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 10 of 16)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery II
BODY CONTROL UNITDESCRIPTION AND OPERATION · page 10 of 16
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BODY CONTROL UNIT

86-3-28 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Courtesy headlamps
This feature activates the headlamps for 30 seconds when the lock button on the remote transmitter is held down for 
longer than 1 second. The headlamps will extinguish if the BCU receives either a lock or an unlock signal from the 
remote transmitter.

The BCU checks the status of the following inputs to determine the correct qualifying conditions for requesting 
courtesy headlamps:

l

Ignition state.

l

Remote locking request.

l

Remote unlocking request.

l

Lazy locking request.

If the ignition is off and a lazy locking request is received, the courtesy headlamps are switched on and an internal 
timer is turned on in the BCU which operates for 30 seconds. If the 30 second timer expires or a request for remote 
locking or remote unlocking is received, the courtesy headlamps will be turned off. 

When main beam is selected, the IDM also provides a signal to the instrument pack to switch on the main beam 
warning lamp. An additional signal 'main beam indicator disable' is used to prevent the daylight running lamps 
illuminating the main beam indicator when the main beam is in the daylight running lamp state and the main beam 
indicator disable signal is on.

Lights on alarm
The lights on alarm in the instrument pack operates when the driver's door is open and the side lamps or headlamps 
are on. The system uses inputs from the driver's door switch and the lighting switch to determine the logical conditions 
that need to occur for switching on the alarm. The BCU carries out the logic operation and communicates with the 
instrument pack using the serial data bus; the instrument pack will be requested to sound the alarm if the logic inputs 
indicate that the driver's door is open with the lights still on.

Supply voltage is provided through the lighting switch to the IDM which acts as the signal line to indicate that the lights 
are on for the logic circuits in the IDM and BCU. When the driver's door is opened, a second feed is supplied to the 
BCU through the driver's door switch to indicate the condition. In this logic condition (lights on and driver's door open) 
the BCU signals the instrument pack to operate the audible warning. If the lights are switched off or the driver's door 
is closed the logic condition will be changed and the audible warning will be switched off.

Daylight running lamps
The BCU operates the daylight running lamps (where fitted) via the IDM. The daylight running lamps option can be 
programmed in one of three states dependent on market/ customer requirements, these are:

l

Option 1– no daylight running lamps.

l

Option 2 – on with main beam off.

l

Option 3 – on with main and dipped beam off and gearbox not in Park.

The BCU will ensure the logical conditions are satisfied for the lamps to operate under the set conditions. The BCU 
checks the status of the following inputs to determine the logic action for providing an output to the daylight running 
lamp relay:

l

Main beam state.

l

Engine running (link from instrument pack).

l

Dipped beam.

l

Gearbox state.

A voltage supply is fed to the coil of the daylight running lamp relay and the IDM. When the preconditions are satisfied 
for daylight running lamp operation, the BCU sends a signal for the IDM to complete the circuit to earth to switch on 
the daylight running lamps. The logical inputs are checked to ensure that the engine is running before switching the 
relay to turn on the daylight running lamps. The engine running signal has to be present for at least 2 seconds before 
the daylight running lamp relay can be switched on.

Fog lamps
The BCU operates the rear fog lamps and the front fog lamps (where fitted) via the IDM. The BCU front fog lamp 
operation can be programmed to operate under one of three set conditions. The BCU will ensure the logical conditions 
are satisfied for the lamps to operate under the set conditions.

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