Disco Questions

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Dom J

Guest

• Jun 28, 2005

• #1

Just picked up the Disco, so far very impressed. Some more questions i'm
afraid.

When i lock the drivers door with key (No fob) the hazards flash 3 times.
When i unlock they flash once. I'm assuming the x3 means imobiliser/alarm
engaged and x1 means disengaged. No sign of alarm sounder though

Should i have a fob or not?. So far i have 3 keys, 1 for ignition. 1 for
doors and 1 for fuel cap.

Radio wants a code. If LR want money for the code, is there a way for doing
it for free?.

Dom J

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Jun 28, 2005

• #2

so Dom J was, like...
>
> When i lock the drivers door with key (No fob) the hazards flash 3
> times. When i unlock they flash once. I'm assuming the x3 means
> imobiliser/alarm engaged and x1 means disengaged. No sign of alarm
> sounder though

If you lock with the key, this will lock the doors and enable the perimeter
alarm and immobiliser, but not the volumetric alarm for the interior. For
that, you must lock with the fob, AIUI.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Jun 28, 2005

• #3

Dom J wrote:
>
> Just picked up the Disco, so far very impressed. Some more questions i'm
> afraid.
>
> When i lock the drivers door with key (No fob) the hazards flash 3 times.
> When i unlock they flash once. I'm assuming the x3 means imobiliser/alarm
> engaged and x1 means disengaged. No sign of alarm sounder though
>
> Should i have a fob or not?. So far i have 3 keys, 1 for ignition. 1 for
> doors and 1 for fuel cap.
>
> Radio wants a code. If LR want money for the code, is there a way for doing
> it for free?.
>
> Dom J
>
>
>

Hi Dom,

If you've got 3 keys then something has been changed during the vehicles
life - most likely the ignition barrel. Yes you should have a fob - all
Discoveries left Lode Lane with one - and after market ones are pretty
easy to come by. Take a look on eBay.

The light flashing sequence you see is normal, so is the lack of noise.
As mentioned elsewhere locking with the key arms the immobiliser plus
the alarm for the doors and bonnet but not the interior sensors.

If you remove the radio and take the serial number plus the vehicle's
VIN number to your friendly (?) local dealer he'll get you the code;
normally for free.

--
Regards

Steve G

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Jun 29, 2005

• #4

On or around Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:41:52 +0100, "Dom J"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Just picked up the Disco, so far very impressed. Some more questions i'm
>afraid.

what age disco?
>
>When i lock the drivers door with key (No fob) the hazards flash 3 times.
>When i unlock they flash once. I'm assuming the x3 means imobiliser/alarm
>engaged and x1 means disengaged. No sign of alarm sounder though
>
>Should i have a fob or not?. So far i have 3 keys, 1 for ignition. 1 for
>doors and 1 for fuel cap.
>
>Radio wants a code. If LR want money for the code, is there a way for doing
>it for free?.

you should be able to get it from LR. Either that or one of the denizens
here may have access to the database.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

 

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Merlin©

Guest

• Jun 29, 2005

• #5

Look under the rubber mat on the transmission tunnel behind the gear
lever,worth a try, thats where my code resided on a sticker in my Disco.

Chris 1990 200Tdi Disco

 

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Dom J

Guest

• Jun 29, 2005

• #6

Thanks for you replys. So far i have:

Been to LR main dealer re radio codes. Yes they can help me and yes they
can get the code for me for free. But they want to see the logbook, which i
have sent off to the DVLC to have my details put on it. Looks like i'll
have to wait until Swansea send it back to me.

I had a look in a Haynes book of lies today about the flashing hazards/
locking. May try and get a fob at some point.

Dom J

 

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Dom J

Guest

• Jun 29, 2005

• #7

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:41:52 +0100, "Dom J"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> >Just picked up the Disco, so far very impressed. Some more questions i'm
> >afraid.
>
> what age disco?
> >

M reg V8i Auto

Dom J

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Jun 29, 2005

• #8

On or around Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:51:32 +0100, "Dom J"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Thanks for you replys. So far i have:
>
>Been to LR main dealer re radio codes. Yes they can help me and yes they
>can get the code for me for free. But they want to see the logbook, which i
>have sent off to the DVLC to have my details put on it. Looks like i'll
>have to wait until Swansea send it back to me.
>
>I had a look in a Haynes book of lies today about the flashing hazards/
>locking. May try and get a fob at some point.

as has been said: fob arms the interior doofrit.

3 flashes is correct. If you do it with the fob and get one long flash
instead of 3 short, it means the fob batteries are getting weak.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

 

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Natalie Drest

Guest

• Jun 30, 2005

• #9

"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dom J wrote:
> > Radio wants a code. If LR want money for the code, is there a way for
doing
> > it for free?.
> >
> > Dom J


> Hi Dom,
>

> If you remove the radio and take the serial number plus the vehicle's
> VIN number to your friendly (?) local dealer he'll get you the code;
> normally for free.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Steve G

Or you could check in the books thath came with the vehicle, if you received
any. The code should be quoted in a couple of places, perhaps on a small
credit-card sized card as well.

Sory if that's stating the obvious, but it's easier than removing the radio,
and just might have been overlooked.


--
"fame is proof that people are gullible"- Ralph Waldo Emerson