InTheHighlands
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Put my Disco in for an MOT last week - it passed, but immobilised itself as they were about to park it & I can't deactivate the immobiliser! The garage are very friendly & tolerant of having it stuck there.....
It's a 2003 G4 special edition - basically a GS with roofbars & stickers.....
It has been playing up for a few months - apparently immobilised sometimes (no starter motor), but starting after a few turns of the key. I've had to use the EKA code to reset the immobiliser - and had to the morning I took it for the MOT. One of the issues to be sorted at the MOT was the multiple ABS/hill descent etc lights on - I forgot to ask the garage what / if was wrong.
I went to the garage expecting to EKA the car - on the first attempt, I didn't get the horn sound and it didn't take the code. 2nd attempt seemed normal - but it wouldn't fire the starter motor. Subsequently, I can't get it to acknowledge the key in the unlock position for 5 seconds.
I have a Nanocom (that I'm not v familiar with) and have tried playing with settings - maybe a bad idea....
A few years ago I had the windscreen changed - and it leaked, killing a fusebox. I've noticed a small drip recently - I'm wondering if the fusebox is dead??
Otherwise, any thoughts would be very gratefully received.
As an alternative - what does the immobiliser actually do? Inhibits the starter motor obviously, but does it inhibit the fuel injection etc? I had a 300 TDi many years ago which developed immobiliser issues and was able to get it to the garage by rigging up a switched 12v supply to the starter solenoid.
It's a 2003 G4 special edition - basically a GS with roofbars & stickers.....
It has been playing up for a few months - apparently immobilised sometimes (no starter motor), but starting after a few turns of the key. I've had to use the EKA code to reset the immobiliser - and had to the morning I took it for the MOT. One of the issues to be sorted at the MOT was the multiple ABS/hill descent etc lights on - I forgot to ask the garage what / if was wrong.
I went to the garage expecting to EKA the car - on the first attempt, I didn't get the horn sound and it didn't take the code. 2nd attempt seemed normal - but it wouldn't fire the starter motor. Subsequently, I can't get it to acknowledge the key in the unlock position for 5 seconds.
I have a Nanocom (that I'm not v familiar with) and have tried playing with settings - maybe a bad idea....
A few years ago I had the windscreen changed - and it leaked, killing a fusebox. I've noticed a small drip recently - I'm wondering if the fusebox is dead??
Otherwise, any thoughts would be very gratefully received.
As an alternative - what does the immobiliser actually do? Inhibits the starter motor obviously, but does it inhibit the fuel injection etc? I had a 300 TDi many years ago which developed immobiliser issues and was able to get it to the garage by rigging up a switched 12v supply to the starter solenoid.
