Range Rover Sport Locksmith Hamilton

Range Rover has used two different security systems on the modern Sport. Vehicles built before roughly 2015 run the older Jaguar Land Rover immobiliser. From 2015 onward, the Sport moved to KVM — the Keyless Vehicle Module — a genuinely different system that is worked on at the module rather than through a simple OBD write.

The distinction matters most when every key has gone missing. A spare key cut from a working original is usually a same-visit job on either system. All-keys-lost on a KVM-equipped Sport is a considerably longer job than a spare key, because there is nothing left to authenticate against and the module itself has to be dealt with. We tell you which system your vehicle uses, and what the job will involve, before we come out.

We can also delete a lost, stolen or unreturned key from the immobiliser at the same visit so it stops being able to start the vehicle.

Smart key battery failure is the most frequent call on the newer KVM-equipped Sport — intermittent detection or a push-button start that misses on the first attempt. We carry the correct battery and re-pair the fob on site.

All-keys-lost callouts are more common than owners expect, usually after years of relying on a single key. We confirm the system fitted and the likely cost and time before travelling, every time.

Owners running on one key are a regular planned-spare booking — considerably cheaper and calmer than an emergency callout.

We cover Range Rover Sport up to and including the 2020 model year, across both the older immobiliser and the newer KVM-equipped generations. For a Sport built in 2021 or later, call us with the registration before booking — we would rather confirm on the phone than travel out and find we cannot help.

A Hillcrest owner found her Range Rover Sport key was no longer detecting reliably, with the push-button start working on perhaps one attempt in three. She was worried it would fail completely before a work trip.

We diagnosed a failing smart key battery combined with a fob that needed re-pairing after the swap. We replaced the battery, re-paired the fob to the KVM module, and tested it through a dozen start cycles before leaving to make sure the fault was fully resolved, not just masked.

Total time on site: 40 minutes, done at her home before her trip rather than a dealer booking that would have missed it.