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Power Doors Operation in the All-New Range Rover

This will be a $1750 option for the 2023 model year, all variants.

The powered doors electrically open or close according to a choice of user inputs. An audible warning sounds if an obstruction is detected in the door aperture or hinge area, or an obstruction is detected by the door motor.

OPENING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE:

While stationary and unlocked, the door handle is in position 1. Partially pull the exterior door handle to position 2, then release. The powered door opens. Pulling the door handle to its full extent (3) manually opens the door.

1. Deployed position
2. Partial pull position
3. Full pull position

OPENING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE:

Interior door handle is shown in its rest state, 1. Partially pull the interior door handle halfway to position 2 on a closed door, then release. The power door opens.

Pulling the interior door handle to its full extent (3) will unlatch the door manually. The door can then be opened manually.

Alternatively, use the touchscreen menu to open individual doors, or all the doors. In Park, access the Power doors control screen using the Vehicle picture shortcut

CLOSING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE:

The power doors open electrically according to a choice of user inputs:

  1. A short press on the power door close switch will close the door electrically.
  2. A long press on the power door close switch will close all open doors, including the tailgate, electrically.
  3. A short press on the door lock button located on the exterior door handle closes that door electrically.

The power door close switch is located on the rear of the door as shown.

Pressing the door lock button, located on the exterior door handle, power closes that door.

CLOSING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE:

  1. Press the brake pedal briefly to close the driver’s door only.
  2. Press the switch located near the grab handle and map reading light.
  3. Use the touchscreen menu to close individual doors or all the doors. Access the Power doors control screen using the Vehicle picture shortcut. Press and hold the close all icon on the touchscreen to close all open doors and tailgate.

 

2022-02-19T11:41:47-05:00February 8, 2022|
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All-New Range Rover: Approach Unlocking & Walk-away Locking

Range Rover 22MY | Walk Away Lock/Unlock (WALAU)

*Functionalities are approximate (circa 2023)

UPDATE 2 – Nov 2023 – Latest update still has it off for MY22 & MY23 but MY24 is live and working

SSM75929 – Approach unlocking, keyless entry and unlocking with the smart key inoperative

Model / Model Year / Derivative
Range Rover / 22-23MY ONLY / ALL
Range Rover Sport / 23MY ONLY / ALL

Situation:
Following a Car Configuration File (CCF) update the customer reports that ‘Approach Unlock’ and ‘Walk Away Lock’ features are not operating and not displayed on the Pivi Pro menu.

Cause:
JLR vehicle specification update.

Action:
Follow the instruction(s) below.

Service Information:
JLR is currently enhancing these features for a future rollout.
Direct the customer to the online handbook for information on features installed to their vehicle and inform them that JLR will contact them when the feature is ready to be activated.

NOTE:
24MY Vehicles are not affected by this concern. Do not modifiy the CCFs for this concern, the vehicles are operating as  intended.

UPDATE – Due to on-going technical issues, this feature has been disabled on all new vehicles.  Older vehicles might see it turned off on their next service.  JLR has advised disabling this since July 2022.  As of May 2023, they are still stating a fix will be provided Q2 2023.

SSM75742 – Approach unlocking, keyless entry and unlocking with the smart key inoperative

Issue:
JLR is investigating customers reporting being unable to unlock their vehicles using approach unlocking or keyless entry as the smart key appears inoperative. Once access has been achieved through using the emergency key blade  access process, the vehicle will not start as the smart key is not recognized but the engine can be started using the Immobilizer Antenna Unit (IAU).

Cause:
Software instability

Walk–away Locking:
The walk-away locking procedure initiates when a door is opened or closed. The vehicle locks when a smart key immediately adjacent to the outside of the opened door or within the vehicle moves beyond 2 m (78 in). Without driver intervention, the vehicle centrally locks and the alarm sensors activate once walk-away locking is complete. Walk-away locking also tracks any keys inside the vehicle to make sure they are seen externally before locking. Walk-away locking can be enabled or disabled via the Vehicle menu of System Settings

Approach Unlocking:
Approach unlocking automatically unlocks the doors on the approached side of the vehicle when the smart key is detected within 1.5 m (59 in) of the vehicle. The doors automatically unlock and door handles deploy on the approached side. Pulling either deployed handle will complete the unlocking and alarm disarming procedure. The unlocking and alarm disarm procedure is indicated by the side mirrors unfolding and direction indicators flashing the unlock flash sequence.

