Scottish Elises

just changed both batterys on my key fobs and now they aint working

the bloody manual is inside the car aswell , cant seem to open it with keys either , is there a special tchnique ?

change them back?

If it's a soft top you can probably peel the roof off with some imagination and suitable home made implements fed between the window top and the cant rail - you just need some hook shape (think bent coat hanger) to push through and pick up and pull the release levers.

If it's a hard top, you are screwed.

There is a procedure for changing the batteries and I am guessing it involves having one working remote.

I assume that having unlocked the door by rotating the key in the lock, the central locking still doesn't allow the door to open? On my S2 exige the c/l button was on the cup holder between the seats IIRC - you might be able to fashion a suitable implement to squeeze through between window top and roof to press that (think long length of stiff wire or perhaps a length of copper pipe hammered flat).

Call MMC before they close?

Failing that, pick a window (I suggest pax window - rear window is a clam off job to replace, as is the windscreen, and it's easier to live without a pax window than a driver's window).

Cheers,
Robin

Exige!!! hard roof faction! Going with greg's idea!

Rag_It wrote:Exige!!! hard roof faction! Going with greg's idea!

It has to be worth a go, in case the new batteries are gash - but I don't know whether there is something volatile in the plip that needs to be reset (or relearned by the alarm base unit). Often these things are rotating key sequences - if you remove the battery you reset the key sequence - or similar crypto babble.

Cheers,
Robin

Hammer?

If you can, slip something between the window and the roof so you can drop in a piece of chord with a slip knot on the end, lasso the tit on the door, putt the cord forward to tighten and then try and pull up.

Then you'll have a piece of string caught in the door as well as being locked out....

i dont understand, whats the point in having a key lock if it doesnt work when the battery is dead ?

and what is a c/l button - whats it for ?

really panicking now , anyone have a manual to hand ? must be somesort of sequence.......havin no luck with this car so far

I had this issue hold down both buttons for over 3 secs the light should flash or something then press the big button this should set the flobb back in sync with the alarm

If you are in the AA then just call them.

tut

Bummer. Check the new battery is ok if you can. When I had the same problem it turned out the 'new' battery was deader (that a word?) than the old one...didn't know anything about any reset procedure voodoo, and didn't need it- second battery worked no bother..(04, S2)

If its like an S2 Elise I can get the door open using a bit of wire . Just tried it on my car and got in .

phew ....I am in !

phoned MMC, hold both keys down till flashing red light stops then press big button ..must remember for future!

Stolen from the manual j33ama :-

Remove old battery and wait 10 seconds before inserting new one.
May require a re-sync after battery replacement... to do this:-

Stand close to car and hold down both buttons until LED on the key is extinguished (approx 10 seconds)
Release both buttons.
Press the large button for approx 1 second
Sync complete.

Hope this helps you get back in !!

EDITED: You must have posted as I was typing up... hey ho, at least you are back in anyway. There's a seperate process for a brand new key and you need a PIN for that.

Andy.

thanks for checking for me m8 !