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BruceT

Member Since: 01 Nov 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 518

Activity Key - How reliable are they?

So I got myself an activity key/watch and fortunately the dealership hadn't given me my second key yet so they could code it into the vehicle.

I have now had it for about two months and to be honest I am a little concerned about using it especially in some of the very remote places I go to like in two weeks I will be approx. 1400kms deep in the bush away from help.

If the activity key doesn't work for some reason, what are the options to get into the Landy and moving again?

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21st Apr 2023 1:11pm

soundslegal

Member Since: 30 Oct 2021
Location: Woking
Posts: 101

Sorry I can't speak from experience, I've tried with the last 2 cars to have an activity key and both times given up trying to get one and actually get a dealership to make it work! My new car they deleted it as an option due to shortage of parts.

However, my understanding is that when you use the activity key it effectively disables the normal smart keys. If you and your car will both have phone reception where you are going that is less of a concern as you can open it from the app and then sort things out, but otherwise I think you'd want to take have a backup plan like leaving a physical key (to unlock the doors) hidden somewhere if that remote. Just my tuppence, others will have far more experience than I.

21st Apr 2023 4:27pm

BruceT

Member Since: 01 Nov 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 518

thank you "Overlanding With Bruce" - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@OverlandingwithBruce
11MY Defender 130
23MY Defender 110 D300 HSE X-Dynamic

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzrHKcjA-LJ470_H4QwPgVA

22nd Apr 2023 6:59am

Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2760

I use mine semi-regularly and have never had any issues so far.

My understanding is that the internals are pretty much the same as a normal remote, so shouldn’t be too much of a concern, though obviously you need to take care of the touch screen.

Make sure you charge the battery too, it’s nothing like a normal remote. Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.

22nd Apr 2023 1:41pm

BruceT

Member Since: 01 Nov 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 518

24th Apr 2023 6:20am

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