Central locking and no fob ?

tuskar · Mar 9, 2013

Hello .
Just got a lovely '95 disco this week rust free with under 90 k miles and delighted. Previous owner 83 year old seems to of lost the fob but everything works as it should except central locking which is a pain running around vehicle. Don't really want alarm or fobs as live in rural Ireland and who wants to steal a 95 Disco anyway. Question is, is it possible to operate central locking without a fob ?? by simply using the key in drivers door, and not using a fob at all.. appreciate any advice. Thanks.

MPfive · Mar 9, 2013

Simple answer is yes. Will work fine with key in the door

discool · Mar 9, 2013

Unless the micro switch at the rear of the lock barrel is faulty, then there won't be any signal back to the alarm / central locking ecu.
You must have a 200 series or an early 300 as with later 'standard' 300s you wouldn't be able to start your engine without a fob.

tuskar · Mar 9, 2013

discool said:
Unless the micro switch at the rear of the lock barrel is faulty, then there won't be any signal back to the alarm / central locking ecu.
You must have a 200 series or an early 300 as with later 'standard' 300s you wouldn't be able to start your engine without a fob.

Thanks you both for advice. I will begin by checking fuses and then drivers door unit. It is an early 300tdi and totally original complete with service history,

Philip0603 · Mar 9, 2013

If you lock the car on the key, if fitted it will not arm the volumectric sensors so you could leave a dog in the car. Not sure if yours, as it is an early 300Tdi will have this feature, not all models did. The sensors are either above the passenger side B pillar or occasionally above the mirror in the middle. Just depends where the commitee wanted to put it at the time.

tuskar · Mar 10, 2013

Hi , Actually had a look and seen sensors above mirror. I have the security code for the vehicle what if I tried to get a replacement fob , would it be a load of hassle ? However I really don't like too much carrying around a fob in my pocket . I much prefer just using a tiny key and central locking for ease of access

MPfive · Mar 10, 2013

If the old owners been using just the key,then you've got nothing to worry about. If its been parked up for a while and the fob since lost,then I would worry about getting a replacement.

tuskar · Mar 10, 2013

Had a look first thing I did was check fuses and found satelite 1 and fuse number 1 a 15 amp was blown , replaced it and its now operating central locking system , however each time I open vehicle the anti-theft alarm unit under left side glove box rattles for 2 seconds ? . If this is faulty and maybe it blew fuse in first place and I need to replace it, does this raise a whole load of security issues ? could I get one from a friends scrapped car ?

discool · Mar 10, 2013

Nope no issues and the replacement must be the same as the original

tuskar · Mar 10, 2013

Thanks you all for advice.

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