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Title: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 15:56:16
Hi there guys ,  :y

Probably a simlpe one for you guys , but remote key stopped working the other day , have changed the battery but it still doesn't work .

My spare key still works , so I know its nothing wrong with the car , any suggestions? :-/ :-/
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Dazzler on 04 February 2008, 15:59:55
Was the battery holder still conected inside the key properly as these have a habit of breaking off?/
Did you change the battery within 3 mins?
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: TheBoy on 04 February 2008, 16:01:39
Tried resync procedure as described in manual?
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Danny on 04 February 2008, 16:04:05
knackered key
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: TheBoy on 04 February 2008, 16:05:41
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knackered key
most likely, but worth doin gthe resync
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 16:07:44
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Was the battery holder still conected inside the key properly as these have a habit of breaking off?/
Did you change the battery within 3 mins?

Probably changed battery within three weeks ;D ordered it off e-bay before going to Hong Kong took ages to arrive . But if battery was flat would this still make a differance?
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 16:10:02
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Tried resync procedure as described in manual?

Cant find manual since moving house 3 months ago >:(

Can you give me a clue as to procedures :y :y
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 16:56:55
Can anyone help with re-syncing the key :-?..........please!
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Andy B on 04 February 2008, 16:58:00
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Can you give me a clue as to procedures :y :y

Put key in ign & turn on - no need to start.
Press one or the other of the button ons the fob, the central locking will lock & unlock.
Key sync'd.  :y

Just looking at your car ..... I'm not sure it'll work on a car THAT old.  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  :y
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Dazzler on 04 February 2008, 17:07:07
If its a mini-facelift i think it does :-/
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Andy B on 04 February 2008, 17:17:40
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If its a mini-facelift i think it does :-/

Not a 19[size=20]8[/size]8 model then?   ;)  ;)   :y
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Dazzler on 04 February 2008, 17:20:05
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If its a mini-facelift i think it does :-/

Not a 19[size=20]8[/size]8 model then?   ;)  ;)   :y
Well spotted ;D :P
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 17:22:06
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If its a mini-facelift i think it does :-/

Not a 19[size=20]8[/size]8 model then?   ;)  ;)   :y
Well spotted ;D :P

Ooops  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 17:28:03
Thanks for help guys ,

Unfortunatly seems the key is buggered as you suspected . Shame as it is the newer of the two keys >:( >:(
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 17:39:45
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Thanks for help guys ,

Unfortunatly seems the key is buggered as you suspected . Shame as it is the newer of the two keys >:( >:(

Strange thing though ,

Just tried the same procedure with the key that does work and nothing happens when I press the button with key in ignition and ignition turned on :-?

Car is definitly 1998 :-[ miny facelift so you'd think it would work with the operational key but not the 'dead' key , odd :-?
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Pitchfork on 04 February 2008, 19:38:03
I would suspect the solder joint between the circuit board & the battery contact
It's worth resoldering to eliminate that as the cause
Takes seconds to do
 :) :)
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Dazzler on 04 February 2008, 19:41:57
Did you check the battery holder as suggested?
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 04 February 2008, 22:51:01
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Did you check the battery holder as suggested?

The battery holder bent a little as I was taking the battery out but didnt seem to be damaged at all , will have a closer look at holder and soldered joints tomorrow :y
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 05 February 2008, 13:37:42
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I would suspect the solder joint between the circuit board & the battery contact
It's worth resoldering to eliminate that as the cause
Takes seconds to do
 :) :)

Nice one Pitchfork :y

Had a closer look at key today and had a poke around , thought as key's not working got nothing to loose anyway one of the contacts was broken .  :D

Thinking back I dropped the key just before it stopped working so maybe this broke the connection in the first place :(

Still don't know why the key re-set with key in ignition doesn't seem to work though , nothing happened with either key . Never mind happy now got 2 functioning keys again [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]
Title: Re: Remote Locking
Post by: alasdaircantlay on 12 April 2008, 20:36:47
On my 98 TD estate, you have to switch the engine on and press the close button on the remote within 30 seconds to re-sync the key. Central locking pops up and down to tell you it's been done. I have to re-sync it on a daily basis though.  :(