2023 Land Rover Defender Driving Aids
DRIVING AIDS SAFETY
Make sure the following warnings and notes have been read and fully understood before using a driving aid system. Failure to use the driving aids safely could result in an accident, leading to serious injury or death.
- Despite the vehicle being fitted with driving aids, the driver is still responsible for driving with due care and attention. The driver should also observe all road markings. Only drive in a manner which is safe for the vehicle, its occupants, and other road users.
- Driving aids are a supplement to, not a replacement for, a safe driving style.
- Always use the door and rear-view mirrors. Drive safely at all times, and use the door and rear-view mirrors to help avoid accidents.
- Driving aids may not function at all speeds, or in all weather conditions.
- Driving aids do not correct errors of judgement when driving.
- The sensors and camera used by the driving aids may become impaired by mud, rain, frost, ice, snow, or road spray. The driving aids ability to detect a risk may subsequently be affected and may give false indications.
- Do not attach stickers or objects to the rear bumper or to the windscreen. Operation of the sensors and camera may subsequently become impaired. The driving aids ability to detect a risk may subsequently be affected, and may give false indications.
- Do not attach stickers or other objects to the door mirrors, as the blind spot icons and indicators may become obscured. Obscuring the icons and indicators could cause system miscalculations and increase the risk of a collision during a vehicle manoeuvre.
- The performance of the lane aid systems is affected by tyre pressures and steering alignment. Constant steering adjustment may be required if the tyre pressures are low, or if the steering is out of alignment. Constant steering adjustment increases the risk of an accident. Check the tyre pressures regularly. Consult a retailer/authorised repairer if it is believed that the steering is out of alignment.
The driving aids radar is approved in all RTTE countries.
LANE KEEP ASSIST (LKA)
Make sure the relevant safety warnings and notes have been read and understood before driving the vehicle. See DRIVING AIDS SAFETY.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) monitors the road lane markings in order to be able to detect unintentional road lane departure. If the vehicle is about to cross a lane boundary, a rotational force is applied to the steering wheel to counter the lane boundary crossing. The instrument panel displays a warning icon when a rotational force is applied to the steering wheel.
The LKA system does not assist the driver if road lane markings tracking is not available.
The Lane Keep Assist (LKA) system can be switched on and off via the driver assistance button (1). The button icon illuminates green when the LKA system is switched on.
The driver assistance button (1) also controls the operation of the Blind Spot Assist (BSA) system. See BLIND SPOT ASSIST.
The LKA system selection is retained in the vehicle’s memory after the vehicle is switched off.
The instrument panel displays an icon when the LKA system is switched on. The icon changes color as follows:
- Grey lines indicate:
The lane boundaries are not being tracked.
The driver is indicating on the same side.
NOTES
When indicating left, the left side only is greyed out. The same strategy applies when indicating right.One or more of the system limitations criteria may have been met. See LANE KEEP ASSIST (LKA) LIMITATIONS.
- Green lines indicate that the line markings are being tracked.
- Red lines indicate when the LKA feature is intervening.
The same LKA icon information can be also be viewed via the Driver Assistance instrument panel view. See CONFIGURING THE INTERACTIVE DRIVER DISPLAY.
The Driver Assistance view displays the same LKA icon information via an enhanced graphic.
The same LKA icon information can be displayed in the Head Up Display (HUD).
LANE KEEP ASSIST (LKA) LIMITATIONS
The Lane Keep Assist (LKA) system is not active when:
- The vehicle is not in a forward gear.
- The vehicle’s speed is approximately below 64 km/h (40 mph) or above 180 km/h (112 mph).
- Driving in single lanes narrower than approximately 3 m (10 ft) or wider than approximately 4 m (13 ft).
- Turning in tight road bends.
- The windscreen area in front of the rear-view mirror becomes blocked. For example, stickers, mud, snow, or debris.
- A fault occurs in the system.
The LKA system does not intervene if:
- The road edges are unmarked.
- The road lines are not available, in poor condition, or not detected by the system.
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) is operating.
- Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) is operating.
- The brake pedal is pressed.
- A direction indicator is being used.
- The driver has applied a counter steering input that is greater than the steering input from the LKA system.
The LKA system performance maybe significantly degraded in adverse weather conditions. For example, heavy fog, rain, or snow.
The instrument panel displays messages to inform the driver of any system issues.
If a system fault has been detected with the instrument panel or Head-Up Display (HUD), the LKA continues to operate as intended.
EMERGENCY LANE KEEP ASSIST
Make sure the relevant safety warnings and notes have been read and understood before driving the vehicle. See DRIVING AIDS SAFETY.
Make sure the Emergency Lane Keep Assist (ELKA) system is switched off before driving off-road.
The ELKA system automatically switches on every time the vehicle’s electrical system switched on.
