Hi guys I wonder if you can help me with a question.

Im buying an MY2015 RR Autobiography from a francised dealer. The original sales brochure shows a "remote parked heat with timed climate". When I viewed the car yesterday i expected there to be a third keyfob with the remote heater buttons. When I suggested the key fob control was missing the dealer said it only has timed climate operated from the car screen control and not a remote controller...Is this correct? 2015 Range Rover L405 SDV8 AB Corris grey
2010 Range Rover TDV6 HSE Narra Bronze sold
2006 Discovery 3 SE green sold
Defender 90 td5 sold
Defender 90 soft top sold

I have pressed the dealer further who now concedes that all AB's had the "remote key fob" facility but he wont provide one as the car came in without one. Quite unbelieveable as im shelling out £40k and he's quibbling over a £50 part  2015 Range Rover L405 SDV8 AB Corris grey
2010 Range Rover TDV6 HSE Narra Bronze sold
2006 Discovery 3 SE green sold
Defender 90 td5 sold
Defender 90 soft top sold

Slightly more than £50. They retail at £109 without the battery which is a further £9.

If he's quibiling about it, either you've already driven a very hard bargain or he's taking the pi$$.

For what it's worth, I once held out my hand to shake with a main dealer on a brand new L322 Vogue in 2009 and said, "stick a tow-bar on and you've got a deal". He refused point blank, but I'd already taken his trousers down on the deal, so it was me who was chancing my arm!  The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom

For peace of mind its good to get to that point!
Btw you can get a genuine LR one new on fleabay for £38 if you have a Webasto......so lets see what the stealer comes up with  2015 Range Rover L405 SDV8 AB Corris grey
2010 Range Rover TDV6 HSE Narra Bronze sold
2006 Discovery 3 SE green sold
Defender 90 td5 sold
Defender 90 soft top sold

To Finish the story... the dealer asked for £400 to supply a fob and code it. I simply laughed and said you have to be joking!
i purchased a new genuine "landrover" fob on ebay for £38 and followed the pairing instructions on this website (which are excellent) and it all worked first time 2015 Range Rover L405 SDV8 AB Corris grey
2010 Range Rover TDV6 HSE Narra Bronze sold
2006 Discovery 3 SE green sold
Defender 90 td5 sold
Defender 90 soft top sold

You ought to report the dealer to LR customer service as that’s bang out of line. All A/B’s had remote park heat as standard fit. My 2015 has the second fob and it works well, though actually I rarely use it as I’ve programmed the timings on the info screen which is much easier!

Cheers Chris 2015 3.0 TDV6 Autobiography in Santorini Black with black-pack
2020 Evoque P300 HSE Dynamic
Past RR’s: 2018 SVR, 2016 Sport Autobiography SDV8 and an SDV6.

I find the remote a bit rubbish, unless you are within about 10ft of the car it just gives the red flash. My old L322 remote used to work about 250 meters away and certainly anywhere in the house, this one has to be pointed out of the window nearest the car and even then only works 2nd or 3rd attempt  Paul

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Not sure if the spec changed but on our 15 plate MY16 AB the remote has never been used as you can also turn it on via the InControl app which doesn’t have the range limitations etc  Sold - Bell a 2015 MY16 Loire Blue Autobiography 4.4 SDV8
Previously George a 2007 MY07 Java Black VSE 3.6 TDV8
Previously a 04 MY04 Defender 90

Mine is a MY19 but I’m pretty sure incontrol starts the engine rather than uses the FBH. MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
MY19 SDV8 Autobiography - Sold

That’s annoying, it certainly only starts the FBH on the MY16.

I wonder why they felt the need to change that to a remote start  Sold - Bell a 2015 MY16 Loire Blue Autobiography 4.4 SDV8
Previously George a 2007 MY07 Java Black VSE 3.6 TDV8
Previously a 04 MY04 Defender 90

Cheeky . If all ABs of that year come with the FBH than the price you paid for the car should implicitly include that (unless the dealer had said beforehand it had no FBH). Pretty sure the dealer made sure to knock a few quid off the price of the car when taking it in if it didn't have the FBH. Or perhaps they hadn't noticed at the time.

Agree worth flagging with LR.

BTW - I bought something similar from a main dealer 9 mths ago for way less. The prices of all used cars are really strange at the moment. L405 4.4 AB Loire Blue
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Surely the dealer should have check the fob was available when they bought the car so imo it’s their cock up? My 2014 AB Fob works from a decent range and is extremely useful as I leave home at different times of the morning. Congratulations on the car.  718 GT4
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