Range Rover: Hill descent
With Hill Descent Control (HDC) selected in either automatic, Sport or CommandShift modes, a low gear will be selected and maintained to provide maximum engine braking. Should the gear lever be moved to D from the sport/CommandShift position, the selected gear will be retained until the descent is completed. See 103, HDC OPERATION.
Manual gear selection
When D is selected, manual mode may be temporarily accessed by operating the
steering wheel mounted shift paddles.
While in D, temporary manual mode will be held while the driver is accelerating,
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Transfer gearbox
1. High range (Hi):
Hi should be used for all normal road driving and also for off-road driving across
dry, level terrain.
2. Low range (Lo):
Lo should only be used in situations where low spee ...
See also:
Hill descent control (green)
Illuminates continuously when HDC is selected and HDC operating conditions are
met - i.e. vehicle speed below 30 mph (50 km/h).
If the lamp flashes, HDC has been selected, but the operating condi ...
Speed-dependent mode
If vehicle speed drops below 5 mph (8 km/h) with the wipers operating, the wipers
will switch to the next lowest speed. When vehicle speed increases to over 5 mph
(8 km/h), the original wiper spee ...
Automatic Level Control
The automatic level control rear suspension comes as a part of the Road Sensing
Suspension. See Road Sensing Suspension .
This type of level control is fully automatic and will provide a bette ...
