dead battery and door locks inop

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v8hotrodboy

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Hi guys, only been on here a couple of times but thanks for the help so far. Yesterday the battery was flat on my 1997 4.6 hse, also the front doors were unlocked? charged battery, but front doors still not locking via remote,but will lock with key and lock botton inside door? did a search on here and thinking rf module is wakeing up the becu as the red park light on gear selector goes on and off when its locked etc. Am i right in thinking this can send a voltage to the front door lock motors and burn them out?
 
You are right about the BECM waking up and flattening the battery being caused by the RF receiver. Most likely your key FOBS need re-synching after the flat battery.
 
Replying to my own post -- had to search back to 2007 for this. It worked for me culminating in a beep, all door locks disengaged and all windows rolled down. And that then allowed me to use that last known good key to start. Went around the block and just parked up. Haven't tried pushing my luck with the second key fob that never did work (but its blade does manually unlock)

Reset Procedure for Key Fobs
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reported as working OK for L322 '02MY "Mk III" And my '03MY just now...
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/l322-mk3-rr-key-fob-central-locking-reset.45227/
With thanks to Swast4 for this post whey back in 2007

Every signal from the remote handset contains transmitter identification code and a rolling code.
The BCU checks the codes and only responds if the signal is from a valid transmitter.
During vehicle production, remote handsets supplied with the vehicle are initialised to set their
individual transmitter identification codes and synchronise their
respective rolling codes with the BCU. If a transmitter loses synchronisation with the BCU, or if a
replacement or additional remote handset is to be used with the vehicle, the initialisation procedure must be
repeated. During the procedure, all remote handsets for use with the vehicle must be initialised.

Initialisation Procedure
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1. Ensure the vehicle is unlocked and the driver and front passenger doors are closed.

2. Install a key/remote handset in the ignition switch, then turn the ignition switch to
position I and back to position 0 in less than 5 seconds to put the BCU into the initialisation mode.
Continue this procedure within 30 seconds of turning the ignition switch to position 0.

3. Remove the key/remote handset from the ignition switch.

4. Press and hold the unlock button for a maximum of 15 seconds. During this time, momentarily
press the lock button three times within 10 seconds.

5. Release both buttons.

6. Successful initialisation is indicated by the BCU locking then unlocking the vehicle.
If this does not occur, repeat step 4.

7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with all other remote handsets belonging to the vehicle (4 maximum).
Begin the initialisation of each remote handset within 30 seconds of completing the previous
initialisation, or the BCU will drop out of the initialisation mode and the complete procedure will
have to be started again.
 
Erm, pressing what?

There was a strange procedure for my '06MY Passat too that involved incantations, praying to the Norse god Vallhallah. But on my last cars -- three off Jaguar XJ8 -- despite me changing batteries, the key fobs were fine and the system didn't lose any codings...
 
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This is more relevant for OP's purposes.
 
OP was in 2010....and talking about a P38

Richardsel is talking L322 and the five time on the button is more akin to the older Freelander, Disco, Defender, Classic 10A (or whatever it was called) system with the two button fob.
you saying my 2002 Freelander is a classic now :p
 
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