Bushnell1954
New Member
Hello Range Rover fans. I have just bought a 2000 2.5 DHSE. It has a few niggly faults but runs very well indeed. The Oil cooler pipes are seeping, I can fix those OK, the engine needs some new glow plugs, I can do that OK & the thermostat is stuck open/missing, I can do that OK.
The guy that sold it to me said that this SRS fault light comes on occasionally and it is fixed by a wiggle of a poor connection under the passengers seat. Well it came on yesterday, but is intermittant and only when there is a front seat passenger aboard. I can't ring the guy as I haven't got his pnone no. any more.
I was a mechanic many centuries ago when I was young (a Hillman Imp was hi-tech then!) so I have knowledge of cars without the computerised gubbins in all modern cars, let alone those of a Range Rover!!
Frankly Air Bags terrify me, although I know they can be disarmed by undoing the battery and leaving them overnight. I want to "wiggle the poor connection" but I don't want to set off the SRS system!
My question is, what is under the passenger seat & how do I get at it. Will I be likely to set of the airbags whilst "waggling"? Also if I disconnect the battery to play safe, will I lose all the codes in the door locking/alarm system.
I know there are other queries in a similar vein, but I did try a search and couldn't find this specific problem.
Finally, what is the definitive reprogram method for the key? I've got both keys one marked Key 1. The battery was flat and replacing them and the button cover has made the red lights work. The key works the locks and ignition allowing the engine to start. The working key (marked Key 2) works the locks and seat settings remotely but Key 1 resolutely refuses to operate anything remotely. I've tried the handbook method, put it in the drivers door lock and twiddle it left/right button in/out method. Everything except The Hokey Cokey really. Is there one correct failsafe method? I don't want to end up corrupting the BeCM so that Key 2 stops working. Help
The guy that sold it to me said that this SRS fault light comes on occasionally and it is fixed by a wiggle of a poor connection under the passengers seat. Well it came on yesterday, but is intermittant and only when there is a front seat passenger aboard. I can't ring the guy as I haven't got his pnone no. any more.
I was a mechanic many centuries ago when I was young (a Hillman Imp was hi-tech then!) so I have knowledge of cars without the computerised gubbins in all modern cars, let alone those of a Range Rover!!
Frankly Air Bags terrify me, although I know they can be disarmed by undoing the battery and leaving them overnight. I want to "wiggle the poor connection" but I don't want to set off the SRS system!
My question is, what is under the passenger seat & how do I get at it. Will I be likely to set of the airbags whilst "waggling"? Also if I disconnect the battery to play safe, will I lose all the codes in the door locking/alarm system.
I know there are other queries in a similar vein, but I did try a search and couldn't find this specific problem.
Finally, what is the definitive reprogram method for the key? I've got both keys one marked Key 1. The battery was flat and replacing them and the button cover has made the red lights work. The key works the locks and ignition allowing the engine to start. The working key (marked Key 2) works the locks and seat settings remotely but Key 1 resolutely refuses to operate anything remotely. I've tried the handbook method, put it in the drivers door lock and twiddle it left/right button in/out method. Everything except The Hokey Cokey really. Is there one correct failsafe method? I don't want to end up corrupting the BeCM so that Key 2 stops working. Help