Just an interesting bit of info, the lower InControl Touch Pro Duo screen on the Range Rover Velar can be programmed to startup per the driver’s preference. And will operate/display in any one of the following ways on startup:
- Climate.
- Seats.
- Vehicle.
- Phone.
- Media.
- Last used: Select to return to last used feature on screen start up
- No feature: Select to display a blank screen on screen start up.
Focusing on the 1, 2 and 1,2 & 3 above:
- Volume up: Press to increase the volume for any source.
- Volume sweep: Finger sweep clockwise to increase, counter clockwise to decrease.
- Volume down: Press to decrease the volume for any source.
The 6 shown above is the Customizable button and can be configured to activate via either a long or short press. It can be programmed to perform one of the following functions:
- Cancel guidance.
- Next source.
- Mute speaker.
- Play/pause.
- Voicemail.
- Mute microphone.
- Hold.
- Auto reject.
- Upper screen off.
- Traffic alerts.
**Obviously this is still the first go at the Velar manual, but there are inconsistencies. The Phone screen says you have to scroll on the touchscreen but the audio screen says you can use the steering wheels controls to scroll call or contacts lists.
Found some interesting changes for the MY18 Range Rover while browsing around on TOPIx today. We knew they’ve been testing them but still don’t know all the details. Still showing the existing 3.0L V6 Diesel and 5.0L V8 Supercharged options, they’ve removed the V6 Petrol and added in the 2.0L AJ200P Ingenium Petrol engine suffixed as a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle(PHEV). Transmission also gets a new name. Range Rover Sport also got the PHEV option and it continues to show the 3.0L V6 Petrol as an option(see below).
The previous Hybrid available in the UK was diesel based and did not use the same moniker for the transmission.
A 4-cylinder Range Rover. Can’t wait to see the numbers, I bet it’s going to be impressive. And this MY18 refresh is going to be a big one.
UPDATE: Further still, another little bit of info was right there too:
The CDA suffix for the 5.0L V8 – CDA is Cylinder Deactivation.
The owner’s manual for the Range Rover Velar is live now and something caught my eye on the Front Climate page
Although the numbering ends at 17 above, the textual descriptions go to 18. And and instead of 17 being Auto as shown above, they list 17 as:
17. Air ionization icon: Touch to activate air ionization. The mode can only be activated when air distribution to the face mode has been selected. Selection of AUTO mode will deactivate the air ionization mode.
Further they add note with a cool sounding description:
A biocidal product may be fitted to this vehicle. The biocidal product is contained within an air ionizer. The air ionizer purifies the air in the passenger compartment by suppressing bacteria. The active substance is free radicals generated in situ from the ambient air or water.
Just sounds cool – will this help stop some of the bad smells that come out of current Land Rover AC systems?
Is this the mysterious Biocidal button? Pac-Man?
Two audible beeps before getting to intersection and if in Navigation, camera icons appear on maps and text message displayed in right pane.