If the vehicle is set to single point entry and only the driver’s door is opened, the vehicle will not unlock the passenger doors on the non-approached side. When the smart key is brought inside the vehicle, the rear driver’s side door will re-lock and its exterior door handle will retract.

If the smart key is taken beyond 1.5m (59 in) of the side of the vehicle without pulling either handle, both doors will re-lock and their handles will retract. The vehicle reverts to its previous locked and alarmed state.

If the smart key is inside the 1.5m (59 in) boundary for more than 40 seconds without a door handle being opened, the approach unlocking feature disables. Both doors will re-lock and their handles will retract. The vehicle reverts to its previous locked and alarmed state.

Approach unlocking can be enabled or disabled via the Vehicle menu of System Settings.

2023-12-01T23:10:03-05:00February 5, 2022|
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A new location for the all-new Range Rover Smart Key Engine Start Backup

On previous models when there were issues between the smart key and the Range Rover, there was a location on the steering column where you could touch your key and often bypass the issues. Low smart key battery was a common cause.

For the all-new Range Rover that location has moved to the center console, in the cubby aft of the gearshift controls.

2022-02-06T17:47:20-05:00February 3, 2022|
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Pivi Pro OS 3.0.0 Release Notes

OS 3.0.0 Release Notes

Campaign Release Notes: This is our biggest and most exciting infotainment release to date!

– Introduction of wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto – To activate this new wireless feature, simply  delete and re-pair your phone(s) via Bluetooth on BOTH your handset and the Pivi touchscreen

– Apple CarPlay & Android Auto is now integrated into Pivi’s home screen. Phone and navigation tiles now reflect information from your smartphone.
Note: home tiles reflect the last used source app. E.g., navigation tile will show information from the  hone’s navigation app if this is the last used. To switch back to Pivi Pro’s navigation system, relaunch navigation from Pivi Pro’s app launcher

– NOTE: Apple CarPlay & Android Auto voice controls are integrated into the steering wheel voice button. Simply short press to use Pivi voice and long press to use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto voice controls. You can also assign a wake-up word of your choice for Pivi’s voice recognition system if you prefer.  Pivi’s own speech system can be activated by a short press of the speech button on the steering wheel, or by enabling the wake-up word ‘Hey Land Rover’ or ‘Hey Jaguar’ (vehicle dependant). Alternatively, they can set their own wake-up word, e.g., ‘Hey Sophia’. A long press of the speech button on the steering wheel will activate the connected phones speech recognition/assistant.

– Connected Speech can be used to control TuneIn and Deezer

– Message Dictation is now supported

– Clearer icons for phone and vehicle signal strength
*Please check market applicability

– PHEV only. Following this update, as part of your vehicle’s self-learning capability, some of your EV  functionality may be temporarily unavailable while your vehicle adjusts to the new software. Software updates require at least 25% battery charge

-Volume controls in applications
It’s simple to adjust the volume of a specific feature, such as navigation turn-by-turn instructions
or the speech recognition system. When the specific sound is audible, using the main volume
control, adjust the volume of the audio to preference

Please note: some sound sources may reset to default settings or a minimum level depending on
the sound source

-Connected phones via Bluetooth
Pivi supports two connected phones over Bluetooth and either phone will ring for incoming calls. To
switch between which phone is used for outgoing calls, simply click on the phone selector in the phone home screen tile

 

Improvements/Fixes
– Improvement in system stability in terms of System reset
– Improvement in system stability (CPU utilization/Slow system behaviour/Cold Boots)
– Improvements in acoustic reliability / Audio loss
– Improvement in stability of ADTS (activation/deactivation of telematics services) feature
– Graphical Improvements / Placeholder screens / Overlapping Text
– Flickering cluster for media info
– Improved Speech support for features like Weather, Nav
– Poor Speech recognition
– Improvement in stability of personalisation features
– Introduction of IP oriented SXM (SDARS) functionality
– Improvement in Tow Bar functionality
– Robustness in SW Performance post SOTA Update
– Robustness in firmware updates post SOTA update
– Navigation improvements for Freezes / Slow boot
– Improved WiFi / Hotspot Functionality

 

 

2024-01-19T20:28:05-05:00December 7, 2021|
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