Problem with 996TT

[s1deways]

Come back to the car today and pressed the key fob... nothing!

the little light on the fob lights up when I press it but the car does not unlock?

Any ideas?

Thanks

[30121980]

Wrong car?

[s1deways]

30121980 said:

Wrong car?

cheers Stevie, I did wonder.

[30121980]

Ne bother mate..I tried to get into a red 997 the other week, forgot I had changed cars...hence my face was red and became all sweaty and there was people looking at me as though i was trying to break in.....ok it was only tesco`s


Have you tried the boot opener??

[AL001]

Have you not used the car for a week or so? "Sleep" mode may be on remote locking? Try the key in door lock.

[964RS]

Sleep mode kicks in after 5 days if not used. you have to use the key in the door to get in.

[cableguy]

Could also be the battery in the key. My spare unused key has enough power to show the key light, however not enough to open the car door locks.

C.

[BLKROKT]

Sleep mode, happens to me all the time. Turn the key in the lock, then lock-unlock with the fob.

[s1deways]

not sleep mode as I have been using the car everyday. Will try and replace the battery in the fob.

will report back.

cheers

Lee

[Freewheeler]

Sometimes the transponder in the key 'head' fails and needs to be replaced. Haven't done one for a while but expect circa £120 for a replacement plus programming!!

[dazren]

Had a problem with my 02 M/Y car a key a while ago. It was a loose battery connection. Where the battery sits there is a three prong connector, that can be bent a little to ensure contact with the battery.

Something for people to be aware of is that even if the remote fails the car and alarm can be over come by just using the key (This is a lot better design than an ML320Cdi key that just lost it's coding and made the vehicle undrivable blocking a petrol station forecourt ).

[fwaggie]

My 986 did something similar to this. The cars battery had gone "phut" and the whole car went into a lock-down mode.

Really wierd. Unlock did nothing 3 presses out of 4, unlocked it on the 4th. Locking worked. The alarm just *would not* turn off. Engine wouldn't start.

Overnight charge of the battery and it worked for 10 mins and then started going barmy again - dead battery.

Bought new one, fitted, all happy again.

[cardigankid]

Sorry to bore you with war stories, but years ago I found the lock on my red Golf GTi jammed when I came out of Safeways with a pile of shopping. So I tried the passenger door, same result. Then tried the boot, found it was open. So I piled the shopping in the boot and climbed in over the back seats. Comfortably in the driving seat, I tried the key, which wouldn't work. Started jiggling it around and twisting the wheel at the same time. Then I noticed the Magic Tree air freshener, which told me it wasn't my car. It was 20 feet away. Left quickly.

[graeme36s]

OOPS.
Not quite as bad as my missus who in fairness usually drives a Smart Car. Spends 5 minutes trying to get into a black range rover when she should have been trying to get into a black X5. Yes she is blonde