1996 p38 , need some help please , just been taken home on the back of a recovery truck after a nightmare with the key code lockout, il explain the full story and give as much info as I can ..
Ok .. Drove to work fine ,opened the rear passenger door drivers side to get some stuff out ,pressed fob as normal doors locked etc as normal, went to work at rolls Royce of all places 1st time ever going there (ie I've read about possible rf interference at some places) , popped out at 1am to get something out and pressed fob it wouldn't work, opened drivers door with key , tried ignition it said key code lockout ?? Yet hadn't tried the key code procedure
So tried it it wouldn't work , rear lights red and side lights flashed on and off and the key code lock out on dash flashed on and off aswell , so locked it went back in to google etc, left it 45 mins it was still doing the same, ie did not reset after 30 mins it says i the manual, tried the key code anyway no joy
Left it an hour again still the same flashing and key code lockout
Disconnected the battery for half hour , then with drivers door open re connected ,it said key code lock out (as expected via info found on google), it was solid not flashing and the lights were no longer flashing, then shut it etc , came back 35 mins later and it had gone out dash was dark .. Horay I thought .. So started to do the procedure 4 turns to the rear , then do the code , half way through 1st attempt it started beeping as did the turns and key code lock out returned to the dash and beeping of alarm with any turn in the lock , so the lockout was kicking in before even 1attempt
Tried re sync etc and various clutching at straws things turning with fob buttons etc in ignition etc etc
Left another 30 mins more googling, went back .. Dash was blank again so at least it was re setting , tried again same thing happened lockout kicking in half way through 1st attempt
So called break down 2 hrs before finished work , tried again durning that 2 hrs same thing
Break down comes , I explain etc etc , dash Is blank he reads the procedure from the book but knows about them anyway and the nightmare , he goes to try and same again it kicks in
So he tried with a booster pack etc couldn't sort it ended up taking me home
When we unloaded another 30 mins had passed he tried again ,same thing BUT we noticed a "clicking jamming " click click click type sound from the rear drivers side door by the door pin , none of the other doors were doing it , and it kept like trying to lock it , even shut locked all doors it was just doing it still, opened drivers door and moved the pin , managed to get it to stop
Locked it up and came indoors
so any ideas ? I've read via goole about door lock micro switches had been at fault for this , cold it be that rear door ? Although never had any prob with it ever
The drivers door handle is a bit funny has been for a while as they do get a bit old and worn , sometimes to open from inside you have to pull it quite far and in real cold before its been a bit iffy, and it was very cold tonight there
But I'm stuck what to do and 1st ports of call what to check then I wake up later ?
The battery will need a charge I think it's near dead , the fob batteries ? They were new about 6 months ago
I think that's as much info I can give , would appreciate any advice and things to try etc etc
Just seems something is tripping out the key code lock out before I can enter the code even once to try start the engine !!
Bloody thing, right sleep time
Cheers guys
Polsta
Ok .. Drove to work fine ,opened the rear passenger door drivers side to get some stuff out ,pressed fob as normal doors locked etc as normal, went to work at rolls Royce of all places 1st time ever going there (ie I've read about possible rf interference at some places) , popped out at 1am to get something out and pressed fob it wouldn't work, opened drivers door with key , tried ignition it said key code lockout ?? Yet hadn't tried the key code procedure
So tried it it wouldn't work , rear lights red and side lights flashed on and off and the key code lock out on dash flashed on and off aswell , so locked it went back in to google etc, left it 45 mins it was still doing the same, ie did not reset after 30 mins it says i the manual, tried the key code anyway no joy
Left it an hour again still the same flashing and key code lockout
Disconnected the battery for half hour , then with drivers door open re connected ,it said key code lock out (as expected via info found on google), it was solid not flashing and the lights were no longer flashing, then shut it etc , came back 35 mins later and it had gone out dash was dark .. Horay I thought .. So started to do the procedure 4 turns to the rear , then do the code , half way through 1st attempt it started beeping as did the turns and key code lock out returned to the dash and beeping of alarm with any turn in the lock , so the lockout was kicking in before even 1attempt
Tried re sync etc and various clutching at straws things turning with fob buttons etc in ignition etc etc
Left another 30 mins more googling, went back .. Dash was blank again so at least it was re setting , tried again same thing happened lockout kicking in half way through 1st attempt
So called break down 2 hrs before finished work , tried again durning that 2 hrs same thing
Break down comes , I explain etc etc , dash Is blank he reads the procedure from the book but knows about them anyway and the nightmare , he goes to try and same again it kicks in
So he tried with a booster pack etc couldn't sort it ended up taking me home
When we unloaded another 30 mins had passed he tried again ,same thing BUT we noticed a "clicking jamming " click click click type sound from the rear drivers side door by the door pin , none of the other doors were doing it , and it kept like trying to lock it , even shut locked all doors it was just doing it still, opened drivers door and moved the pin , managed to get it to stop
Locked it up and came indoors
so any ideas ? I've read via goole about door lock micro switches had been at fault for this , cold it be that rear door ? Although never had any prob with it ever
The drivers door handle is a bit funny has been for a while as they do get a bit old and worn , sometimes to open from inside you have to pull it quite far and in real cold before its been a bit iffy, and it was very cold tonight there
But I'm stuck what to do and 1st ports of call what to check then I wake up later ?
The battery will need a charge I think it's near dead , the fob batteries ? They were new about 6 months ago
I think that's as much info I can give , would appreciate any advice and things to try etc etc
Just seems something is tripping out the key code lock out before I can enter the code even once to try start the engine !!
Bloody thing, right sleep time
Cheers guys
Polsta