Hiya Spotted your thread while looking for help on changing the fob battery. Mine did exactly the same as you describe. Have to open doors with key but remote works thereafter. I changed the battery at a dealers and it was the same. Turns out the fob had corrosion inside which imitated a low...

Hi. I have a 2000 Disco 2 TD5. Runs fine until the weather gets cold. The colder it is, the longer it takes to start. When it eventually starts there's loads of diesel fumes! It's almost as if it doesn't know its cold outside as the revs never seem to increase when starting from cold. Had 3...