Contemporary vehicles have more and more functionnalities and even though they bring us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always convenient to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Land Rover Discovery, according to its functionnalities, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Land Rover Discovery? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the several techniques to start a Land Rover Discovery with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Land Rover Discovery with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Land Rover Discovery with key?

So we commence our content which is meant to learn you how to start a Land Rover Discovery, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find under the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Land Rover Discovery:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content on the steering wheel blocked on Land Rover Discovery that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to browse our content on orange lights on Land Rover Discovery to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Land Rover Discovery starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Land Rover Discovery,

How to start a Land Rover Discovery with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Land Rover Discovery with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Land Rover Discovery equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is more or less alike, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the steps to follow to start your Land Rover Discovery with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Land Rover Discovery is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is generally based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Land Rover Discovery
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Land Rover Discovery

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How do I start a Land Rover Discovery without a key?

And at last, we will find out, how to start a Land Rover Discovery without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Land Rover Discovery is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Land Rover Discovery).

There, you’ve found out all the solutions to start a Land Rover Discovery.

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