HELP! battery gone, can't open doors..

[antonio]

Hi Guys,

well, I left my 1.8T cupra ibiza 3 month without driving (licence gone..).

When I came back to take, the battery was dead..

I charged it, fine.. cars working perfectly.

BUT ?!!!

I can't open the car with the remote-key ??!! Although I can see the battery of the key is fine (red led flashing), there's no way I can open/close the doors. I can only open it using the key in the door..

Anyone knows if I can do anything about it without going back to the garage ??

I've been searching on the forum, but couldn't find much..

Thanks !!

cheers.

 

[Chemical Al]

have you tried re-syncronising the key?

 

[acidstrato]

surely u didnt search hard enough...i made a thread about this
or...if u read ur manual...ud know wot to do
but anyway just for u

get in the car
switch ignition on (dont fire engine)
switch off immediately and remove key
press and hold lock button and press the unlock button 3 times
something scary should happen with the indicators and all should be fine

 

[acidstrato]

ofcourse this works on ukspec cars....euro..who knows? but it does say in the manual


if its not that the codes gone..maybe something has actually broken :Ss

 

[antonio]

sorry guys, I've seen this procedure to sync the key.. but couldn't make it work..

in the one I read, I didn't figured out not to fire the engine !! I'll try that to see..

thanks !!!!!!

 

[antonio]

thanks very much acidstrato ;-))

it worked fine !
I think you detailed more how to do it..

actually what I read, didn't say that you had to press the lock button (was written any of the buttons..)

hope it'll help others....

thanks again.

cheers.

 

[acidstrato]

tbh not sure if it does matter wot buttons u press but aslong as it works

 

[Ninja]

ive got a problem with mine as well

Its not this issue but i think the battery in the remote thingy is going. Sometimes i have to stand outside the car for ages pressing the button until it lets me in!

I opened the key but cant see how i can get the battery out... I'm gonna have another go in a bit though!

 

[acidstrato]

carefull when u do it dan, i changed my battery once and the transponder chip fell apart :s

 

[danregs]

ive got a problem with mine as well

Its not this issue but i think the battery in the remote thingy is going. Sometimes i have to stand outside the car for ages pressing the button until it lets me in!

I opened the key but cant see how i can get the battery out... I'm gonna have another go in a bit though!

does it make a difference if you stand a few metres away from the car rather than next to it?

last night i pressed my key when i was leaning out of the 4th floor of a tower block about 200m away from my car and it unlocked it! and then i pressed it again and it locked it no problem! but if i stand right next to the drivers door then it never works. i tried locking and unlocking several times from the 4th floor and it worked every time. must just be down to the position of the aerial in the car, that's all i can think!

 

[Ninja]

ha ha yeah it always works so much better the further i am away from the car

Looks stupid though when i stand next to my car for ages hammering the buttons and then walking away until it unlocks!!!

Took the key completely apart last night and cleaned loads of dust out!!

I didnt expect it to work this morning (i thought i would have to re-code it) but it seems to work a lot better!!

Hopefully sorted.. I made a note of the battery number as well just incase!!!

 

[danregs]

good stuff!

i've got into a habit of pressing the unlock button a few metres away from my car as i am walking towards it

glad you got yours sorted tho mate

 

[Chemical Al]

I opened the key but cant see how i can get the battery out... I'm gonna have another go in a bit though!

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