Land Rover Safety Engineering

A leader in sport-utility safety engineering, Discovery has featured such "firsts" as dual airbags SRS and four-channel anti-lock disc brakes. In fact, virtually every component in Discovery was designed and developed with safety as a priority. Discovery is engineered for your peace of mind.

Driver and front passenger airbag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS).
Side-door impact beams in the front and rear doors.
Front crumple zones.
Replaceable front "crush cans" attached to frame and bumper.
Four-wheel disc brakes.
Four-channel, four-wheel all-terrain anti-lock brakes (ABS).

Discovery

Quartz halogen headlamps with 60-psi power washers.
Rear foglamps. Available front foglamps.
Deep tinted glass, including sunroofs (if so equipped).
Tempered and laminated safety glass.
Boxed-steel frame with rigid passenger compartment.
Seam-welded frame crossmembers.
Welded steel inner body-cage with reinforced roof pillars.
Permanent four-wheel drive.
Steel-belted mud+snow radial tires.
Direct bonding of windshield and rear-side glass to body for added rigidity.
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor seat belts in all outboard positions (except driver's) for easier use of a child safety seat.
Automatic transmission shift-lock mechanism.
Collapsible steering column.
Collision-activated inertia switch (unlocks doors, turns off fuel pump, turns on hazard lights).
Front and rear outboard one-piece, three-point lap/shoulder belts.
Driver and front passenger knee bolsters.
 
Integral head restraints, front and rear (outboard positions).
Center high-mount stoplamp.
Child locks for rear doors, cargo door, power windows and sunroofs (if so equipped).
Automatic dimming inside rearview mirror.
Dual electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors.
Dual hydraulic circuit braking system, split front/rear.
Drum-type parking brake in transfer box to lock all four wheels.
"Anti-trap" feature on power windows.
Variable-speed intermittent windshield wipers and rear wiper/washer.
Command driving position with excellent field of view.
Center-pad horn actuation (rather than buttons).
Padded dashboard, sun visors, roof pillars and seatbacks.
Fuel tank strategically positioned within the frame rails.