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- ChaddersP
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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 19 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
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That's one thing you can't do yourself. In Control customer services has to do it for you. Phone up Land Rover In Control support on 0370 500 0500 then option 3 from the menu.
In Control support are extremely helpful and they'll walk you through the entire process. Removing the previous owners details and adding yours is free, you only pay if you decide to take on a subscription to the remote services. They might give you a month of the remote services FOC to try it out before you make a decision. They did that for me, and a few others I've heard from on here.
I've no idea what the current remote subscription cost is, when I set it up last year, it was £40 per year or £60 for a 2 year sub...I opted for the 2 years.
You'll need a few ownership details to register you as the new owner...usually by emailing photos of ID and a couple of pages from the V5 document.
In Control support will also walk you through the remote services setup step by step on the phone, once your details are all set up at their end and after a few hours, you have to link the car to your account by pressing the remote button on the roof console for a few seconds. It's nothing too complicated...like I said, they'll walk you through it.
Screenshot from the LR remote phone app (on Android)...the number 405mi lets you know how much fuel is in the car. There are mixed views on how useful the remote app is though...personally, I like it.
Remote start and remote locking are really handy. I can start the car up on cold winter mornings to warm it up with the cabin heater going to defrost the windscreen as I'm sitting at the kitchen table eating my toast. It runs the engine and heater (or AC in the summer) for 30 mins whilst your car remains locked and alarmed until you go out and open the door. Distance or line of sight are also irrelevant. As long as you have a phone signal, the remote app works.
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- ChaddersP
- Member Since: 15 Sep 2026
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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 19 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
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It is, I can't use the sim slot because the telemetry module on the Bling Barge is 3G only...being an early 2017 model. To be honest, I've never once used the on board software for maps, music or anything else, my phone does all that.
The only thing I've added is a wireless bluetooth dongle so I don't have to physically plug the phone into the car with a USB cable to use Android Auto. (Apple Car Play if you have an iPhone). It does everything the on board software does...just slightly faster.
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- ChaddersP
- Member Since: 15 Sep 2026
- Location: North Scarle
- Posts: 28
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- Mole HD
- Member Since: 19 Nov 2024
- Location: Orkney Islands
- Posts: 922
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- ChaddersP
- Member Since: 15 Sep 2026
- Location: North Scarle
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