remote locking lights

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lphong
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Mmm... when you press the button on the remote, all the indicators should flash to should you if the car is unlocked or locked... but they don't flash anymore since yesterday!!! But it is still making the beeping noise.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

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Re: remote locking lights

SELL IT FOR 2K
and make it somebody elses problem (mine)

sorry
i would lift the battery terminal of and on gain to reset it

and did the lucky ebayer get the 460 yet

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hahahahaha, you are funny!

No, he's coming on thursday.

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I am going to try it RIGHT NOW!!

15:46.... how sad! it doesn't work :'(

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Hello Iphong,

Would you please answer me this; as you look from the screen side - in, do you notice the red and green LED lights mounted on the rear view mirror, if fitted?

Do these light up? (When operating your central locking.) If so, which ones, the red or green or either, one of them? When you depress the remote module and press down to the arm the central locking; if the button is prolonged in holding down, does the little red light on the fob light up?

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no, my alarm and immobilizer are after market, very sadly

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Hi try cycling the locks from outside with the key in the drivers door... to many remote cycles in a short period can sometimes confuse the system.or sit inside and arm the system then open the door ..don't do this late at night cos the alarm should sound and the immobiliser function......

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It could be the battery in the remote, that is weak, which needs replacing.

Or, the control unit for the alarm system.

Regards,

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i see... cool cool! I will try it!

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no it still doesn't work!! better ask the alarm people...

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Do the doors lock and unlock? Is it just the indicators not flashing. Is there a movement detector inside the vehicle.
You say it is still beeping, is the alarm being activated but the doors not locking? The remote should do 2 things locking and alarm/imobiliser arming. What's it doing.

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Yes, the doors still lock and unlock, only the indicators are not flashing. There are movement detectors inside the vehicle as well.

The locking/unlocking function is working perfectly and the remote arms the alarm and immobilizer as normal...

the only problem is that the indicators are not flashing... all the other functions are working fine.

Thank you!!

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That's not too bad then if it is still working. Set off the alarm and see whether the indicators flash. You know what electrics are like, it might fix it. :)

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ya... i have tried it earlier today. The alarm works; But the lights didn't flash when the annoying noise was irritating the whole village!

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Do your indicators work on the normal hazard and indicator functions?

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Suspect the wiring linking the alarm system to the flasher unit is at fault or the management system for the alarm is not sending a signal to the flasher unit...it may be a sequenced pulse device that can be adjusted on some units....to vary the number of flashes.....

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Pistonhead wrote:
Do your indicators work on the normal hazard and indicator functions?

Regards,

yes, all indicators work fine

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fixwin38 wrote:
Suspect the wiring linking the alarm system to the flasher unit is at fault or the management system for the alarm is not sending a signal to the flasher unit...it may be a sequenced pulse device that can be adjusted on some units....to vary the number of flashes.....

do you think i can fix it myself? or do I have to get it fixed by some specialists?

Thanks!

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It depends on how competent you are with electrical fault tracing. It is probably the wire linking the alarm to the flasher unit as Fixwin says. It probablt wouldn't be that difficult to find the wire and check the connections as it must be loose or dirty, since it worked until recently.
My alarm unit is under the glovebox liner and is easy to get to.

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errrr, although i am not a electrical retard, i am not that good really! I better locate the alarm unit first...