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lordbigsack:
I get back to my car last night at the train station and find some muppet without any spacial awareness has scuffed my rear bumper on the offside.  motherf***ers that is bad form, obviously no note or details.  Thanks a bunch. 

Anyhoo, i get home park on the drive, press the button to lock the car and wait for the 'clunk' - nothing.  Strange, must be a door open or something.  Check and they all look closed, try the button again - nothing.  I go around the car and open both doors and boot and shut them up, again  - nothing.

When i am in the car the button on the door works but the fob still doesnt.

Reason i mention the scuffing is just incase there is anything around that area that could have anything to do with the problem.  Might just be coincidental.


Anyone had similar ??


Going on Holiday tomorrow and the car is booked into the airport carpark.

car:  2007, Standard Ed30, 3 door

Any help appreciated.

S

Flyingscotsman:
If button on door works but not fob, then try changing battery in the fob. There are various you-tube videos that show you how.

lordbigsack:
Garage changed battery today but its made no difference :(

Any other suggestions?  This could scupper my holiday if i cant get it fixed   aaaarrrggghhhhhhhhh

f00glee:
Does the little light on the remote blink when you press buttons? Could be a fault with the remote (other than battery) or could be the reciever on the car. Possibly just that the car has "forgotten" the remote? im sure ive seen somewhere a routine for re-pairing keys. some sequence of putting the key in the lock, twisting, etc  :thinking:

Can you not just lock the car manually i.e. key in lock, for your holiday? Im pretty sure this just perfroms the same action as the remote anyway so all alrms etc will be set? Or another silly suggestion.. spare key? (Just call me captain obvious!)

I had a wierd one the other week where I could not lock my car via remote, so used the key. Turned out later in the day that one of my colleagues had been broadcasting from his in-car amateur radio and we came to the conclusion that his broadcasting jammed the signal from my remote!

leebes:

--- Quote from: f00glee on October 04, 2016, 12:20:44 pm ---...another silly suggestion.. spare key? (Just call me captain obvious!)

--- End quote ---

That's exactly what I was gonna suggest...would help point to either the central locking itself or the original key  :happy2:

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