Turn on Walk-Away Locking under Settings > Vehicle > Safety and Security; after closing the driver's door, make sure the smart-key holder is the last person to leave and moves more than 79 inches away.
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Verified for 2025 Defender vehicles equipped with walk-away locking.
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- Defender equipped with Walk-Away Locking
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Verified for 2025 Defender vehicles equipped with walk-away locking.
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Step by step.
- 01
Open Settings > Vehicle > Safety and Security and enable Walk-Away Locking.
- 02
When leaving, make sure every passenger exits before the person carrying the smart key.
- 03
Close the driver's door and move the smart key more than approximately 79 inches from the vehicle.
- 04
Confirm the instrument-panel status before leaving the vehicle unattended.
Important limits
- The vehicle can remain unlocked if another person exits after the key holder has walked away.
- Pressing unlock while the driver's door is open disables the feature temporarily for that exit only.
- The system can also lock after the smart key remains outside for approximately six minutes.
Quick checks.
- ✓Check that the key holder is the last person to exit.
- ✓Verify the feature toggle and read any instrument-panel status message.
- ✓Check the smart-key battery if approach and walk-away detection become inconsistent.
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2025 Defender iGuide — Walk-Away Locking
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