Help cant get in ! (key fob content)

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:46 pm

just changed both batterys on my key fobs and now they aint working

the bloody manual is inside the car aswell , cant seem to open it with keys either , is there a special tchnique ?

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:54 pm

change them back?

robin · Post by **robin** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:59 pm

If it's a soft top you can probably peel the roof off with some imagination and suitable home made implements fed between the window top and the cant rail - you just need some hook shape (think bent coat hanger) to push through and pick up and pull the release levers.

If it's a hard top, you are screwed.

There is a procedure for changing the batteries and I am guessing it involves having one working remote.

I assume that having unlocked the door by rotating the key in the lock, the central locking still doesn't allow the door to open? On my S2 exige the c/l button was on the cup holder between the seats IIRC - you might be able to fashion a suitable implement to squeeze through between window top and roof to press that (think long length of stiff wire or perhaps a length of copper pipe hammered flat).

Call MMC before they close?

Failing that, pick a window (I suggest pax window - rear window is a clam off job to replace, as is the windscreen, and it's easier to live without a pax window than a driver's window).

Cheers,
Robin

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:01 pm

Exige!!! hard roof faction! Going with greg's idea!

robin · Post by **robin** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:05 pm

Rag_It wrote:Exige!!! hard roof faction! Going with greg's idea!

It has to be worth a go, in case the new batteries are gash - but I don't know whether there is something volatile in the plip that needs to be reset (or relearned by the alarm base unit). Often these things are rotating key sequences - if you remove the battery you reset the key sequence - or similar crypto babble.

Cheers,
Robin

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:09 pm

Hammer?

If you can, slip something between the window and the roof so you can drop in a piece of chord with a slip knot on the end, lasso the tit on the door, putt the cord forward to tighten and then try and pull up.

Then you'll have a piece of string caught in the door as well as being locked out....

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:31 pm

i dont understand, whats the point in having a key lock if it doesnt work when the battery is dead ?

and what is a c/l button - whats it for ?

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:46 pm

really panicking now , anyone have a manual to hand ? must be somesort of sequence.......havin no luck with this car so far

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:54 pm

I had this issue hold down both buttons for over 3 secs the light should flash or something then press the big button this should set the flobb back in sync with the alarm

tut · Post by **tut** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:21 pm

If you are in the AA then just call them.

tut

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:39 pm

Bummer. Check the new battery is ok if you can. When I had the same problem it turned out the 'new' battery was deader (that a word?) than the old one...didn't know anything about any reset procedure voodoo, and didn't need it- second battery worked no bother..(04, S2)

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:03 pm

If its like an S2 Elise I can get the door open using a bit of wire . Just tried it on my car and got in .

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:40 pm

phew ....I am in !

phoned MMC, hold both keys down till flashing red light stops then press big button ..must remember for future!

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:42 pm

Stolen from the manual j33ama :-

Remove old battery and wait 10 seconds before inserting new one.
May require a re-sync after battery replacement... to do this:-

Stand close to car and hold down both buttons until LED on the key is extinguished (approx 10 seconds)
Release both buttons.
Press the large button for approx 1 second
Sync complete.

Hope this helps you get back in !!

EDITED: You must have posted as I was typing up... hey ho, at least you are back in anyway. There's a seperate process for a brand new key and you need a PIN for that.

Andy.

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:19 pm

thanks for checking for me m8 !