Unlocking my car

[Techen]

So, Lately I've been having trouble locking and unlocking my car. I have two keys and both suffer from it. Sometimes I have to press unlock and lock or lock and unlock to get it to do anything....

I can see the red LED on the remote light up everything I push it but sometimes it works first time and sometimes it takes me like 4-5 presses of the button.

No doubt am going to sound stupid and it's going to be both batteries in the remotes are rubbish or something but I donno, Like I said, They do work or they take a few good pushes.

Any ideas? There was a code up saying something about a key but after clearing it and running my car it's never came back so I donno.

 

[SootySport]

Easiest and cheapest way to rule out the key is to change the batteries.

 

[Techen]

How do you open them?

 

[SootySport]

How do you open them?

Mr Timpson will change them for free, pay for the batteries though. A bit too delicate for me, i would break a casing if I did it.

 

[Techen]

Sounds awful to change them then...

 

[SootySport]

Not really, but damn awkward for me and besides this sort of job is a bit below my capabilities.
Wifey works for Tesco that has a Timpsons on site + Wifey gets !0% discount. Every Little Helps.

 

[Techen]

Cheers Soot, Will try new batts and hopefully thats it

 

[SootySport]

They can also point the key at a test receiver and see if the key sends a signal out, doesn't mean it's the Right signal, just that it does transmit. With your problem ask them to press the buttons several times to see if it works everytime.

 

[FranA3]

I had issues with unlocking the car, it would lock and pop the boot but wouldn't unlock the car, changed the battery and it worked perfectly

 

[Bazzle]

 

[Techen]

New battery did the trick, Opens so far away with no issues. I just used a CD removal key, Pushed it in and twisted it. Popped the shell off no issues, Cheers guys

 

[SootySport]

There you go, and I saved you a £70 diagnosis bill.