Common dash warning lights in the Original Land Rover Defender are check engine, abs, traction, srs airbag, & oil service messages, but the full list of warning lights is shown below.
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Original Land Rover Defender Check Engine Warning Light Meaning
The check engine warning lamp illuminates when the ignition is switched on & turns off when the engine starts.
If the engine lamp illuminates when the engine is running, a fault has been detected & you should get the fault diagnosed as soon as possible.
With the lamp illuminated, the vehicle may enter limp-home mode. Limp-home mode reduces vehicle performance to safeguard against any further damage to the vehicle.
Watch our video on the most common reasons for a Land Rover Defender Check Engine Light
To diagnose/reset this check engine light, and remove the vehicle from Limp-home mode, you need to use the iCarsoft LR V1.0. With this tool, you can also view lots of live data like temperatures, pressures from all areas of the engine and transmssion system.
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Original Land Rover Defender SRS Airbag Warning Light Meaning
The airbag warning lamp illuminates (may also illuminate as simply SRS), as a bulb check, when the vehicle's ignition is switched on & will turn off when the engine is started.
Watch our video on the most common reasons for a Land Rover Defender Airbag Light.
If the lamp illuminates again while driving, there is a fault with the airbag system. You can diagnose & reset the airbag fault codes & warning light with the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender ABS Warning Light Meaning
The ABS warning lamp illuminates briefly, as a bulb check, when the vehicle's ignition is switched on & will turn off when the engine has started.
If the lamp remains on while driving there is a fault with the ABS system. Drive with care, avoiding heavy brake pedal application. Also known as one of the '3 Amigos'
Watch our video on the most common reasons for a Land Rover Defender ABS/HDC warning light.
You can diagnose faults in the ABS system with the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender Traction Control Warning Light Meaning
The Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) lamp flashes when the system is active.
If there is a fault with the system, it remains illuminated and the instrument panel displays a warning message. Also known as one of the '3 Amigo's'
To diagnose a fault in the DSC system, you should use the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender Brake Exclamation Warning Light Meaning
The brake warning lamp illuminates briefly, as a bulb check, when the vehicle's ignition is switched on.
If the lamp illuminates red while driving, suspect low brake fluid level or a fault with the braking system.
To diagnose a fault in the braking system of your Defender, use the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender Oil Can Warning Light Meaning
If the low oil pressure warning lamp flashes or illuminates while driving, stop the vehicle as soon as safety permits. Switch off the engine immediately.
Check and top up the oil level, if necessary. Start the engine. If the lamp remains illuminated, switch the engine off immediately. You can diagnose this fault with the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender Glowplug Coil Warning Light Meaning
The glow plug lamp illuminates when the vehicle's ignition is switched on, to indicate that the glow plugs are active.
If the lamp remains on while driving there is a fault with the glowplug system. To diagnose this fault you can use the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender Cooling System Warning Light Meaning
The engine temperature warning lamp illuminates when the engine's temperature is too high.
The instrument panel also displays a warning message.
Stop the vehicle as soon as safety permits. Youl can check temperatures & diagnose faults with the iCarsoft LR V1.0.
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Original Land Rover Defender Battery System Warning Light Meaning
The 12V battery charge warning lamp illuminates, as a bulb check, when the vehicle's ignition is switched on.
The lamp extinguishes when the engine is started.
If the lamp remains on or illuminates while driving, there is a fault with the battery charging system. The instrument panel displays a warning message.
1. Does that tool have the capability for the system/warning light you are trying to reset? So for example, lets say you have an ABS warning light on your dashbaord. You need to make sure you are buying a scan tool that has ABS capabilities and will actually allow you to communicate with the ABS system.
2. Assuming you do have the correct scan tool for the job, the next thing to look at is why the tool isnt turning off the warning light. When you attempt to reset the fault codes using the scan tool, it is communicating with the ECU, and asking the ECU to turn the light off.
If the light does not turn off, it means that the ECU has refused the request, and that it is not happy that the problem has been fixed. In other words the problem is still present, and if you think you have physically fixed the issue, you might need to go over everything again, checking connections, wiring etc.
It can be a misconception that these tools are a kind of magic pill, and that the tool can just reset a warning light without taking any action to fix the fault. This is not correct, in 99% of cases, you need to physically fix the fautl before the warning light in your Land Rover Defender can be turned off. The rare situations where the warning light will turn off without any physical fix is where a sporadic or intermittant fault has occured.
