Land Rover has a vast line-up of durable and high-performance vehicles. These cars are famous among off-roading enthusiasts. Land Rover constantly strives to enhance the car’s performance and to provide a secure and entertaining environment for the driver. To meet these challenges, Land Rover introduced an advanced suite of high-tech features known as Land Rover InControl.
Let’s find out what the Land Rover InControl system promises and explore all of its features.
What is Land Rover InControl?
Land Rovers are famous for being one of the top-notch vehicles for off-roading. Like many other automakers, Land Rover has achieved many milestones on its journey. One of these technological achievements is the ‘Land Rover InControl’ that allows you to connect seamlessly with the world while travelling.
Land Rover InControl is a tech-clad bundle that amplifies Land Rover’s cabin experience. This system allows you to surround yourself with proper environmental controls, entertainment, navigation, security, and assistance on the go.
Features of Land Rover InControl
The following features of Land Rover InControl account for it being the Land Rover’s technological heart.
Land Rover InControl System
There are two variants of the Land Rover InControl system, including the Touch Pro and Touch Pro Duo. The InControl system allows drivers to access a variety of information based on their requirements.
Touch Pro System
The 10-inch touchscreen offers gestures like swipe and pinch-to-zoom to control the media, map, and other settings. While the voice recognition feature allows the driver to give commands while driving.
Following are the features of the Touch Pro System:
- Head-up display – projects relevant driving information directly onto the windscreen.
- Dual-view display – allows viewing two different content on the same screen.
- Dab radio – digital audio broadcasting of pre-set channels.
- Rear seat entertainment – two independent screens fitted in the front headrests equipped with headphones and wireless remotes.
Apart from these features, the Touch Pro system offers an interactive driver display and Meridian sound system.
Touch Pro Duo
The Touch Pro Duo InControl system has the same features as Touch Pro along with some additional ones, which include:
- Dual screen technology – two 10-inch touchscreens offering interaction with multiple features quickly and conveniently.
- Dynamic dials – offering rotary controls for various features like terrain response and cabin temperature.
- Digital TV – displays TV shows on the touchscreen both in the front cabin and the rear seat entertainment screens.
- Capacitive steering wheel switches – allow access to a multitude of options through touch-sensitive switches.
Land Rover InControl Connectivity
This program offers the best connectivity options in the form of InControl packs to boost the cabin experience for car occupants. These packs include:
Online Pack
This type of Land Rover InControl pack offers a 4G Wi-Fi Hotspot for 8 devices at max, Smart Settings, and inbuilt essential live apps such as news, weather, music, etc. The Smart Settings use a combination of your smartphone and car key fob to tailor the features of your car’s infotainment system as per your preferences.
Smartphone Pack
This InControl pack allows you to sync your smartphone with the InControl infotainment system while keeping your hands on the steering. The Smartphone pack offers compatibility with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
This system enables you to access all your core smartphone features while keeping your focus on the road. But to do so, you will first need to download the Land Rover InControl apps by Land Rover.
Land Rover InControl Apps
Land Rover InControl apps (Android | iOS) is an interactive bundle of smartphone apps specifically designed to be used with Land Rover InControl. Once the smartphone is connected via USB to the Land Rover, its apps are displayed on the car’s touchscreen. These apps have the same look as it does on your smartphone.
Remote
The Land Rover InControl remote system offers many safety features like making emergency calls. The SOS Emergency Call will prompt the emergency services to reach your location. These are of two types, Automatic Emergency Calls and Manual Emergency Calls.
The automatic one is generated if your car’s airbags deploy during an accident, thereby, putting you in contact with the emergency response team. While the latter allows you to call for emergency assistance in case your airbags do not deploy in an accident.
The InControl Remote system also has an Optimised Land Rover Assistance button that uses vehicle health information and location to guide a recovery service to your spot. This system also allows remote interaction with your Land Rover outside the car.
