| Author | Message | ||
     Lloyd Belcher (Riseosiris) New Member Username: Riseosiris Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2003 |
Greetings! My name is Lloyd and I'm the proud new owner of a '98 Discovery LE. The car is a real beauty and wonderful to drive. However, the remote entry doesn't seem to be working. I've replaced the batteries in the unit, yet nothing happens. I saw the programming instructions on this site, where you pop the hood and lock/unlock the doors in sequence, but that didn't work either! So my questions: 1.) Does that programming sequence work on a 98? (I have a two button remote btw). 2.) Do I HAVE to take it to the dealer? (They want to charge me $55 to do it!) Any help would appreciated! | ||
| Chris Gregg (Tofergregg) New Member Username: Tofergregg Post Number: 13 Registered: 05-2003 |
As far as I know, the dealer is the only one who can reprogram the 2-button remote. However, I imagine that your remote, if it once worked for your car, is probably broken - it probably would not have de-programmed itself. That, or the unit inside the car is broken. Anyway, the dealer 'only' charged me $40 for mine, so you might look for another dealer in the area. | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 223 Registered: 01-2003 |
Maybe your remote is toast. Open it up and see if any of the soldered joints have come apart. The remotes do fail. | ||
| Chris Whybrew (Dcwhybrew) Member Username: Dcwhybrew Post Number: 49 Registered: 05-2003 |
Lloyd, per the owners manual for a D1, when the remote fails to work press the lock button four times within range of the vehicle. Try that. | ||
| William L. Blakey (Wlb) New Member Username: Wlb Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2003 |
Lloyd, I also had issues with my remote. Try what Alyssa stated. I replaced the batteries and no luck. So I opened the case to find two of my connections broke. I soldered them back together and it works. Let me know. |
