Infrared fob re-pairing

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Rich and Karen White, Mar 6, 2004.

  1. I have a 95 Omega with infrared central locking/immobiliser. It was playing
    up some months ago - started by just being erratic and then finally stopped
    working altogether. I disconnected the sense wire from the control box to
    the immobiliser, so that at least the car would not be disabled, and then
    and I reset the whole lot but leaving the control unit (by drivers footwell)
    disconnected, and also removing the fob batteries, for a couple of days.
    When I reconnected everything it obviously didn't work, but I understood
    that there was some re-pairing procedure to do with turning on the ignition
    and pressing the fob button. I tried this and the interior light flashes
    three times. When I did it last time, it took a few attempts, and I think I
    did it 3 times, with the door open etc, and basically through trial and
    error I did get it to work again.

    Recently it started playing up again, and then stopped working. I carried
    out the same procedure, but now I cannot find the correct order/sequence to
    reset it. I still get the interrior light to flash 3 times when the
    ignition is on. I've replaced the fob batteries and I've tested the remote
    fob with a camcorder to be sure that the infrared is actually being
    generated (camcorders / webcams with CCD pick up IR, so you can see it
    flashing). Still I can't get it to go.

    Does anyone know the official/correct process to do this. It did work fine
    last time, so I don't know if it was just luck on my part finding the right
    sequence, but I just can't get it to work this time.

    Someone did tell me that they thought there was some door lock turing
    sequence, but I think that it for the wireless (not IR) systems on later
    models. I don't have any kind of security code documentation, so perhapos I
    need that, but since it worked last time, I would have thought that this is
    a fairly straightforward process.

    Any thoughts,

    cheers,

    Rich
     
    Rich and Karen White, Mar 6, 2004
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