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j00ppis

Member Since: 24 May 2013
Location: Finland
Posts: 204

piattj wrote:
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sounds like disconnect car battery, cup of tea, reconnec, reset windows etc. try again ??

this is wierd that sometimes it locks the car doors and they wont open just like it should be but now it leaves them unlocked but still mirros goes in as mark its locking / alarming the car.

25th Jul 2013 5:22 pm

Hairy65

Member Since: 25 May 2013
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Izmir Blue

Just tried to buy a battery via the link,only four quid.Unfortunately the minimum order value is £20.00!!!

1st Aug 2013 5:43 pm

rusty_wingnut

Member Since: 04 Jun 2013
Location: Surrey
Posts: 44

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 S Auto Baltic Blue

So the key to open the door when the fob doesn't work is inside the fob!?!

How the hell do you get just the key out without breaking the fob?!

2nd Aug 2013 1:42 pm

EYorkshire

Member Since: 18 Nov 2010
Location: (!)
Posts: 4392

Just press the plastic holding clip and pull.

2nd Aug 2013 2:15 pm

Hairy65

Member Since: 25 May 2013
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10

Soldering kit and battery sorted,will let you know how I get on.

4th Aug 2013 6:31 pm

Hairy65

Member Since: 25 May 2013
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10

Hmm...not working!

Or is it?

It has just locked and unlocked the car twice and now nothing,maybe a good drive to charge it a bit.

14th Aug 2013 3:47 pm

pab

Member Since: 28 Aug 2012
Location: Now in Mid-Wales
Posts: 2007

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Lago Grey

Hairy65 wrote:
... maybe a good drive to charge it a bit.

The battery may have some charge when you get it, but it's unlikely to be much. So yes, a good drive should sort it.

14th Aug 2013 4:59 pm

Hairy65

Member Since: 25 May 2013
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10

Just been out for a good hour,fob was canny warm,still not working.

It may need a bit more solder...or I might have fried it with my sausage fingers.

15th Aug 2013 4:48 pm

Colletteluff

Member Since: 20 Aug 2013
Location: England
Posts: 1

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Sumatra Black

HI
Have just resoldered a new battery in but it isn't working - could i have fried the board or should i just have a drive around for a bit?
Thanks

1st Sep 2013 6:29 pm

anne

Member Since: 14 Nov 2013
Location: Reading
Posts: 2

I have opened the key fob and put in a new battery and now the key fob does not work?? No lights and can't stick it together again?

14th Nov 2013 9:58 pm

saint

Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: london
Posts: 1

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Barolo Black

hello,
thanks for the info about the fob
my two fobs are palying up
i can see that the info given was some years ago.
is there anything new?
where can i get the battery?
and how do i fix it please?
many thanks
saint

2nd Dec 2013 6:13 am

andypreston33

Member Since: 24 Apr 2013
Location: London
Posts: 13

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Fixing key fob

Hi - see this thread

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic2178-60.html

Got the battery at MDS

http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/

Hope it works for you - Andy

3rd Dec 2013 6:34 pm

Evil.c

Member Since: 13 Jul 2017
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 2

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Zermatt Silver

shiggsy wrote:
Bit more solder and its working fine now.

I had the same problem, followed your advice and it works perfectly, although I haven't glued the fob back yet, might give it a month

23rd Oct 2017 1:35 pm

Evil.c

Member Since: 13 Jul 2017
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 2

Primus Optimum wrote:
Had the same problem with mine, and being an electronics engineer, the soldering side of things gave me no worries about replacing the battery. I had doubts about the battery being faulty as the key is regularly charged up with a long journey (open the car with wifes fob)

However, as per one of the posts on here, it worked perfectly when the pcb was out of the case. Further investigations revealed the inside of the back of the case has a neoprene packing piece on it, which pushes onto the back of the battery.
Over time, this compresses so no longer pushes on the back of the battery.

As an experiment, I packed mine out with 4 small pieces of paper and it works perfectly every time. Glued the case back together and every one is a winner !

(Just a though as something to try before going down the soldering route, case is already open and it will cost nothing to try, might save you the agro of soldering the fob)

Sorry, pressed wrong quote

23rd Oct 2017 4:27 pm

paulifos

Member Since: 14 Nov 2020
Location: Lancs
Posts: 3

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Narvik Black

superspark wrote:
Yer, not much to it is there? The price we have to pay for a new one is a complete rip off.

Yes rip off isn,t the word,thanks for responses!!

14th Nov 2020 5:31 pm

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