Urgent Help - Central locking not working, strange chimes!

Hi
Hoping someone can help?
Stuck 200 miles from home at my parents house and not sure what to do.
I have a 1999 TD5 which has just stated having a problem with the central locking. A few days ago it refused to lock so had to lock manually. I replaced the battery in the key fob and wiggled the fuse and this seemed to do the trick. However I tried this morning to open but nothing happened. I opened drivers door manually with the key and put in ignition to see if it would start. as soon as warning lights came on I get 6 chimes (anyone any idea?). The car will start but the symbol beside the mileometer now shows a cross across the gear selection i.e. put into Drive and it does but with a strike across. I moved vehicle forward and back by about 6ft so going into gears.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing this? I need to get home today but don't want to start unless I know I'll make it!
Any help gratefully appreciated

never heard of this but the first thing i would be thinking of doing is getting it pluged in to find any faults but go to a land rover specilist and he may give you some ideas are you getting any water leaks in the passinger foot well that could have got into the BCU behind the glove box??

I had something very similar to this when I tried out my spare fob (2001 TD5 ES Auto). I couldn't work out what the little symbol meant either.

After starting a couple of times and leaving it for an hour or so it seemed to sort itself out.

I had something close to that but besides the central locking my direction indicators were mad to...........it was a broken contact inside the BCU, we had to desassemble the BCU and fix it........not an easy trick...."martinhollings" got it from the beginning. To be sure you have to check it on tester,........all the ways will lead you to BCU, check this out

General
The anti-theft system deters the theft of the vehicle with both active and passive systems. The active systems monitor the vehicle perimeter and, in some markets the vehicle interior, for intrusion. If the system detects intrusion, an alarm
sounds. The passive systems include a vehicle immobiliser as well as protection against intrusion through super locking the doors. The vehicle is immobilised whenever the ignition key is removed from the ignition switch. Super locking prevents the interior door handles from opening the doors. In addition, there are many features and functions
that enhance system operation.
It is possible to perform the various functions associated with the anti-theft system remotely. To accomplish this, the handset generates a radio frequency when the lock button or unlock button is depressed. This signal is transmitted to the Body Control Unit (BCU) via a receiver located in front of rear sunroof beneath the headlining. Precise alignment of the handset to the receiver is not necessary. The approximate operating range between the handset and the receiver is 10 metres (33 feet).
It is important to understand the configuration of the system on each particular vehicle. There are many different combinations of features with dedicated operating modes. System configuration for each vehicle can be determined using TestBook.
The anti-theft system is controlled centrally by the BCU, which is located below and behind the passenger glovebox.
A serial communication link communicates between the Intelligent Driver Module (IDM) located within the fusebox, the BCU and the LED located in the instrument panel.
The state of the alarm is stored in the BCU. If the battery is disconnected while the alarm is armed, the alarm will be triggered when the battery is reconnected.
NOTE: Disconnecting the battery while the alarm is armed triggers the alarm. Always disarm the alarm system before disconnecting the battery.
The BCU also receives inputs from the following components:
l Ignition key in sensor.
l Ignition switch.
l Fuel cut off switch.
l Fuel flap release switch.
The BCU also interacts with the following components:
l Starter relay.
l Vehicle horns.
l Direction indicators.
l Fuel flap release actuator.
l Courtesy lamps.

If you want to go deeper see Workshop Manual-- Alarm system and horn--Operation.......But for this you have to have enough time and endurance.

i had the same problem this weekend after a charity car wash by the local fire brigade
there is alot of water released by a fire hose once the car had dryed out all seemed well.

sierrafery said:

I had something close to that but besides the central locking my direction indicators were mad to...........it was a broken contact inside the BCU, we had to desassemble the BCU and fix it........not an easy trick...."martinhollings" got it from the beginning. To be sure you have to check it on tester,........all the ways will lead you to BCU, check this out

