Rover DEFENDER 300Tdi, Workshop Manual

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ELECTRICAL
5 REPAIR
PASSIVE COIL
Service repair no - 86.77.35
Remove
1. Remove LH front seat cushion.
2. Release retaining clip and remove battery
access cover.
3. Slacken battery negative lead clamp bolt.
4. Turn starter switch ’on’.
5. Turn starter switch ’off’ and remove key.
6. Disconnect battery negative lead.
NOTE: Operation 6 needs to be carried out
within 15 seconds to avoid activating
battery backed-up alarm sounder, if fitted.
7. Remove steering wheel See STEERING,
Repair, Steering wheel.
8. Remove 4 screws securing instrument panel to
fascia cowl See INSTRUMENTS, Repair,
Instrument panel.
9. Pull instrument panel away from fascia and
disconnect speedometer cable, multi-plugs,
alarm LED plug lead, heated rear screen lead,
gearbox oil temperature lead and immobiliser
warning light leads.
10. Remove instrument panel.
11. Remove 7 screws securing upper and lower
halves of nacelle to steering column mounting
bracket
See STEERING, Repair, Steering
column nacelle.
12. Release multi-switch gaiters from both sides of
nacelle.
13. Remove nacelle upper and lower halves from
steering column; collect blanking grommet from
RH side.
14. Disconnect multi-plug and remove passive coil
from starter switch.
Refit
15. Feed passive coil plug lead into fascia cowl area
and reconnect multi-plug .
16. Fit coil on starter switch.
17. Position nacelle upper and lower halves to
steering column mounting bracket and secure
with 7 screws. Do not fully tighten screws at this
stage
See STEERING, Repair, Steering
column nacelle.
18. Check that passive coil is still fitted correctly on
starter switch.
19. Check fit of nacelle at starter switch and steering
column and fully tighten fixing screws.
20. Fit multi-switch gaiters to both sides of nacelle
and check that blanking grommet is located.
21. Position instrument panel to fascia cowl area
and reconnect immobiliser warning light leads,
gearbox oil temperature lead, heated rear screen
lead, alarm LED plug lead, main harness multi-
plugs and speedometer.
22. Secure instrument panel to fascia cowl with 4
screws See INSTRUMENTS, Repair,
Instrument panel.
23. Fit steering wheel See STEERING, Repair,
Steering wheel.
24. Reconnect battery negative lead.
25. Fit battery access cover.
26. Fit LH seat cushion.
27. Test immobilisation and alarm system.