Quick question; Meta Alarm Fob

[ar0u2211]

Sorry guys my search things ain't working at the mo...
My alarm fob "blipper" seems to be giving up the ghost and i seem to remember someone saying that if I removed the battery in the fob then the car wouldnt accpet it any more.
Is there any truth in this?
(in advance) Thanks Guys

[FlipFlopGriff]

So what happens when you have the change the batteries? Carl baker would be a very rich man if he had to reprogramme every time you changed a battery.
CR1220's are the batteries, you'll need 2 in each fob. Get mine from here:
http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_1220.ht...
FFG

[Ribol]

FlipFlopGriff said:

So what happens when you have the change the batteries? Carl baker would be a very rich man if he had to reprogramme every time you changed a battery.

Not that it is relevant here but there are some cars where if you remove the remote/key battery for more than an hour (eg taken out to match up whilst buying) they need to be reprogrammed by the dealer.
As a general rule it is better to not leave batteries out of a remote/key longer than you need to.

[wedgeinald]

I agree you must leave the battery in as much as possible.

On some cars (especially Jaguars) 10 mins is too long.

The other angle is if the battery is already flat it may be too late.

I would get it changed ASAP.

[NickC]

I have the same problem, replace both sets of batteries in the two key fob's and can no longer operate the door locks. If anyone finds out how to re-programe the alarm system please let me know.