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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: wing nut on April 23, 2007, 16:26:20

Title: remote fault
Post by: wing nut on April 23, 2007, 16:26:20

when i used to open and close my doors using the key fob ,the indicaters used to flash ,now they dont  :?  ive checked all the fuses and nothing appears to be blown ..any ideas ?????thanks in advance :wink:

Title: remote fault
Post by: shaun and co on April 23, 2007, 17:35:55

i've heard of this being attributed to the immobiliser not working. apparently the lights only flash if the immobiliser is working but i dont know how true this is.

Title: remote fault
Post by: TimM on April 23, 2007, 18:55:39

I've heard (a rumour) that there is another fuse connected the the alarm ECU which is buried just above the passenger footwell (behind the relays), but I haven't dug mine out yet to check.

Title: remote fault
Post by: Wolfie on April 23, 2007, 19:07:06

Could it be something as simple as the batteries in the remote running low? ISTR that Rover cars wouldn't flash the indicators to warn that the batteries need replacing, but it's a long time since I drove anything other than a LR.

Regards

Wolfie

Title: remote fault
Post by: muddyjames on April 23, 2007, 19:14:56

Quote from: "Wolfie"

Could it be something as simple as the batteries in the remote running low?

Give that man a pat on the back. He is right.

I had it with mine. The battery still lasted about 8 months after the indicators stopped flashing.

4flashes = battery ok, no flashing = batteries low.

Easy to change them too.

Title: remote fault
Post by: cardiff_gareth on April 23, 2007, 23:00:02

Don't want to high jack this thread but my alarm is weird too and no one I speak too knows whats wrong with it :!:
Mine will unlock off the remote and flash the lights no problems but will not lock off it. If I use the key in the lock then the lights flash, central locking kicks in and all good. It used to intermittantly lock off the remote but didn't flash the lights and then stopped.

Any idea's  :?:

Title: remote fault
Post by: wing nut on April 24, 2007, 10:33:32

thanks guys for that  :wink:  gareth is yours a single button or twin button????? maybe a dodgey fob if twin????  dunno though :wink:

Title: remote fault
Post by: cardiff_gareth on April 24, 2007, 13:57:13

Yeah - 2 button fob

Title: remote fault
Post by: chris9119 on April 24, 2007, 15:00:12

speak to the guy at remote key......, he's the Don for LR alarms...., he'll know :idea:

Chris

Title: remote fault
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 25, 2007, 00:51:42

I'll second that :wink:

Title: remote fault
Post by: waveydavey on April 25, 2007, 07:31:09

Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"

I'll second that :wink:

Motion carried.
http://www.remotekey.co.uk/
If he can't help you out you won't get it done.

Title: remote fault
Post by: stageonesimmo on April 25, 2007, 13:32:52

Mmmmm,

Looked at remote key for mine when I need a new twin button fob - by the ime I had bought one from remote key and then had it tuned to the ECU it was just as cheap to go to the dealer, who re-programmed my old one at the same time so I then had one new one and one working but dodgy old one..........

Oh and yeah - as above if the lights stop flashing its usually the batteries - easy way to tell is to open the bonnet and hold down the alarm switch then whilst keeping it presssed down lock the car with the remote, wait for over the 30 seconds or so it takes for the alarm to set up, (you can tell by getting an assistant to watch the dashboard LED - when it goes into steady flash mode from rapid flash mode the alarm is set), then release the bonnet switch - you'll know instantly if the alarm is working or not!

Tatty bye.