Remote keyfob

[gords]

Does the remote key fob (single button) enable any extra features over locking the door with the key?

Also, does the standard Discovery alarm in a 1994/M immobilise as well as alarm? Or is it just an alarm?

[Bob]

The key just sets the perimeter alarm and the fob sets the same plus the interior sensor alarm.

[daveh]

Mines a 94 M reg and my fob immobilises the engine as well!

[gords]

Mines a 94 M reg and my fob immobilises the engine as well!

Is that a standard LR alarm and remote fob (single button)?

[daveh]

Yep, Bog Standard single button fob.  I know cos I had to call out the man in a van when the damn battery went flat in the fob. Could unlock with the key, disconnect the alarm with a screwdriver but then found that the starter would not turn the engine over. This also meant of course that everything was out of kilter and he did things with batt connections and ignition key and hey presto I was on my way home.

[Niel]

Yep, Bog Standard single button fob.  I know cos I had to call out the man in a van when the damn battery went flat in the fob. Could unlock with the key, disconnect the alarm with a screwdriver but then found that the starter would not turn the engine over. This also meant of course that everything was out of kilter and he did things with batt connections and ignition key and hey presto I was on my way home.

Lucky, sometimes near some mil. bases, nothing will work, all down to the frequency 433.920Mhz, being in their band, and its activily jammed to prevent remote bombing.....

Niel.

[Wanderer]

The single button fobs are on a different frequency. 418 Mhz.
So not as much a problem as the later remotes. The Japanese imports are 315Mhz so again not as much a problem as the later two button remotes.


It was a bit crazy sticking the remotes on a frequency used by radio amateurs and the military.

I don't know if Mould is still running but you'd have fun getting into your vehicle near any of their sites.

Ed

[gords]

The single button fobs are on a different frequency. 418 Mhz.

Mine (1994/M) is on 433MHz.

I've got a fob but failed, so far, to get it to synch - the timings for what you need to do seem extremely tight!?

[Wanderer]

Whoops...
Mine is a 93 and it's 418Mhz.
Some naughty radio amateurs jam your key fobs. can't do it to me and they've tried nah nah nah nah nah................

You can do it from the control box. The guy at remote key has a box he sends out that allows it to be done even when the tried and tested method won't work. It can be a faulty switch on the car causing it to fail. Usually the bonnet switch if it's been full of mud or water.

Ed

[Bobtail]

i got mine to work the other day by accident

turn key to first position and press fob until alarm acctivates
and locks the doors,little light in centre consul above radio
will flash quickly wait for this to slow down then press fob
again and doors should open
it worked for me  :D

[gords]

press fob again and doors should open

and if they don't? :shock:

[Wanderer]

Same as with the hilift winch.
Say it got nicked......  :lol:

Ed

[Bobtail]

press fob again and doors should open

and if they don't? :shock:

i did mine with the drivers door open :D

[Wanderer]

I had mine done the first time at the local stealers.

They set it up and came back and said there was a problem.

I'd just bought a brand new fob as I didn't want to get caught with no fobs. Life does get difficult then.

They said my fob wasn't working and I'd need to buy another.

I said how did you turn the alarm off that I'd set before I walked in.
In other words they'd used my fob to disable the alarm.

I had to make quite a bit of noise in front of other customers before they caved in and gave me another brand new fob.

They weren't happy. So it does go wrong sometimes.

Ed

[gords]

press fob again and doors should open

and if they don't? :shock:

i did mine with the drivers door open :D

I would have thought leaving a door open would either trip the alarm immediately, or stop it arming in the first place :?

Anyway, maybe I'll give it a go tomorrow...