Remote Central Locking not working following Flat Battery

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Ok, well for those of you who frequent "General Gassing" you may have noticed my alternator failed today, after the AA jump started me the central locking worked fine, and the voltage didn't drop from there on, although I did briefly short the positive cable with the engine block (oops)

Put it all back together and the remote doesn't work

I know the battery in the remote was getting low, is it likley to be that, or does the battery need reconnecting after a flat battery??

Quick way to reprogram the key to the car???

Thanks in advance!

I will buy a battery for the remote tomorrow and see if that fixes it!

[Dr G]

Does the remote work at all or it the central locking that's not working?

Get a new battery in the fob regardless then put it in the barrel and turn the ignition on (dut don't start it) then alternately press lock/unlock half a dozen times each. That will often sort it. If not it's to the dealer for a re-code!

EDIT: for spooling, cold fingers!

Edited by Dr G on Thursday 25th November 08:53

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Dr G said:

Does the remote work at all or it the central locking that's not working?

Get a new battery in the fob regardless then put it in the barrel and turn the ignition on (dut don't start it) then alternately press lock/unlock half a dozen times each. That will often sort it. If not it's to the dealer for a re-code!

EDIT: for spooling, cold fingers!

Edited by Dr G on Thursday 25th November 08:53

Central Locking working, just not remotely!

Will try to get a new battery today, then try your fix!

Want to avoid the dealer if possible, just cost me £150 for the bloody alternator!

Thanks

[ecain63]

If the ignition recode doesnt work then stick the key in the door (when the car is locked). Press and hold the unlock button on the fob whilst turning the key to unlock. Keep it held for a second longer. The red light in the door know should start flashing and thats i recoding. If it still doesnt work then i'd suggest a reboot of the ECU:

Disconnect battery
Leave for 90 seconds.
Reconnect battery.
Recode stereo and date/time.

Done!

If still unsuccesfull, then they obvious battery change in the fob may be the answer. Fobs very rarely fail so dont be drawn in by the stealers.

Eddie

[ecain63]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

Dr G said:

Does the remote work at all or it the central locking that's not working?

Get a new battery in the fob regardless then put it in the barrel and turn the ignition on (dut don't start it) then alternately press lock/unlock half a dozen times each. That will often sort it. If not it's to the dealer for a re-code!

EDIT: for spooling, cold fingers!

Edited by Dr G on Thursday 25th November 08:53

Central Locking working, just not remotely!

Will try to get a new battery today, then try your fix!

Want to avoid the dealer if possible, just cost me £150 for the bloody alternator!

Thanks

haha! Try a £2k bill for an alternator change on an RS6. Shat myself when that happened to me.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

ecain63 said:

haha! Try a £2k bill for an alternator change on an RS6. Shat myself when that happened to me.

Having changed the bloody alternator I would charge at least that, what a son of a bh!

Can't find the batteries anywhere, going to try the VW dealer at lunchtime to see if they have any (well it's basically the same key!)

[Petrolhead_Rich]

ecain63 said:

If the ignition recode doesnt work then stick the key in the door (when the car is locked). Press and hold the unlock button on the fob whilst turning the key to unlock. Keep it held for a second longer. The red light in the door know should start flashing and thats i recoding.

Thanks Eddie, got a couple of CR1620's and the key didn't work, tried this trick and hey presto, I have fully functional central locking again

Should I ever meet you, I owe you a pint of whatever you drink!

[Who me ?]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

ecain63 said:

haha! Try a £2k bill for an alternator change on an RS6. Shat myself when that happened to me.

Having changed the bloody alternator I would charge at least that, what a son of a bh!

Can't find the batteries anywhere, going to try the VW dealer at lunchtime to see if they have any (well it's basically the same key!)

Know it's a bit late after the event, but for that sort of battery/button cell try Asda first - be a lot cheaper .

[ecain63]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

ecain63 said:

If the ignition recode doesnt work then stick the key in the door (when the car is locked). Press and hold the unlock button on the fob whilst turning the key to unlock. Keep it held for a second longer. The red light in the door know should start flashing and thats i recoding.

Thanks Eddie, got a couple of CR1620's and the key didn't work, tried this trick and hey presto, I have fully functional central locking again

Should I ever meet you, I owe you a pint of whatever you drink!

No worries mate, i believe its actually in the owners manual anyway. I'll remember that pint and if your ever on the south coast then feel free to look me up.

Eddie

[klimakool]

all vag coding remote keys. (as long as ket batteries are good.)

2 keys required

1st key ign on window down
second key in door lock

lock car with key holding lock button for 15 seconds,
open car with key holding unlock button fo 15 seconds
ign key out and swap over, repeat process.

code window close.
do with each key

key in door, turn to lock position (dont press buttons this time) and wait for window to fully close, do oposite to code opening. do this for both keys

that should be you

let me know

[VW Goth]

Slight problem that I only have one key. Will try the other routes first.

[Andy OH]

VW Goth said:

Slight problem that I only have one key. Will try the other routes first.

Not that I can offer any help but, fantastic first post and well done for resurrecting a 7 year old thread

[emmalouisemox]

My 02 astra 1.6 starts but the alarm was going and wouldn't go off let me drive it 100ft and died do i need a new battery in my key fob

[Chepea91]

klimakool said:

all vag coding remote keys. (as long as ket batteries are good.)

2 keys required

1st key ign on window down
second key in door lock

lock car with key holding lock button for 15 seconds,
open car with key holding unlock button fo 15 seconds
ign key out and swap over, repeat process.

code window close.
do with each key

key in door, turn to lock position (dont press buttons this time) and wait for window to fully close, do oposite to code opening. do this for both keys

that should be you

let me know

I tried this and my Mini actually responded to it for once! All the other reprogramming ways that's have been recommended I get nothing.. however it still doesn't respond when I press the buttons on the remote. The battery had been changed it's an r50 mini with the 3 buttons on the key (rechargeable battery).is it the receiver?! It's driving me crazy.

[Beckywills87]

Hello, can anyone please help me?
I have a chev Captiva 2007 plate. Last night the key was opening all doors then this morning they key will only open the drivers door. I’ve seen you’ve all used the fob to reset the problem however I only have a non remote key... if anyone could help that be awesome!