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Land Rover Defender 300Tdi Electrical Library04 · Description and operation
04 · General

Full Beam

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 300Tdi Electrical Library
Section
Operation › Full Beam
Description and operationFull Beam

Full Beam

When the column switch is moved to the main beam position (C036-5), current is supplied to fuse 13 (C580-25) and fuse 14 (C580-27) of the passenger compartment fuse box. Both are connected by blue/white wires. A feed is also supplied to the main beam warning lamp (C233-5) on a blue/white wire.

Fuse 13 (C580-26) supplies a feed to the RH headlamp (C011-1) on a blue/orange wire. The headlamp is earthed (C011-3) on a black wire.

Similarily, fuse 14 (C580-28) supplies a feed to the LH headlamp (C009-1) on a blue/slate wire. The headlamp is earthed (C009-3) on a black wire.

Headlamp Flash

Fusible link 2 (C907-2) of the engine compartment fuse box supplies a constant battery feed to fuse 2 (C580-3) of the passenger compartment fuse box. Fuse 2 (C580-4) is connected to the column switch (C036-7) by a purple wire.

When the column switch is pulled back to the flash position, current flows across the switch (C036-5) and provides a feed to fuse 13 (C580-25), fuse 14 (C580-27) and the instrument pack warning lamp (C233-5) on blue/white wires. All 3 are earthed on black wires as described in the ’Full Beam’ description.

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