Land Rover InControl Remote App
The Land Rover InControl Remote App (Android | iOS) allows you to interact with your Land Rover when away from the vehicle. Through this app, you can check your car’s fuel levels, find it in a crowded parking lot, check if you have left a window open, or even record your journey.
With the Land Rover InControl Remote App, you can also reset the car alarm, lock and unlock it, maintain the cabin temperature, and also schedule your car Wake-Up.
Connected Navigation Pro
The Connected Navigation Pro system of Land Rover InControl helps you reach your desired destination safely.
This system offers real-time traffic flow updates and online routing. It also helps in navigating parking spots and while searching for the nearby fuel stations, it even lets you compare the fuel prices.
Secure Tracker
The Secure Tracker smartphone feature of Land Rover InControl gives you a heads up if someone tries to break into your Land Rover. A Theft Alert is generated if the car’s alarm gets triggered, notifying you and the Stolen Vehicle Tracking Centre immediately.
While the Guardian Mode alerts you of any unauthorised interaction with your Land Rover. This feature can be activated through the Remote App.
Driver Safety and Assistance
The various driving safety and assistance features equipped in a Land Rover boost your confidence and enhance convenience on the road. These are the modern car safety features that can be broadly categorised into driving and parking assistance features.
Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS)
The driver assistance features are either available separately or as a pack based on the model of Land Rover you have. These features are detailed below.
Adaptive Cruise Control
The Adaptive Cruise Control feature of Land Rover InControl sets your driving speed and maintains a safe distance from the front car by detecting its speed. This way, your car slows down in traffic automatically.
Emergency Braking
Upon detection of a potential collision with a car or pedestrian, if you won’t’ take the necessary steps, your Land Rover would. The emergency braking feature applies brakes when needed. It is one of the must-have car features.
Lane Keeping Assist
The lane-keeping assist feature maintains your car’s centric position if it detects unintentional drifting out of the lane. This is done by applying a corrective torque to your car’s steering wheel.
Blind Spot Assist
The Blind Spot Assist feature detects leading vehicles in your car’s blind spots and promptly alerts the driver. If a potential collision is detected, corrective torque is applied to the steering wheel.
Traffic Sign Recognition with Adaptive Speed Limiter
When activated, this feature displays speed limits on the touchscreen or head-up display. It also alerts the driver with ‘no overtaking’ signs and adjusts the car’s speed as per the speed limit displays along the way.
Driver Condition Monitor
This feature monitors the driver’s steering inputs, throttle pedal and braking activity and generates an early warning to take a break if it detects signs of drowsiness.
Rear Collision Monitor
The rear collision monitoring feature detects if a leading car is not slowing down. It automatically flashes hazards to alert the other driver to brake to avoid a collision.
Parking Assistance
The Parking Assistance system of the Land Rover InControl includes standard and optional features to aid you in parking in tight spots.
Front and Rear Parking Aid
This is a standard parking assistance features are available in all Land Rover models.
The front and rear car views are displayed on the car’s touchscreen through the front and rear car cameras. Audible and visual warnings are also generated to aid in parking safely.
Whereas, the following parking assistance features are optional to enhance your parking experience with a Land Rover.
360 Degree Parking Aid
Upon detection of obstacles through the car’s sensors located at the rear, front, and sides, audible and visual warnings are generated.
Reverse Traffic Detection
Upon detection of approaching obstacles like pedestrians or vehicles around the car, warnings are generated to stop backing up to prevent a potential collision.
Clear Exit Detection
The Clear Exit Detection feature flashes warning lights on the rear car doors to alert the exiting occupants of oncoming vehicles or pedestrians.
Park Assist
The Park Assist feature helps the driver in parking conveniently in a tighter parking spot by taking over the steering controls.
That is a wrap-up on our guide about Land Rover InControl system. The InControl system is an innovative technological advancement by Land Rover, packed with a multitude of features covering connectivity, security, navigation, and driving assistance.
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