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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
You do know you can open all the windows with your fob, don't you |
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13th Mar 2013 4:13 pm |
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2006 |
Sounds like water may have got into the fob and shorted something out? Although they seem pretty well sealed. |
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13th Mar 2013 4:17 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Not sure that you can unlock with one of your fobs and start the car with the other, I'm sure someone has tried it here |
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13th Mar 2013 4:25 pm |
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JST Member Since: 01 Nov 2011 Location: Lizant Posts: 1098 |
If what EYorkshire says is right, get into the car with the door handle key and then put the fob in. The alarm will sound until you put the fob in. John
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13th Mar 2013 4:27 pm |
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drummerpb Member Since: 13 Mar 2013 Location: Comunidad Valencia Posts: 2 |
Yes I did know about windows,but this was the only function and then intermittantly and certainly not wanted when it is persisting it down! |
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13th Mar 2013 4:36 pm |
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2006 |
That will take but a moment to test, hang on ... Interesting. On docking the second fob the display remained blank (e.g. with the driver's door open the 'ping' was sounding but there was no message on the dash), but when I pressed the start button the car started up no problem and everything was normal thereafter. So one can open with one fob and start with the other. It would be a real pain otherwise. Wife returns to car first and opens it, but then driver's fob won't work! |
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13th Mar 2013 4:39 pm |
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Slaneydore Member Since: 23 Mar 2013 Location: Broxbourne Hertfordshire Posts: 1603 |
Having the same issue with mine at the moment
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8th Apr 2013 6:33 am |
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Slaneydore Member Since: 23 Mar 2013 Location: Broxbourne Hertfordshire Posts: 1603 |
Yet another morning I'm out on the drive at 5am with a car that won't open with the key fob
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9th Apr 2013 6:24 am |
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shiggsy Member Since: 13 Jan 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 799 |
You can, at least on an 07, or at least on mine. First time I tried to use my 2nd fob it occasionally had enough power to unlock or lock the vehicle, but never enough to double lock it. So for 2 weeks I carried both fobs around, the good one for locking duties, the other to try and get it charged up. Charging never worked, but using these forums I discovered you can solder in a new battery. Cost me a £6 in the end. Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse. |
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9th Apr 2013 8:18 am |
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Slaneydore Member Since: 23 Mar 2013 Location: Broxbourne Hertfordshire Posts: 1603 |
Im using one to unlock and the other one to start it BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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9th Apr 2013 9:49 am |
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juyamah Member Since: 24 Jul 2011 Location: South Wales Posts: 2 |
For those that have decided to replace the battery in the Fob, you will find a solder sucker a great help in removing the old battery and leaving clean holes to fit the new one into, if you are buying the battery on ebay look for a solder sucker aswell (only cost about £3) and a very big help. |
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25th Jun 2013 1:35 am |
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Calcul@tor Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: Middle England Posts: 179 |
Just replaced the battery in spare fob...
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7th Oct 2013 11:25 pm |
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juyamah Member Since: 24 Jul 2011 Location: South Wales Posts: 2 |
Try using it in the ignition as it may need a boost charge, one of my 2 keys did not work right off... |
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8th Oct 2013 6:48 am |
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Calcul@tor Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: Middle England Posts: 179 |
Thanks - I'll give that a go... |
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8th Oct 2013 5:00 pm |
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