[Phlawed]

The button on the dash board that has a rover going down hill in red, what exactly does that do, drop you to an even lower granny low? Also, i believe i have the ACE package and was wondering if there is any easy way to tell what suspension packages i have or dont have. Its a 2000 Disco II. I believe this year model came with 2 optional suspension packages, the ACE and automatic adjusting suspension or something. I can see the arms from the ACE(or what i think it is from pics on the internet), but dont know bout the rest havnt put it up on a lift just yet.

 

[SCSL]

The switch you are describing engages hill descent control. A great system. The first time you use it off-road on a steep descent will be an act of faith in Solihull. Don't worry, it will get you down safely without any need to apply brake,,, in fact, better than if you paniced & jammed the brake. When you brake, as anyone who lives in cold climates can tell you, you lose steering. Same goes with loose ground off road, particularly on descents. This system electronically controls your braking to keep you going down in a controlled manner without losing control. Use it in low-range, 1st gear.

I don't know much about ACE so can't be of help here. But to see if you have air suspension (SLS: self-levelling suspension) simply look in back where your springs should be. If instead of springs you have black air bags connecting to your axle, then you have SLS. In that case you'll also have another switch showing the rear-end of your Disco with an arrow pointing up. That's how you engage the 'off-road mode' of your SLS to raise up when off-road. The springs in front will be normal springs either way.

Congrats--you have an awesome & extremely capable rig that will get you anywhere in style, whether it be to the shops or up the rockiest nastiest of off-road trails.

See threads on Twin Cone & Slaughterhouse Gultch for pics of a stock Disco in action (It's a DI but still,,,) :drink1:

 

[John C]

The button on the dash board that has a rover going down hill in red, what exactly does that do, drop you to an even lower granny low? Also, i believe i have the ACE package and was wondering if there is any easy way to tell what suspension packages i have or dont have. Its a 2000 Disco II. I believe this year model came with 2 optional suspension packages, the ACE and automatic adjusting suspension or something. I can see the arms from the ACE(or what i think it is from pics on the internet), but dont know bout the rest havnt put it up on a lift just yet.

HDC - Hill Descent Control - The truck is equipped with Hill Descent Control (HDC) for tricky downhill runs. Exclusive to Land Rover, HDC supplements engine braking when low range is operational by monitoring wheel speed and applying the brakes to keep the vehicle from descending too rapidly when idling down steep or slippery slopes. HDC's job is to keep the Discovery moving at less than 4.4 mph when first or second gear is selected, or 7 mph in third and fourth.

ACE - The most significant improvement to the Discovery Series II, in our opinion, is the availability of Active Cornering Enhancement (ACE). The old Disco regularly threatened to turn turtle in tight corners and rocked on its moorings in stiff crosswinds. The amount of body lean was ridiculous. Combined with numb, slow steering, the old model simply made no sense as an urban commuter. But ACE, a hydraulic system designed to counteract lateral body movement, solves this problem completely. ACE measures lateral acceleration during cornering and applies torque to the body to prevent roll.

I got this info off the net. BTW, if you have airbags in the rear (and not springs) be careful about putting your Disco on a lift.

 

[OrangeCountyLR714]

ACE in my 2002 Disco II is awesome. Its like having a porsche when u go around a turn, though you slide a little and screech your tires its all fun. Usually i can take a corner about 20 and make it, but i'd have to look at how fast i go around a corner, but just enough to slide around it at least.

 

[Phlawed]

well i found out that i dont have ACE. But, from some that i have read it wont be too much of a problem. I read that many offroad packages as far as lifting and things like that recomend not having it. For, now the handling is better than any other suv i have had in the past so I am good for now.