General
The anti-theft system deters the theft of the vehicle with both active and passive systems. The active systems monitor the vehicle perimeter and, in some markets the vehicle interior, for intrusion. If the system detects intrusion, an alarm
sounds. The passive systems include a vehicle immobiliser as well as protection against intrusion through super locking the doors. The vehicle is immobilised whenever the ignition key is removed from the ignition switch. Super locking prevents the interior door handles from opening the doors. In addition, there are many features and functions
that enhance system operation.
It is possible to perform the various functions associated with the anti-theft system remotely. To accomplish this, the handset generates a radio frequency when the lock button or unlock button is depressed. This signal is transmitted to the Body Control Unit (BCU) via a receiver located in front of rear sunroof beneath the headlining. Precise alignment of the handset to the receiver is not necessary. The approximate operating range between the handset and the receiver is 10 metres (33 feet).
It is important to understand the configuration of the system on each particular vehicle. There are many different combinations of features with dedicated operating modes. System configuration for each vehicle can be determined using TestBook.
The anti-theft system is controlled centrally by the BCU, which is located below and behind the passenger glovebox.
A serial communication link communicates between the Intelligent Driver Module (IDM) located within the fusebox, the BCU and the LED located in the instrument panel.
The state of the alarm is stored in the BCU. If the battery is disconnected while the alarm is armed, the alarm will be triggered when the battery is reconnected.
NOTE: Disconnecting the battery while the alarm is armed triggers the alarm. Always disarm the alarm system before disconnecting the battery.
The BCU also receives inputs from the following components:
l Ignition key in sensor.
l Ignition switch.
l Fuel cut off switch.
l Fuel flap release switch.
The BCU also interacts with the following components:
l Starter relay.
l Vehicle horns.
l Direction indicators.
l Fuel flap release actuator.
l Courtesy lamps.

If you want to go deeper see Workshop Manual-- Alarm system and horn--Operation.......But for this you have to have enough time and endurance.

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I've just had a new BCU fitted by Country Rover of Chard and now when unlocking and locking the indicaters dont flash at all, the red led on the dash dosen't flash rapidly for 10 secs when locking, and keys can be removed from ignition for a long time and the imobiliser does not come into effect. Also after unlocking with fob, starting engine,switching off again then when battery disconnected the alarm sounder keeps going off. any ideas?

the bcu has not been set up properly there are many different setings for security and it is possable one has been missed its not hard to turn the imobiliser back on

martinhollings said:

the bcu has not been set up properly there are many different setings for security and it is possable one has been missed its not hard to turn the imobiliser back on

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Will I be able to do it with Hawkeye

nanocom yes hawkeye no idea

DISCO-DRIVER said:

Will I be able to do it with Hawkeye

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As I see on aplication list of Hawkeye>>

Discovery Series II Security 1998 - 2005> Valeo BCU> 0 0 X 0 X 0 > J1962 (BA 5071), the first X is for live data, the second for actuators, might have been the 6'th line an X for programming....bad luck....find somebody with nanocom(or T4, or Autologic, or DEC, ......etc)

Standard system functions
All vehicles have the following functions as standard.
l Locking.
l Unlocking.
l Fuel cut off switch unlocking.
l Internal locking.
l Electric fuel flap release.
Locking
The doors are locked by pressing the lock button on the handset or by locking the vehicle from the driver's door with
the key.
In order to lock the vehicle, the following conditions must be met:
l The driver's door is closed.
l The ignition is off.
l The fuel cut off switch is not tripped.
l The bonnet is closed.
l The vehicle is not super locked.
Depending on system configuration a mislock occurs if these conditions are not met. The doors may lock (depending
on condition not met) and the system may not fully arm, depending on configuration of the system. If a mislock occurs
an audible warning is emitted and the vehicle becomes partially armed.

Configurable system functions
The following alarm system features are configurable using TestBook.
l Perimetric alarm.
l Volumetric alarm.
l Super locking.
l Partial arming.
l Mislock.
l Passive immobilisation.
l Passive remobilisation.
l Emergency key access.
l Single point entry.
l Speed related locking.
l Acclimatisation related locking.
l Visual warnings.
l Audible warning.
l Theft deterrent led.
l Transit mode.

Plug it in and it'll work like hell.

Thanks for all your responses.
Finally solved the problem after hours of trying to find. Turned out water had got into the fuse box under the steering wheel after heavy rainfall. Disconnected it and left by a radiator overnight to dry out and can you believe it all ok the next day!
Does anyone know whether you can just replace this fuse box or does it have to be programmed by LR to the car?
Many thanks

askie said:

Thanks for all your responses.
..............................
Does anyone know whether you can just replace this fuse box or does it have to be programmed by LR to the car?
Many thanks

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You can just by a proper one(the same code) and replace it. Be aware, it's not cheap.......ex. Land Rover - Fuse Box - Passenger Side - Genuine at www.rimmerbros.co.uk , but you check the code of yours

You can try this to Land rover Discovery Fuse box

got mine of ebay payed £25 they dont normaly need programing just turn the ignition on and leave for arout 15 min but i changed mine the same time as doing the bcu so i just pluged them both in and re programed the bcu with nanocom and all is ok