unbrak ed): All models 750 kg (16 54 lb) Max trailer w eight (brak ed): 1.8 petr ol models : Man ual tran smissi on Automa tic[...]

Technica l Data 203 5 FUEL CONSUMPTION The fu el con sumption figure s show n below have be en calculate d using a standar d testi ng proced ure (the n ew EC test procedu re from Di rective 93/116/E C), and prod uced in accordanc e with The Passen ger Car Fue l Consumpt ion (Amen dment) Or der 1996. Under normal use , a car’ s actual fuel c onsum[...]

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Index 205 A ABS 128 ABS warning light 129 Accessories 191 Air conditioning 49 , 53 Air distribution 48 Air distribution control 55 Air recirculation 48 , 55 Air vents 50 Airbag SRS 30 Airbag SRS se rvice information 37 Airbag SRS warni ng light 35 Airbags - s ide 34 Ai rbag s - si de he ad 35 Alarm indicator light 7 Alarm system 5 Anti-freeze 146 A[...]

Index 206 Fuel filler 110 Fuel filling 112 Fuel gauge 73 Fuel specif icatio n 111 Fuel syst em 110 Fuses 174 G Gauge s 72 Gearbo x num ber 193 Gears - a utomatic 103 Gears - manua l 109 General data 194 Glovebox 58 Glovebox light bulb 190 H Handbr ake 127 Handset 5 , 13 Handset battery 11 Hazard warning lights 116 Head restrain ts 19 Headl ight bea[...]

Index 207 Pollen filter 52 Powe r stee ring flui d 148 Power-operated seats 20 Pre-tensioners 29 Punctured tyres 158 R Rain sensor 122 Rear fog guard lig ht bulb 186 Rear fog guard lig hts 115 Rear li ght bu lb 186 Rear screen heater 49 , 56 Rear seat - hatch 68 Rear seats - f olding 67 Rear view mirror 41 Rear window isolation switch 43 Recirculat[...]

Index 208 W Warning lights 79 Washer jets 154 Washer reservoi r - top-up 154 Washers 122 Washing the car 159 Weights 20 1 Wheel changing 164 Wheels 197 Windows 43 Windows (cleaning) 161 Windscreen was her top-up 154 Windscreen was hers 12 2 Windscreen wipers 121 Wiper blade (clea ning) 160 Wiper blade replacement 155 Wiper controls 121[...]