Device (D′) for the location of a portable device giving “hands free” access to a vehicle (V′), intended to be installed in the said vehicle (V′), the said portable device (P′) communicating with the said location device (D′) by ultra high frequency waves, the location device (D′) comprising:
- means of sequential transmission (M3) of three ultrasonic signals simultaneously with the transmission of three ultra high frequency signals intended for the portable device (P′),
- means of reception (M2) of a delay (Δt) between a first time of reception (t1) of each ultra high frequency signal and un second time of reception (t2) of each ultrasonic signal by the portable device (P′),
- means of computation (M1) of a distance (d) between the portable device (P′) and the location device (D′) on the basis of the delay (Δt) thus received.