Immobiliser/Alarm

So every now and then when I unlock the freelander and get in the little red light on the dash flashes like mad and there's a beeping sound.

I know for a fact that the alarm hasn't went off and no one is tampering with the car so what does this mean exactly?

I thought at first that it was because I left a window/door open but when that happens the horn sounds when you lock it. Just want to know if it's something to worry about?

Pretty sure it means the battery in your fob is getting low.

Guess what the next stage is?

GrumpyGel said:

Pretty sure it means the battery in your fob is getting low.

Guess what the next stage is?

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Oh great so I take it its not just a simple battery replacement?

Think the red light is the immobiliser which should flash whenever the steering lock is on?

Wizard2003 said:

Oh great so I take it its not just a simple battery replacement?

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try the spare key see if its the same

Stv123 said:

Think the red light is the immobiliser which should flash whenever the steering lock is on?

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Thanks Stv, yeah I know it flashes normally but it was just that it was flashing really fast with a beeping sound.

Stv123 said:

try the spare key see if its the same

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Don't have one

Wizard2003 said:

Oh great so I take it its not just a simple battery replacement?

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Yeh, just swap for a new one.

Had to replace mine recently. I googled what type it was, made sure I had a replacement and swapped it over.

Worked fine.......

For a few weeks then stopped working all together. Opened it up and the clip holding the battery to the PCB had broken free from its solder.

Mine's the early 'lucas' type, a 2K car uses a different fob and hopefully doesn't have the same fragility.

The key fob batteries are relatively easy to change, (find out how on YouTube) and replacement casings are available on eBay. I got the local tv repair guy to solder one in for me as it’s a bit fiddly., took a while to fully charge up but works fine now. Could be a problem if you don’t have

Dont have a spare that is

Wizard2003 said:

Don't have one

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Just found this if you are feeling brave. Think its very costly to go to land rover. Let us know if you have a go.

Wizard2003 said:

Oh great so I take it its not just a simple battery replacement?

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Yes. The case comes apart, so a new battery can be installed. It's a 2032 lithium coin cell. Don't use cheap though, as they don't last. Once the new battery is installed, the fob needs syncing to the car, which is done by pressing the lock button 5 times in short succession, at which point the vehicle should lock, indicating that the syncing was successful.

Stv123 said:

Just found this if you are feeling brave. Think its very costly to go to land rover. Let us know if you have a go.

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Don't think he said how much the actual key was, but that Autel AP200 was only something like £60!

Bet a LR stealer would charge you £100's to program a new key.

Stv123 said:

Just found this if you are feeling brave. Think its very costly to go to land rover. Let us know if you have a go.

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Was thinking of doing this to get an extra fob at some point!

Thanks for all the replies, I'll get a new battery next few days and hopefully that'll sort it

GrumpyGel said:

Don't think he said how much the actual key was, but that Autel AP200 was only something like £60!

Bet a LR stealer would charge you £100's to program a new key.

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When I got my FL2 The second key fob was badly worn and did not work. I did manage to resurrect it as I mentioned before, but I’ve priced a new key fob from LR and they quoted me £180 and that was eight years ago. To replace the battery and the casing cost me about.£7 at the time.