Land Rover back-up start option for “New” Range Rover’s lands in an awkward spot

Land Rover back-up start

A full update of Land Rover back-up start locations hides in not so plain site. To get at it — and the associated USB ports — the cup holders need to be moved out of the way!

Back-up start locations are made necessary when the battery in the key fob is depleted.

For years the company has used the relative convenience of the steering column or dashboard as back-up locations. We use the term relative because the fob needs to be held against the spot making it a two hand process. But here, in what the company calls the New Range Rover and New Range Rover Sport, the back up location takes on a whole new look.

The back-up start location is opposite the USB ports (right). To access the spot, the cup holders must be slid towards the rear. Place the smart key on the markings next to the USB ports. Once again, hold the key fob in place, and press the Start / Stop ignition button and the brake pedal all at the same time to start the vehicle.

If the mechanical key was used to enter the vehicle, the alarm will have been blaring the entire time…

Also, the page, linked below, includes sister company Jaguar and has become more than a little jumbled. We will separating them out as finish the updates for the two companies.

Smart Keys or Intelligent Keys, or Access Keys — or whatever the manufacturer of your chooses to call them — that let you into your car and start it with just a touch use up their internal batteries at alarming rates, catching busy drivers unawares — even though the car had tried to warn you.

Our goal is to help you feel safe — and keep you moving or get you moving if at all possible — rather than leave you fretting whenever your key fob stops working. The instructions for getting into and starting most keyless start cars can be found on our pages — without roadside assistance.

You can see the Land Rover back-up open and start page here.

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