Alan wrote:
> In message <tN6dnaRJCvsLVHvanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Simon T
> <darkangel5NOSPAMTHANKS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>Hi there (first time poster)
>>
>>Got a Ford Focus LX 1.6 (UK model), first registered in 2000. The remote
>>fob is basically refusing to work properly and needs replacing (before
you
>>ask, I have tried replacing the battery and reprogramming it. It worked
>>for a bit, then played up again).
>
> The programming instructions in the manual are about matching the key to
> the engine immobiliser / door locks. The key sometimes loses range and
> the frequency needs to be reset by a different method.
>
> On my UK 2001 model - and I may not have remembered this correctly - get
> in the car - put the key in the ignition and turn it to the on position
> (but don't start the car) - press the lock button on the remote three
> times within 30 seconds - turn off ignition - remove key.
>
> Perhaps someone else can confirm the procedure.
>
The procedure I have seen here is as follows:
Close doors.
Turn ignition from 0 to II four times in less than six seconds.
The door open chime will sound once.
Press any fob button once.
Turn ignition off.
Programming is complete.
This didn't fix the problem when my fob failed. However, below is an
extract
from a post I made over a year ago:
"I had exactly the same problem as you with my '99 LX. After the above
procedure, the remote function of the key still didn't work, so I assumed
the key was broken.
I needed a CR2032 battery for a remote door bell, so robbed the one from
my
key fob. Some weeks later I was scrapping a computer motherboard and
realised it had the same battery; I put the battery in my keyfob on a
whim.
Lo and behold! The remote function now works! Don't ask for an
explanation;
I don't have one.
That was over a year ago; it still works fine. If all else fails I would
try
leaving the battery out for progressively longer periods of time.
BTW, all the above information has been posted in this NG a number of
times,
and could have been found using the search function in Google Groups. This
might save you time in the future."
It's still working now, nearly three years later, still using the battery
from a scrap PC motherboard.
HTH
Chris
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