Is there somewhere information available how to perform in car module upgrades incl infotainment/nav, which hardware is needed and what is the best practice ? Or is a visit to a dealer necessary ?
Like to hear it from the experts

The youtube channel of PowerfulUK deals with replacing and upgrading infotainment and other modules. There are several configurable options in the car's system files. While accessing them isn't exactly easy or cheap, the most effective and widely recommended tool for Land Rover owners is the IIDTool from Gap Diagnostic.

I've previously used a gap IID to enable/add loads of options on previous Land Rovers, I'm struggling with the current one as it already had most of the options ticked but in the past I have added:

Park heating
Heated steering wheel
Adaptive Cruise Control
Heated rear seats
Rear camera
Upgraded front seats to memory

I imagine it is difficult to make a definitive list as it depends what you already have and some retrofits might be technically possible but cost-prohibitive based on the additional hardware required.

adara wrote:

The youtube channel of PowerfulUK deals with replacing and upgrading infotainment and other modules. There are several configurable options in the car's system files. While accessing them isn't exactly easy or cheap, the most effective and widely recommended tool for Land Rover owners is the IIDTool from Gap Diagnostic.

My 2017 FFRR has a parking heater fitted, but I can't get it enabled to use as a option on the infotainment screen using GAP iid tool. Very frustrating.

I have successfully enabled the following features with the incredible IIDTool:

Auto High Beam Assist
Lane Keep Assist
Blind Spot Assist
Park Assist

I have all the hardware components required to enable Adaptive Cruise Control, I just didn't find the time to route the wires in order to keep the factory look...

myL405 wrote:

adara wrote:

The youtube channel of PowerfulUK deals with replacing and upgrading infotainment and other modules. There are several configurable options in the car's system files. While accessing them isn't exactly easy or cheap, the most effective and widely recommended tool for Land Rover owners is the IIDTool from Gap Diagnostic.

Thanks for the feedback. Have both VXDiag VCX SE (i.c.w Pathfinder) and the 1st model IIDTool (registered to my RRS). Not sure about the support on my IIDTool. Will check this youtube channel mentioned. Will come back to this

Not sure if this is of any help, I had a 2018 for a short while, i contacted the local main dealer who pushed an update for the vehicle through -

Vehicle connectivity system 20.2

They said the car had been offline for a while and for any other updates they wanted to see the L405 on an hourly rate and go from there..... i kindly declined

the infotainment software version was - S22A_22,32,4-928505 this was last updated in 2022

andy 1972 Series 3 full of character
1985 90 pick up went anywhere
1992 90 Exported
2007 L322 that was an experience
2010 D4 more versatile than a Swiss army knife, now gone
2011 L322 4.4 VSE traded in
2018 L405 4.4 VSE Sold a wrong un
2016 L405 4.4 AB

Thanks for your feedback. I'm not sure yet which versions I'm running, but I saw that the last formal service visit was 2021 at 22K kms. Would be interesting to know if updates are done via Topix or can Pathfinder also upgrade ?

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On youtube I found some very usefull videos for the future but under the RR L405 I still did not found any video how to update firmware in the modules yet

IMHO, I would only update to try to solve a problem, if everything is working fine, never update just for the sake of it and risk creating problems you might then struggle to fix. Same applies to all electronic stuff.

Unfortunately, we have all been sucked in to “must have the latest updates” paranoia these days without really thinking about it.  V6 Vogue - “Less is More” - less to go wrong!

I work in the IT industry and when it comes to multiple units talking to each other in adverse conditions - such as a vehicle - I drum into the team - if it ain't broke, DON'T fix it! (caveat - if it is a CCF change to enable something that wasn't there before - I'm all in!)

W. 2017 - L405 SC - WOW! just WOW!
2014 - L405 4.4
2010 - L322 3.6 - Carried me 100,581 miles then broke big-time

There are 10 types of people in this world;
Those that understand binary,
and those that don't.

You are absolutely right! While the car was under warranty, several firmware updates were performed and almost each time it took a very long time and there were problems, sometimes it was held overnight to retry the update the next day...