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 II83 · REAR SUSPENSION
83 · Steering & suspension

Description - SLS (REAR SUSPENSION) (page 7 of 9)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Discovery II
Section
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
REAR SUSPENSIONDescription - SLS · page 7 of 9
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REAR SUSPENSION

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

When SLS compressor operation is required, the ECU provides a battery supply to energise the SLS relay located in 
the engine compartment fusebox. When the relay contacts close, a 12 V supply passes through fusible link 9 in the 
engine compartment fusebox, through the relay contacts and operates the air supply unit compressor. The ECU will 
then supply power to operate one or both air control valve solenoids and/or the exhaust valve solenoid to inflate or 
deflate the air springs as required. The compressor does not need to be powered to deflate the air springs.

The ECU also controls the operation of the SLS audible warning, the SLS warning lamp and the ORM warning lamp. 
When the ignition is switched to position II, the ECU performs a three second bulb check and illuminates the SLS and 
ORM warning lamps in the instrument pack to check for operation. When the system is operating or a fault is sensed 
by the ECU, the ECU will operate the appropriate warning lamp and audible warning as required. The audible warning 
is operated by the Body Control Unit (BCU) when it receives a signal from the SLABS ECU. The audible warning is 
emitted from a speaker at the rear of the instrument pack.

Depressing the ORM switch for a minimum of 0.5 seconds, completes an earth which the ECU uses as a signal to 
initiate the ORM if conditions allow. When the ECU starts ORM, the same earth that was completed by the ORM 
switch is pulled to earth by the ECU to activate the ORM warning lamp. The ECU checks for a further operation of the 
ORM switch by continuously and very quickly removing the earth for the ORM warning lamp. If the ORM switch is 
operated for more than 0.5 seconds, the ECU will detect this and de-activate the ORM.

The SLS part of the SLABS ECU also uses the road speed data generated within the SLABS ECU by the ABS system. 
Operation of ORM and extended mode are road speed sensitive and use the ABS signal to monitor the vehicle speed.

When the accessory remote handset is used for the SLS lower and raise functions, the handset transmits RF signals 
which are received by the same RF receiver used for the alarm/remote door locking system. The RF receiver passes 
this data as a 25 Hz PWM signal to the BCU. The BCU then transmits this data to the SLABS ECU as raise or lower 
data. TestBook is required to program the BCU for remote handset operation.

SLABS ECU connector pin details

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