Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

Chapter 12
Body electrical systems
Contents
Bulbs (exterior lamps) - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bulbs (interior lamps) - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cigar lighter - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clock - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Dim-dip headlamp system - operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electrical fault finding - general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Exterior lamp units - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fuses, fusible links and relays - location and renewal . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General information and precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Headlamp beams - alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Horn - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument panel components - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument panel - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Multi-function unit - operation, removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Radio aerial - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Degrees of difficulty
Easy, suitable for
novice with little
experience
1
Specifications
Fairly easy, suitable
for beginner with
some experience
System
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 volt, negative earth
2
Fairly difficult,
suitable for competent
DIY mechanic
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Radio/cassette player - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Speedometer drive cable - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Speakers - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Switches - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) - component removal and
refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) - operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tailgate wiper motor - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Windscreen/headlamp washer system - inspection and
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windscreen/tailgate wiper blades and arms - inspection and
renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windscreen/tailgate washer system components - removal and
refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windscreen wiper motor and linkage - removal and refitting . . . . . . 22
Difficult, suitable for
experienced DIY
mechanic
Very difficult,
suitable for expert DIY
or professional
Relays and control units
Component Location
Starter relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine compartment fusebox, centre relay of right-hand three
Intake manifold heater relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine compartment fusebox, rear relay of right-hand three
Main relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine compartment fusebox, front relay of right-hand three
Fuel pump relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine compartment fusebox, front relay of left-hand two
Cooling fan relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine compartment fusebox, rear relay of left-hand two
Direction indicator relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand lower facia panel (square relay)
Heated rear window relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand lower facia panel (circular relay)
Cigar lighter relay, fog lamp relay, horn relay and main beam relay . . . Part of relay module, mounted on transmission tunnel behind lower
central facia panel
Electric window relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind lower central facia panel
Electric window control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand front door inner trim panel
Central locking control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind left-hand front door inner trim panel
Air conditioning relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mounted on left-hand side of engine compartment bulkhead
Dim-dip relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand lower facia panel
Windscreen wiper relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand lower facia panel
Sunroof relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand lower facia panel
Lambda sensor relay - catalytic converter models only . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine compartment fusebox, next to fusible links
Tailgate wiper relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behind right-hand luggage compartment trim
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