Adventure-junkie and Land Rover owner Bear Grylls jumped from the skies to test the all-new Land Rover Discovery’s Intelligent Seat Fold technology. The system allows Discovery owners to configure their vehicle seat configuration through the InControl Remote app on their smartphones from anywhere in the world even the stratosphere.
Bear jumped from a plane with with half-a-dozen Royal Navy Parachute Display Team members and in their few minutes of freefalling at 125mph i.e. 200 km/h, Bear was able to change the vehicle’s seating layout at the touch of a button on his smartphone app before he deployed his parachute. Upon touchdown, all the 7 skydivers got into the camouflaged prototype of the Discovery and drove off.
The world-first Intelligent Seat Fold technology allows the two rear rows of seats to be fully reconfigured in as little as 14 seconds via the InControl Remote app downloaded on any iOS or Androidoperating system.
The Intelligent Seat Fold technology can be activated in four different ways, one of which was tested by Bear Grylls. On the ground, switches within the cargo area and on the C-pillar allow the seats to be moved or folded while standing beside the vehicle. The second and third row seats can also be raised and lowered using the main touchscreen display on the dashboard. The new app can also be used to close the windows, check the fuel level to setting the air conditioning or monitoring its location.
The all-new Land Rover Discovery is poised to make its world premiere on 28 September 2016, the eve of Paris Motor Show
If this publicity stunt doesn’t remind you of another bear that took to the skies to prove a point, the picture below is a dead giveaway!
