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nitram
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Is my remote dead? FIXED!!
« on: Jun 20th, 2005, 2:34pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Hey there peeps,
 
My remote stopped working yesterday, or I assume it's the remote. It could of course be the car not receiving the signal. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can test if the remote is dead?
 
Also, obviously, I am now opening the car with the key. Now the boot won't open when the lock is pressed in. Even when the car is unlocked I have to open the boot with the key. Is this some wierd thing that the boot will only open with a press on the lock when the car has been unlocked on the remote, or could these two problems be linked?
 
Thanks, guys, for your continued support!
 
Martin.
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Re: Is my remote dead?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 20th, 2005, 3:50pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
hi there
 
could be just the batteries or maybe the remote was pressed 10 times out of reach of the car. this would cancel the codes. try re-programming it..........http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/remote.htm
 
re the boot lock. see http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin4;action=di splay;num=1113559828
 
i've got a feeling it could affect the saloon as well.  
btw, check the wiring first before taking anything apart. Wink
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Re: Is my remote dead?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 25th, 2005, 12:00pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Well first thing i did is to try to reprogram the remote, no luck. I tried both the method on here and the method in the handbook and neither worked. The batteries couldn't have been dead, I only put them in 2 months ago!
 
The next thing I checked was the wiring in the boot - Voila! following the wiring along the strut to the back of the boot (By back I mean the end nearest the seats!) I found 2 wires totally severed and one connected by 2 strands of copper! I soldered these connections back together and the button on the boot now works perfectly!
 
I then tried reprogramming the remote - I'm not sure how I managed it (A random combination of key turns and button presses), but it eventually started to work! So that's 2 problems down, 3 to go!
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Re: Is my remote dead? FIXED!!
« Reply #3 on: Jul 4th, 2005, 2:34pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Had a comparable confusing experience reprogramming the remote.
 
What worked for me in the end was, following the first beep after turning the key: pressing the LOCK button first, then the UNLOCK button...
 
Works ever since.
 
Ray
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