Below is a response from LR when I raised this point. Dear Mr Bartley, Thank you for continued patience. I have raised your question with the Product Team to see if they have any further information about the text message function being installed on a 2017 Discovery HSE Luxury. I will update you wit...

No I don't think so. Still reviewing ReadText 2me on android- might need fine tuning.

Just looked at D5 owner manual on ownerinfo.landrover.com and if you select the model without a CD player the manual gives instructions for text messages. If you select the model with a CD player there is no reference to texts in the Phone section. Weird that you can pay more for a better specced mo...

Thanks for your help- I appear to have the new protector

Just trying an app. on Android to see if this works. Using free version of Read Text 2me.
Will post review after use.

Just bought an October 17 Hse Luxury and from reading this site I wonder whether the spare wheel protector has been retrospectively fitted as it was a demonstrator- has anyone put a photograph of this in this site please ?

Anyone any experience of using an Android app. to read out text messages on the move please?

Just changed from Discovery Sport to D5. Disappointed to find no text messaging function- in DS texts were read out if driving and there was a template of standard responses.
Have I overlooked some sub menu or is LR going backward on this.