Recent content by goffretus

Many thanks for your responses. I never really tried to lock with anything other than the fob So looks like the problem is the door lock. When turning the key anti-clockwise to lock, the key just turns as far as a 5 minutes to the hour position. Is that correct or should it go further? If...

Greeings There appears to be a (rather complicated) way of programming a new key fob for a disco 1. Does anyone know if it can also be done for a Freelander 1 ? Thanks G

I'm a long way from a tow. I think the ECU has registered a break-in and has somehow just blocked everything. Drivers door - unlocked and cannot lock with key - beeps once when opened or closed - can be locked from inside - central locking button disactivated Ignition on - lights come...

I'm a long way from a tow. Unfortunately the vehicle is armed (flashing red warning light on dash) so Drivers door - unlocked and cannot lock with key - beeps once when opened or closed Ignition on - lights come on dashboard - windscreen wipers work - engine not starting Bonnet -...

"Thanks for all the useful input" can be interpreted 2 ways, yours is exclusive, mine was intended to be inclusive. Also keep in mind some of the 'greetings' were scarcely friendly. And yes I did get to the mountains, but in a very old and battered VW Polo which has never broken down and has...

Well the answer to the puzzle is that the door lock simply does not turn, even when unlocked by the remote, so either its a different key or something is broken inside. I've only used the car a few times as it is kept for ski trips to the mountains so I must assume I've always used the remote...

Well, Teddy was wrong, the key did not open the door which must be rather obvious from the question. Perhaps he did not take account of it being a series 1, the series 2 apparently corrected the issue with some kind of additional keylock, hidden maybe? Thank you Disco_Mikey and Hippo for your...

I have a 1998 Freelander 1 / 1.8 with a flat battery (no flashing red light on the dashboard). I have the key and put a new battery in the fob but I cannot unlock the car so cannot access the engine compartment to change the main battery. Surely this must happen with some frequency so presumably...