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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 662  
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Found a youtube clip on it and have added to the order. Dogs and MTBing so hopefully it will come in handy
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25th May 2021 8:51pm |
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| Chioti Member Since: 03 Jan 2021 Location: NJ Posts: 25 
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How can this be confirmed as it clearly says in my manual that the regular key fob will be disabled? 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE, Eiger Gray, Black Folding Fabric Roof
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26th May 2021 4:09pm |
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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 662
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9.30min onwards |
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26th May 2021 5:18pm |
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| Chioti Member Since: 03 Jan 2021 Location: NJ Posts: 25
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So... this seems to contradict what the manual says. I wonder however if it may be due to their retrofitting through Land Rover?
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26th May 2021 6:16pm |
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| umbertob Member Since: 21 Jun 2020 Location: Altadena, CA Posts: 133
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If you already own a working Activity Key, you can easily test this for yourself. Leave a key fob on the driver seat with the window open, lock the doors with the Activity Key and take it in the house, far away from the Defender. Return to the car, grab the supposedly disabled key fob sitting on the driver seat through the open window, and test it. In my experience, it will work normally: open doors, start the engine... 2020 NAS Defender 110 HSE 5-seater / Silver / Khaki / Black Pack / Black Roof / Satin Film / Cold Pack / Off-Road Pack / Advanced OR Pack / Comfort + Convenience Pack / Sirius + HD radio / HUD / Meridian Surround
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29th May 2021 4:56am |
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| Logannz Member Since: 28 May 2020 Location: Queenstown Posts: 26 
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Doesn't the fact you have to put the thing in "water" mode defeat the whole purpose? You could just put the fob in a water proof bag too.. The old dumber activity key seems better to me.
Also I wear a proper watch.. I don't really want a second one.. I could just live with the old bracelet style I suppose Even better.. they could have just made the fobs waterproof.. like they should be!! |
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29th May 2021 5:18am |
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| umbertob Member Since: 21 Jun 2020 Location: Altadena, CA Posts: 133
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You don't "have" to put the activity key in water mode. It is waterproof regardless. And while the old bracelet style activity key could do most of the stuff the new one does, you still needed to lug the key fob around with you (you could leave it in the car, but could not leave home without it), plus there are a few things the new one can do from the touchscreen that were impossible to do with its predecessor: lock or unlock the doors from a fair distance (better than the fob, even), set off the panic alarm... Check the time 😉
Yes, I guess you could put the fob in a watertight enclosure or Ziploc bag, but where would you put it then? In your pockets? You could still lose it. And the last waterproof fob I had (from a 2006 RRS) was a ginormous brick that made the current fob look like a Pininfarina design. It's really hard to appreciate the convenience of the new Activity Key until you have had one for a while. First day or so, I didn't trust it would work as well as the fob and would leave me stranded somewhere, because it felt so cheap. For a few days after that I had.a series of mild heart attacks when I reached for my front pocket and felt no key fob in there. Now, it's pretty neat not having to carry a key fob anymore when leaving home, regardless of where I go, camping, visiting a customer, river rafting.... My biggest concern is its durability. The cheap plastic screen scratches very easily. The rechargeable battery won't last forever and doesn't look like it is replaceable. And the supplied wristband is kinda hard and uncomfortable. I replaced it with a much softer silicone strap on Amazon, which added a bit needed color as well, see below. I wear it on my "other" wrist every day. Could I live without it? Absolutely, and one day when it breaks I might have to. But I've bought far less useful accessories for my cars than this one in the past. Click image to enlarge 2020 NAS Defender 110 HSE 5-seater / Silver / Khaki / Black Pack / Black Roof / Satin Film / Cold Pack / Off-Road Pack / Advanced OR Pack / Comfort + Convenience Pack / Sirius + HD radio / HUD / Meridian Surround |
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6th Jun 2021 11:46pm |
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