The Emergency Lane Keep Assist (ELKA) system attempts to provide corrective steering inputs if it determines the following:
- The vehicle is getting too close to horizontal road edges. For example, grass, mud, and snow.
- The vehicle is drifting towards adjacent lane where oncoming vehicles are detected.
ELKA operates irrespective of the use of the direction indicators.
The ELKA system can be switched on or off via the touchscreen. To switch the system on or off, complete the following steps:
- Touch the settings icon from any screen. See SYSTEM SETTINGS.
- Select Vehicle.
- Select Driver Assistance.
- Select Collision avoidance.
- Emergency lane keeping: Touch to switch the toggle on or off.
The instrument panel displays visual warnings to inform the driver in the event of an ELKA intervention. In case of ELKA oncoming interventions, in addition to the warning icon, the instrument panel provides an audio chime and a textual message.
The Head-Up Display also displays a warning.
EMERGENCY LANE KEEP ASSIST LIMITATIONS
The Emergency Lane Keep Assist (ELKA) system is not active when:
- The vehicle is not in a forward gear.
- The vehicle’s speed is approximate:
Below 64 km/h (40 mph) or above 180 km/h (112 mph) when ELKA is detecting road edges.
Below 64 km/h (40 mph) or above 120 km/h (75 mph) when ELKA is detecting oncoming vehicles.
- Driving in single lanes narrower than approximately 3 m (10 ft) or wider than approximately 4 m (13 ft).
- Turning in tight road bends.
- The windscreen area in front of the rear-view mirror becomes blocked. For example, stickers, mud, snow, or debris.
- The road edges are not detected or the line marking delimiting the two adjacent lanes is not detected (oncoming vehicles scenarios).
- A fault occurs in the system.
The ELKA system does not intervene if:
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) is operating.
- Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) is operating.
- The brake pedal is pressed.
- The driver has applied a counter steering input that is greater than the steering input from the ELKA system.
The ELKA system performance maybe significantly degraded in adverse weather conditions. For example, heavy fog, rain, or snow.
The instrument panel displays messages to inform the driver of any system issues.
If a system fault has been detected with the instrument panel or Head-Up Display (HUD), the ELKA continues to operate as intended.
DRIVER CONDITION MONITOR
Make sure the relevant safety warnings and notes have been read and understood before driving the vehicle. See DRIVING AIDS SAFETY.
The driver condition monitor feature continuously evaluates driving technique for signs of fatigue. The feature determines fatigue in two levels:
- Fatigued.
- Highly fatigued.
In the event of the driver becoming fatigued:
The instrument panel displays a white icon. The instrument panel also emits a chime.
DRIVER CONDITION MONITOR LIMITATIONS
The driver condition monitor feature is not active when the vehicle’s speed is below 60 km/h (37 mph) or above 180 km/h (112 mph).
TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION
Make sure the relevant safety warnings and notes have been read and understood before driving the vehicle. See DRIVING AIDS SAFETY.
The traffic sign recognition system is a driving aid only. The responsibility remains with the driver to follow the legal road speed limits.
The traffic sign recognition system default state is on and cannot be disabled.
The traffic sign recognition system uses a forward-facing camera, located in the rear-view mirror and the vehicle’s navigation map data. The camera detects speed signs, a variety of additional road signs, such as no overtaking signs, and variable overhead speed signs.
The instrument panel displays symbols of recognized traffic signs. If no speed limit signs are visible, the instrument panel displays speed limit information taken from the navigation system.
The traffic sign recognition system also allows the driver to set a speed limit alert, e.g., when the vehicle speed goes past the speed limit set by the driver.
To access the speed limit alert menu, complete the following steps:
- Touch the settings icon from any screen. See SYSTEM SETTINGS.
- Select Vehicle.
- Select Driver Assistance.
- Select Cruise and speed assistance.
- Speed limit warning: Touch to select the required setting:
Off.
At limit.
Limit + 5 km/h (3 mph).
Limit + 10 km/h (5 mph).
TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION LIMITATIONS
The traffic sign recognition system does not operate to the optimum performance if the windscreen area in front of the rear-view mirror becomes blocked. For example, by stickers, mud, snow, or debris. The traffic sign recognition continues to operate using the vehicle’s navigation map information. In the event that the traffic sign recognition system becomes unavailable, the speed limit alert feature also becomes unavailable.
The traffic sign recognition system:
- Does not perform to the best of its ability in adverse weather conditions. For example, heavy fog, rain, or snow.
- May not perform, or may perform incorrectly, when the vehicle is traveling through an area not covered by the navigation system.
- May function incorrectly when driving toward bright lights.
- May not recognize concealed, covered, or non-conforming road signs.
- May not perform to the best of its ability if the navigation maps are out of date.
The instrument panel displays messages to inform the driver if the forward-facing camera is blocked.