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(Message started by: nitram on Jun 20^th, 2005, 2:34pm)

Title: Is my remote dead? FIXED!!
Post by nitram on Jun 20^th, 2005, 2:34pm

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.

Title: Re: Is my remote dead?
Post by scorpio_man on Jun 20^th, 2005, 3:50pm

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=display;num=1113559828

i've got a feeling it could affect the saloon as well.
btw, check the wiring first before taking anything apart. ;)

Title: Re: Is my remote dead?
Post by nitram on Jun 25^th, 2005, 12:00pm

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!

Title: Re: Is my remote dead? FIXED!!
Post by Cosray - The Hague - Holland on Jul 4^th, 2005, 2:34pm

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