Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 Discovery Series II - Workshop Manual - 1999MY ON - 6th Edition - NAS02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 INTRODUCTION32 33 GENERAL INFORMATION34 35 GENERAL DATA36 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS37 38 TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS39 40 LIFTING AND TOWING41 CAPACITIES, FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND SEALANTS42 43 44 MAINTENANCE45 46 ENGINE - V847 48 EMISSION CONTROL - V849 50 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V851 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - V852 53 COOLING SYSTEM - V854 55 MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS - V856 57 58 59 CLUTCH - V860 61 MANUAL GEARBOX - R38062 63 TRANSFER BOX - LT230SE64 65 66 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ZF4HP22 - 2467 PROPELLER SHAFTS68 69 REAR AXLE70 71 72 73 74 75 FRONT AXLE76 77 78 79 STEERING80 FRONT SUSPENSION81 82 83 REAR SUSPENSION84 85 86 87 BRAKES88 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS89 90 DOORS91 EXTERIOR FITTINGS92 93 INTERIOR TRIM COMPONENTS94 SCREENS95 96 97 SEATS98 99 SUNROOF100 CHASSIS AND BODY DIMENSIONS101 102 103 104 PANEL REPAIRS105 106 107 108 BODY SEALING MATERIALS109 110 111 112 113 CORROSION PREVENTION AND SEALING114 PAINTING115 HEATING AND VENTILATION116 117 AIR CONDITIONING118 119 WIPERS AND WASHERS120 CHARGING AND STARTING121 122 LIGHTING123 BODY CONTROL UNIT124 125 126 ALARM SYSTEM AND HORN127 128 WINDOWS129 IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT130 HARNESSES131 DRIVING AIDS132 NAVIGATION SYSTEM133 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover Discovery II123 · BODY CONTROL UNIT
123 · Diagnostics

BODY CONTROL UNIT: DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (page 7 of 16)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery II
BODY CONTROL UNITDESCRIPTION AND OPERATION · page 7 of 16
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BODY CONTROL UNIT

DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 86-3-25

Rear wipers and washers
The rear wiper is initially operated for a period of 4 seconds when the rear wiper switch is pressed, to complete two 
full cycles. After this, the rear wiper will operate every other time the front wiper completes a wipe operation. During 
the wipe operation, the front and rear wipers are synchronised, and changes to the delay period during intermittent 
wipe will change the delay period for both front and rear wipers.

Operation of the rear washer switch causes the washer motor to operate for as long as the switch is operated. The 
wiper also operates while the switch is depressed and for a further 4 seconds after the switch is released.

The BCU checks for the following inputs to determine when to provide the rear wiper enable signal:

l

Ignition state.

l

Rear wiper switch.

l

Front intermittent wiper rate.

l

Front intermittent wiper switch.

If the ignition switch is in the off or crank position, the rear wipers are not active and the rear wiper enable output is 
switched off.

In the event of a communications link failure occurring while the rear intermittent wipe programme is in operation, the 
rear wiper enable output is switched off.

Reverse gear wipe
The BCU changes the operation of the rear wiper when the front wiper is active and reverse gear is selected. The rear 
wiper operation rate used when the preconditions have been satisfied depend on the prevailing front wiper operating 
mode and the position of the rear wiper switch. If the rear wiper is on or the front wiper is operating at an intermittent 
rate when reverse gear is selected, the BCU will operate the rear wiper continuously for 4 seconds via the IDM. After 
the initial period, the rear wiper will operate at the same rate as the front wiper.

The BCU checks for the following inputs to determine when to provide the rear wiper enable signal if the vehicle is in 
reverse gear:

l

Ignition state.

l

Rear wiper switch.

l

Front intermittent wiper rate.

l

Reverse gear selected.

l

Front intermittent wiper switch.

l

Front wiper switch state.

l

Front wash/ wipe in progress flag.

In the event of a communications link failure occurring while the reversing wipe is in operation, the rear wiper enable 
output is switched off.

Headlamp wash
The headlamp wash will only operate when the headlamps are on, and then only every third time the front windscreen 
wash button is pressed. When the BCU operates the headlamp washers, it activates the washer pump relay for a 
period of 500 ms. The BCU supplies an earth path for the coil of the power wash relay located in the engine 
compartment fuse box when the washer function is selected.

The BCU checks for the following inputs to determine when to provide power to the headlamp power wash relay:

l

Ignition state.

l

Front washer pump switch.

l

Dipped beam.

l

Main beam state.

If the ignition switch is in the off position, the headlamp power wash relay is also held off. if the ignition state is crank, 
the headlamp power wash relay is switched off and the headlamp power wash counter is reset to 0.

In the event of a communications link failure occurring while the headlamp power wash relay in on , the relay remains 
on until the 500 ms timer has completed, then the relay is switched off.

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