Hi - is the obvious giveaway the hands-free tailgate option ? Have the dealer options list and there is an item listed "TLGTE/BLID-Powered Hands Free" ?

Is there anywhere I can find the improvements added to this MY16 car, if its indeed an MY16 car ?

Thanks
Prashan

You in theory should be able to get a definitive list by entering your VIN into TOPIx?

Some people have reported anomalies in the spec but in theory it should be pretty accurate.

Thanks - registered and it confirms MY2016...very happy

Rgds
Prashan

Another way to tell is that 2016MY was the first to get InControl Touch on the screen 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Hi Tim,

Sorry for the Newbie question - the attached spec sheets shows “Incontrol Apps Less” - I’m assuming this means I don’t have InControl ? Is this similar to BMW Connected which allows you to connect Smart phones to the car, unlock doors, etc ?

Thanks
Prashan

MY16 will be gesture tailgate, the other way to tell easily is by pushing the temp display dial to access heated/cooled seat controls....

gtr_skyline wrote:

Hi Tim,

Sorry for the Newbie question - the attached spec sheets shows “Incontrol Apps Less” - I’m assuming this means I don’t have InControl ? Is this similar to BMW Connected which allows you to connect Smart phones to the car, unlock doors, etc ?

Thanks
Prashan

If you don’t have it then you re not missing anything by most accounts although the latest versions seem to be a lot better than the original. Land Rover tries to be hi-tech but they also try to rush out hi-tech stuff long before developement is completed and then poor frustrated customers rubbish it as they end up being the test benchers. InCONTROL touch was JLR’s answervto Apple CarPlay (JLR were involved with developing CarPlay but for some reason decided late on to withdraw and developed ICTP......... with disasterous consequences for JLR). I sometimes think JLR has forgotten what it was taught by BMW under their ownership and is reverting to the Austin-Rover/BMC days.......... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Thanks both - shame really. I hope they don’t go down the TSB route...I hear Tata Computer Systems are also making a move to focus on their service provision for their own internal group - that means out go IBM from JLR.....

Prashan

HossBog wrote:

MY16 will be gesture tailgate, the other way to tell easily is by pushing the temp display dial to access heated/cooled seat controls....

16 model year has add blue

Oh no, just discovered that too...an added burden the wife will not be used too... thanks for confirming

Tim in Scotland wrote:

If you don’t have it then you re not missing anything by most accounts although the latest versions seem to be a lot better than the original. Land Rover tries to be hi-tech but they also try to rush out hi-tech stuff long before developement is completed and then poor frustrated customers rubbish it as they end up being the test benchers. InCONTROL touch was JLR’s answervto Apple CarPlay (JLR were involved with developing CarPlay but for some reason decided late on to withdraw and developed ICTP......... with disasterous consequences for JLR). I sometimes think JLR has forgotten what it was taught by BMW under their ownership and is reverting to the Austin-Rover/BMC days..........

To be fair, InControl was/is not JLR, they just licensed it from Bosch. 

http://www.naviplus.com.au/

This will get the system into the 21st century . M16 SVD8 ,4.4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.