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Land Rover Defender V8i Electrical Library04 · Description and operation
04 · General

EXTERIOR LAMPS - Rear Fog Lamps

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender V8i Electrical Library
Section
Operation › EXTERIOR LAMPS - Rear Fog Lamps
Description and operationEXTERIOR LAMPS - Rear Fog Lamps · page 1 of 2

EXTERIOR LAMPS - Rear Fog Lamps

DESCRIPTION

The rear fog lamps only operate when the headlamps are illuminated and the ignition switch is in position "II". The non- latching switch is positioned to the right of the steering column, adjacent the HRW switch. When the rear fog lamps are switched on, the instrument pack warning lamp also illuminates. The fog lamps are automatically switched off every time the ignition is turned off.

OPERATION

Feed from the positive battery terminal is connected to the engine compartment fuse box (C1217-1) by a brown wire. Current flows through fusible link 5 and fusible link 6 of the engine compartment fuse box, which are connected in parallel.

Fusible link 6 of the engine compartment fuse box (C572-3) is connected to the lighting switch (C41-1) by a brown wire. With the lighting switch in either the side or main lamp position, current flows across the switch (C41-4) to the headlamp relay (C282-87) on a blue/yellow wire. As the relay is not energized, the relay switch is open, thus preventing current flow.

Fusible link 5 of the engine compartment fuse box (C570-2) is connected to the ignition switch (C28-1) by a brown wire. With the ignition switch in position "II" (C90-1), current flows to fuse 1 of the passenger compartment fuse box (C580-1) on a white wire. Fuse 1 (C580-2) supplies a feed to the headlamp relay coil (C282-85) on a white/green wire. The relay coil is earthed (C282-86) on a black wire.

With the relay coil energized, the relay switch closes, allowing current to flow from the headlamp relay (C282-30) to fuse 6 of the passenger compartment fuse box (C580-11) on a blue wire. Fuse 6 of the passenger compartment fuse box (C580-12) is connected to the rear fog guard lamp ECU (C543-2) by a blue/purple wire.

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