Turn on Approach Unlocking under Settings > Vehicle > Safety and Security, approach with the smart key within 79 inches, then pull a door handle within 40 seconds.
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Verified for 2025 Defender vehicles equipped with approach unlocking.
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- Defender equipped with Approach Unlocking
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Verified for 2025 Defender vehicles equipped with approach unlocking.
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Step by step.
- 01
Open Settings > Vehicle > Safety and Security and enable Approach Unlocking.
- 02
Carry the smart key toward one side of the locked Defender and enter the approximately 79-inch detection zone.
- 03
Pull a door handle within 40 seconds to complete unlocking and disarm the alarm.
- 04
Confirm two hazard-light flashes and, when equipped, unfolding door mirrors.
Important limits
- The vehicle returns to its locked state if no handle is pulled within 40 seconds or the key leaves the detection zone.
- The feature operates for up to four days after the vehicle was last driven, then resumes after the next drive.
- Continuous proximity features can increase smart-key battery use.
Quick checks.
- ✓Verify the toggle remains on under Safety and Security.
- ✓Move the key within two meters and pull the handle promptly.
- ✓Drive the vehicle once if it has been parked for more than four days.
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2025 Defender iGuide — Approach Unlocking
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