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hi, i felt pretty stupid the night before last stranded at a motorway services unable to start my impreza.
nothing wrong with the car.......it was the batteries in the key fob. i've a my00 turbo and couldn't get the immobilizer to click off, or turn the alarm on.
no batteries to be found in esso station or any of the shops at the services.
i tried countless times and kept taking and putting back in the batteries.
at this point i was about to ring directline rescue, so i opened the bonnet and tried one last time...............
it worked
i think this was luck rather than anything to do with the bonnet being open
didn't stop before i got home and got 2 batteries from a watch shop the next day.
is there anyway to start the car without the fob, ie with key etc. ? does that key pad in the glove box help at all ?
but PM me if there is so as not to tell all the car thieves how to do it.
cheers matt
nothing wrong with the car.......it was the batteries in the key fob. i've a my00 turbo and couldn't get the immobilizer to click off, or turn the alarm on.
no batteries to be found in esso station or any of the shops at the services.
i tried countless times and kept taking and putting back in the batteries.
at this point i was about to ring directline rescue, so i opened the bonnet and tried one last time...............
it worked
i think this was luck rather than anything to do with the bonnet being open
didn't stop before i got home and got 2 batteries from a watch shop the next day.
is there anyway to start the car without the fob, ie with key etc. ? does that key pad in the glove box help at all ?
but PM me if there is so as not to tell all the car thieves how to do it.
cheers matt
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Don't think batteries are your problem. You'll probably find the services is near a radio mast - well know for producing exactly the symptooms you describe in a MY00. Holding it over the nearside wiper used to work for me (eventually).
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Originally Posted by chris's scooby
Enter the PIN code into the key pad then use the key as normal.
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unfortunatly this problem happens to a great number of us... The fob will not interact with the immob unit due to the signal interference from nearby masts...
Either enter the immob pin manually or try putting the fob well near the immob unit - this has worked in the past for a number of us...
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Either enter the immob pin manually or try putting the fob well near the immob unit - this has worked in the past for a number of us...
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Your problem with the masts, freq etc if you go into your dealer it cost £40 all in thats supply of new alarm brain module and fitting And the best thing is when you get this done you get a NEW PIN CODE for your glove box keypad so no-one will have it except you as the older some of the Classics get the more hands they change the more people know the code. Get it done will save you all the hassle again and maybe even your car one day.
I got this done on my P1 the day i purchsed it
I got this done on my P1 the day i purchsed it
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Agree with phone masts. Had the same problem in my MY00 until I got the dealer to change the alarm ECU for free but watch out some of them want to charge you for it so try phoning round a few.
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This happened to me a few weeks back on the 405. The key fob activates the alarm/immob, but it wouldnt open the doors or de-activate. I opened the doors with the key and the alarm went ff, so I disconnected the battery.
This stopped the alarm, but was still immob'd.
It takes 3 of those watch type batteries, but I had no spares so as a last resort I connected the terminals up to on of those 12v batteries (the ones you can lick for a shock ) and hey presto it worked.
So if it happens again, try buying a square 12v battery and using that.
This stopped the alarm, but was still immob'd.
It takes 3 of those watch type batteries, but I had no spares so as a last resort I connected the terminals up to on of those 12v batteries (the ones you can lick for a shock ) and hey presto it worked.
So if it happens again, try buying a square 12v battery and using that.
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thanks for the replies,
i think it was the batteries because the little red LED (under the "u" of subaru) on the key fob wasn't lighting up.
cheers matt
i think it was the batteries because the little red LED (under the "u" of subaru) on the key fob wasn't lighting up.
cheers matt
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inside the glovebox, top right.
and i read up in the handbook last night you can change the pin and set it to "super lock" where the fob doesn't work and you need the pin. eg. leaving at long term airport parking.
and i read up in the handbook last night you can change the pin and set it to "super lock" where the fob doesn't work and you need the pin. eg. leaving at long term airport parking.
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Thats strange as we have two mobile mast sites at work at two of our industrial estateswhich i have parked close to on numerous occasions in both my old MY99 and my new 04 and i have never had the slightest problem
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I went to visit someone working for SouthWest Trains in the summer.
I parked in the yard, about 5 ft away from a new Electric train.
We had to push the car accross the carpark before the remote would deactivate the imobiliser.
So it certainly can be caused by electrical interference.
I parked in the yard, about 5 ft away from a new Electric train.
We had to push the car accross the carpark before the remote would deactivate the imobiliser.
So it certainly can be caused by electrical interference.
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(GEDDON) You can get the PIN from the previous owner, in the log book. Only give your phone number when you write though, he has your PIN remember!
Another trick, is to put the fob to your head, this creates an amplified signal through your arm and often sorts the problem out.
Another trick, is to put the fob to your head, this creates an amplified signal through your arm and often sorts the problem out.
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