TD5 Defender
ELECTRICAL
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING (CDL) - FROM 02MY
The Central Door Locking (CDL) system is a new feature for 2002MY Defender.
NOTE: CDL operates all doors on Station Wagon and County Station Wagons. On all other
Defender 2002MY variants, CDL operates on the driver and front and rear passenger doors only.
General
CDL operates on all doors, including the tail door and is operated by pressing the appropriate button on the
remote handset, using the vehicle key in the drivers door lock or using the drivers door sill button.
The CDL system introduces electrically operated door latches which are controlled by the anti-theft alarm ECU,
located behind the instrument pack. The anti-theft ECU receives a permanent power supply from fuse 6 in the
passenger compartment fuse box. Each CDL latch motor is connected by two wires to the anti-theft ECU which
alternately supplies power and earth connections to drive each motor to the lock or unlock positions.
If the latch motors are continually operated in a short period of time, the anti-theft ECU will suspend all CDL latch
motor operation for 15 seconds to prevent the motors from overheating. Before suspension occurs the anti-theft
ECU ensures that all the doors are left in the unlocked condition.
If the vehicle is locked, and the key is in the ignition switch or the ignition is on and the anti-theft alarm ECU inertia
switch is tripped, all doors will be unlocked immediately and the hazard warning lamps will operate. To prevent
accidental relocking, all latch motors will be inhibited until the anti-theft ECU senses that the drivers door is
opened with the key removed from the ignition switch.
Locking of the vehicle using the remote handset is inhibited with the key in the ignition switch.
Slam Locking
With the introduction of CDL, slam locking of the drivers door is disabled. If an attempt is made to slam lock the
vehicle, the anti-theft alarm ECU will unlock all doors.
CDL Using the Drivers Door Sill Button
Each door has a sill button to allow that door to be individually locked from inside the vehicle. The drivers door sill
button has additional functionality which allows all doors to be locked from inside the vehicle from this one button.
When the driver door sill lock button is depressed, the CDL system enters a sill locked state, where all doors are
locked but immobilisation and perimetric and volumetric sensing is suspended. CDL using the drivers sill lock
button can be achieved with or without the key in the ignition switch and without the ignition being on.
If the CDL is in the sill locked state and the lock button on the remote handset is pressed, the volumetric and
perimetric functions of the alarm system will become active and active engine immobilisation will be invoked.
