I have an interesting problem on my 1998 Discovery 1
I unlocked the truck yesterday with my two button FOB, put the key in the ignition and went to start the truck as usual.
While rotating the key from I to II the electrical power in the truck suddenly went completely dead - like completely dead. I couldn’t even shift the gear lever because the shift interlock was without power.
After scratching my head, I went to test the power on the battery. When I put my voltmeter on the battery, the alarm started to go off..
Turns out the ground cable on the battery had come loose, right ans I was starting the car, and the lead of my voltmeter happened to nudge the battery cable lug so it made contact and the truck suddenly had power to triggered the alarm.
At this point, I was scrambling to get the alarm to go off by trying to start the truck, at this point it was immobilized by the alarm so while it had power the starter would not engage.
I would then close the driver door and use the fob to try to lock and unlock it but it wasn’t operating the central locking system.
Well, that didn’t work. But the alarm eventually went off, maybe after closing the door, it was pretty chaotic and embarrassing since i’m parked on the street and all my neighbors are hearing the horn / alarm going off for what seemed like an eternity!
Well I finally think to lock and unlock the central locking using the key, and that now shuts the alarm and allows me to start the car, shift into gear and drive it to my garage.
I tighten the negative cable lug and everything seems to work normally except the FOB no longer works. And I mean it doesn’t do anything, no blinking signals and no central locking.
I’m thinking somehow it is out of sync? I remember reading at some time in the past that the FOB sends out a different code each time you press it. and that this cycle of codes is somehow synchronized with the truck?
So:
- Does anybody know how to reset the FOB or do I need to go to a dealer or LR shop to reprogram it?
- Is there a tool that will allow me to reprogram the FOB
Also, before anybody suggest the steps to reprogram the single button FOB (I think a sequence of steps the owner can do) that only applies up to year 1995 and mine is the 1998.
appreciate any advice for anybody who has experienced this
I unlocked the truck yesterday with my two button FOB, put the key in the ignition and went to start the truck as usual.
While rotating the key from I to II the electrical power in the truck suddenly went completely dead - like completely dead. I couldn’t even shift the gear lever because the shift interlock was without power.
After scratching my head, I went to test the power on the battery. When I put my voltmeter on the battery, the alarm started to go off..
Turns out the ground cable on the battery had come loose, right ans I was starting the car, and the lead of my voltmeter happened to nudge the battery cable lug so it made contact and the truck suddenly had power to triggered the alarm.
At this point, I was scrambling to get the alarm to go off by trying to start the truck, at this point it was immobilized by the alarm so while it had power the starter would not engage.
I would then close the driver door and use the fob to try to lock and unlock it but it wasn’t operating the central locking system.
Well, that didn’t work. But the alarm eventually went off, maybe after closing the door, it was pretty chaotic and embarrassing since i’m parked on the street and all my neighbors are hearing the horn / alarm going off for what seemed like an eternity!
Well I finally think to lock and unlock the central locking using the key, and that now shuts the alarm and allows me to start the car, shift into gear and drive it to my garage.
I tighten the negative cable lug and everything seems to work normally except the FOB no longer works. And I mean it doesn’t do anything, no blinking signals and no central locking.
I’m thinking somehow it is out of sync? I remember reading at some time in the past that the FOB sends out a different code each time you press it. and that this cycle of codes is somehow synchronized with the truck?
So:
- Does anybody know how to reset the FOB or do I need to go to a dealer or LR shop to reprogram it?
- Is there a tool that will allow me to reprogram the FOB
Also, before anybody suggest the steps to reprogram the single button FOB (I think a sequence of steps the owner can do) that only applies up to year 1995 and mine is the 1998.
appreciate any advice for anybody who has experienced this
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