Ade
Member Since: 26 Nov 2008
Location: West Lothian
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I came out of work tonight, pressed alarm fob once and the drivers door unlocked. Pressed it again to unlock the rear doors but nothing happened  Didn't think anything of it and drove home the 1.5hours fine
Got home and went to lock the car and nothing, none of the buttons work on my fob
Went in the house and got the wifes key, the one she uses when driving the car, and the same, none of the buttons work
Both keys start the car, and no messages on the dash
Central locking operates perfectly from the buttons on the dash. At the moment I'm having to use these buttons and the emergency external lock on the front passenger handle to get ina nd out
Does anyone know whats eorng and how to fix it?
Thanks
Ade
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 27th Jan 2010 9:02 pm |
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MikeS2005
Member Since: 13 Sep 2008
Location: Midlothian
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Hi
The keys are charged through the ignition switch maybe they arnt chrging but could be wrong on this
The next option would be that the keys could have gone out of sync Im sure there is something in the LR manual that tells you how to resync them
If this dosent work then Im afraid its back to the dealer for the keys to be reprogrammed
cheers
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| 27th Jan 2010 11:21 pm |
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Ade
Member Since: 26 Nov 2008
Location: West Lothian
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I think to re-sync/charge they just need to be in the car ignition for 6mins while running; but that doesn't help
Got a feeling the LR dealer will just want to supply new keys! 
Does anyone know where abouts the alarm receiver is located?
Thanks
Ade
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| 28th Jan 2010 2:51 pm |
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methley
a.k.a. Big Hairy Ski Monster
Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
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Have you tried "resetting" the car?
Quote:Before unplugging any connectors or for Hard Reset
If you're going to unplug any vehicle connectors, make sure you disconnect the battery first, otherwise the vehicle will register loads of 'faults'
The procedure is:-
Remove the key, close all doors, including the tailgate - although you'll need the bonnet (hood) open - don't lock the vehicle though.
Wait a minimum of 2 minutes, then check through the window that the park brake warning light, NAV screen & clock display are all off.
Remove the -ve terminal first, making sure that it can't spring back to the battery, then remove the +ve terminal.
Also for hard reset: short the Positive & Negative CABLES only together. (If they wont reach each other grab a screw driver & place across the ends of the cables...REMEMBER not to short the BATTERY TERMINALS). Leave shorted cables together for a minimum of a minute to discharge capacitors etc.
do whatever you need / want to do / or wait 5 -10 minutes for Hard Reset
Replace the +ve terminal, ensuring it is properly seated and cannot be moved once re-torqued
Refit the -ve terminal, ensuring as far as possible that it makes good contact first time, you may get a small 'arc' as the terminal contacts the battery, nothing to worry about, it's just the vehicle 'waking up'. if it's a good flash and the insulation turns to liquid plastic..... use a tool - not your hands - and remove the -ve terminal as fast as you can, for something is badly wrong.
Andy
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| 28th Jan 2010 5:14 pm |
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Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
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if it's a good flash and the insulation turns to liquid plastic.....
remove the -ve terminal as fast as you can, for something is badly wrong 
Andy, where the hell did you get this info from Member of the carrot crank club
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| 28th Jan 2010 6:12 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
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Quote:Does anyone know where about's the alarm receiver is located?
It's in the roof on the center cross bar.
One of its mounting bolts earths it to the body, if its loose it can cause this as i discovered on a week old Sport i once had to fix with the same symptoms.
If you are taking it out, don't mix the bolts up and end up putting longer ones in any holes that shorter ones were in as one LR tech did and ended up with a nasty bump on the cars roof 
I personally think the hard reset will sort it. If not it could be the batteries in the remote
Here's a Post with some detail about that
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic39609.html?highlight=
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| 28th Jan 2010 6:34 pm |
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I think tongue should be firmly in cheek when reading that bit!
