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01 Freelander 2001 TO 2004MY Onwards Workshop Manual - System Description and Operation - 5th Edition - NAS02 03 04 05 06 07 08 ENGINE - K SERIES KV609 10 11 12 EMISSION CONTROL - K SERIES KV613 14 15 16 17 18 19 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - SIEMENS20 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - K SERIES KV621 22 23 COOLING SYSTEM - K SERIES KV624 25 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - K SERIES KV626 27 INTERMEDIATE REDUCTION DRIVE28 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - JATCO29 DRIVESHAFTS30 31 REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE32 STEERING33 FRONT SUSPENSION34 35 REAR SUSPENSION36 37 BRAKES38 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS39 HEATING AND VENTILATION40 41 AIR CONDITIONING42 43 44 WIPERS AND WASHERS45 CONTROL UNITS46 47 COMMUNICATION DATA BUSES48 49 SECURITY50 51 52 WINDOWS53 54 55 DRIVING AIDS56 NAVIGATION SYSTEM57 58 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover Freelander System Description and Operation19 · ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - SIEMENS
19 · Engine

Suspend/Resume

Make
Land Rover
Model
Freelander System Description and Operation
Section
Cruise Control Operation › Suspend/Resume
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - SIEMENSSuspend/Resume
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ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - SIEMENS

DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 18-4-49

Cruise Control Operation

General
When the ignition is switched on, the interface ECU receives a power feed from the main relay and initialises the MFL 
serial link to the ECM. The ECM is in the normal fuelling mode and outputs the cruise control inactive message on the 
CAN bus. The interface ECU ignores inputs from the steering wheel switches.

When the master switch is pressed, the LED in the master switch illuminates and a second power feed is connected 
to the interface ECU to enable the system.

Engagement
Cruise control is engaged by pressing the SET+ steering wheel switch. On receipt of the input from the SET+ switch, 
the interface ECU outputs a SET MFL message. Provided the vehicle is in the correct driving configuration, when the 
ECM receives the SET message it stores the current vehicle speed in memory as the set speed. The ECM then 
adjusts the throttle as necessary to maintain the vehicle at the set speed, and changes the CAN bus message of 
cruise control status to active.

The vehicle is in the correct driving configuration, when:

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The brakes are off.

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The gearbox is in drive.

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The vehicle is moving at a road speed between 22 and 125 mph (35 and 200 km/h).

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Electronic Traction Control (ETC) is not active.

On receipt of the cruise control active message on the CAN bus, the instrument pack illuminates the cruise control 
warning lamp and the interface ECU outputs the hardwired cruise control engaged signal to the EAT ECU. On receipt 
of the cruise control engaged signal, the EAT ECU adopts the cruise control mode, which uses a gear change map 
less sensitive to changes of accelerator pedal position, to prevent unnecessary gear changes. This improves 
operating refinement for a minor loss of performance.

Acceleration
While cruise control is engaged, the vehicle can be accelerated using either the SET+ switch or the accelerator pedal. 
Each momentary press (less than 0.5 second) of the SET+ switch causes the interface ECU to output a SET MFL 
message to the ECM, which then increments the set speed by 0.6 mph (1 km/h) and accelerates the vehicle to the 
new set speed. If the switch is held on, the interface ECU repeatedly sends the SET MFL message until the switch is 
released. While it receives the messages, the ECM keeps incrementing the stored set speed and accelerating the 
vehicle. When the switch is released and the messages stop, the ECM adopts the increased vehicle speed as the 
new set speed.

If the accelerator pedal is used to accelerate the vehicle, the ECM reverts to normal throttle control when it detects 
the demand from the accelerator pedal sensor exceeds that of the current throttle setting. Provided the demand from 
the accelerator pedal sensor does not increase vehicle speed by more than 10 mph (16 km/h) above the set speed, 
for more than 30 seconds, cruise control remains engaged and the set speed is resumed once the accelerator pedal 
is released. If the SET+ switch is pressed before the accelerator pedal is released, the higher speed is adopted as 
the new set speed.

Suspend/Resume
Cruise control can be manually suspended and resumed (at the previous set speed) using the RES steering wheel 
switch. The ECM automatically suspends cruise control if one of the conditions required to enable the system is no 
longer present, e.g. the brakes are applied. Cruise control is also automatically suspended by the ECM if:

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The vehicle speed increases to more than 10 mph (16 km/h) above the set speed for more than 30 seconds, e.g. 
when travelling downhill or using the accelerator pedal to override cruise control.

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Engine speed increases too rapidly, e.g. if their is a fault in the gearbox or the gearbox goes into neutral.

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The vehicle decelerates too rapidly, e.g. when the brakes are applied.

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