Has anyone had problems with central locking i.e. unable to lock/unlock if more than one metre away from the car. My local dealer fitted a new circuit board which increased the distance in which the key operated but since then the passenger window failed to operate. The dealer then suggested that the wiring loom was faulty, having replaced that ,the window still does not work, they are now going to fit another circuit board but they say it may reduce the operating distance of the key back to its original state.They wondered if the distance problem was due to the car being an import as the 172 they had in stock had no problems with locking.
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Has anyone had problems with central locking i.e. unable to lock/unlock if more than one metre away from the car. My local dealer fitted a new circuit board which increased the distance in which the key operated but since then the passenger window failed to operate. The dealer then suggested that the wiring loom was faulty, having replaced that ,the window still does not work, they are now going to fit another circuit board but they say it may reduce the operating distance of the key back to its original state.They wondered if the distance problem was due to the car being an import as the 172 they had in stock had no problems with locking.
Clio 1.6 16V
My old 1.6 16V Dyna+ had this problem. You normally had to use the plip almost right up to the side window to get it working. It was also variable, some days working a couple of metres away.
The 172 is completely different, being able to trigger it about 20 metres away. Both the above cars, to my knowledge use the same central locking and CAT1 Cobra alarm systems.
A few years back I installed a Cobra alarm to my MKII 16V Golf. On the wiring loom I remember there was a wire marked "antenae". I found that the trigger distance was varaiable depending where this wire was routed under the dash. I eventually routed it through the firewall into the engine bay and had no problems after that (The car shell/metalwork was acting like a screen to the radio reception) . Poke in the dark, but maybe there is a similar problem with Clio / 172s, recieving bad radio reception from their plip transmitters?
It would appear that all the cars coming into the UK are not fitted with alarm systems, these being fitted post factory in locations throughout the UK (My 172 CAT1 certificate has a Teeside stamp on it). Therefore there may be differences in how systems are installed, which may explain why some work well and other dont .......just an idea!
Mine is an import car with the CAT1 upgrade. I have no problem arming/disarming from up to 20+ metres away. Although if there are alot of other cars about (the car park at work) then sometimes the range is a little less, perhaps 10-15 metres. Ive never had to stand right up close to the car.
Maybe the problem is not the alarm, but the location. Im no rocket scientist but would not alot of other background ratiation at frequencies similar to the alarm affect its performance?
Andy
Audi TT Stronic
Okay, well I replaced the cr1220 battery and it sorta helped.
Now I can use the pliper from a few meters away, but not from the back of the car .. it only seems to work if you are standing in a striaght line away from either the passenger or drivers door, or if you are very close to the bonnet.
I will investigate further, maybe ask one of the Renault peeps where the antena is.
I think the reciever is mounted in the roof, above the passengers sunvisor. It should be attatched to the actual metal work of the vehicle. If it comes loose then range may be lost. Mark 1 this is, dont know if this helps peeps!??
Im glad im not the only person with this problem. My clio is the same. sometimes i have to have the key on the window and press the button before the thing will open yet other times i can get a good range on it 1 or 2 meters
although i did mange to get it to unlock from about 4 meteres away although that is when it was on a drive and i was at the bottom and it was parked at the top so the slant of the drive helped it
If anyone finds away of making the range better i would be very interested to here how to do it.
Thanks
At last, my local dealer has cured the problem. At first they replaced the receiver(which is in fact the ring that surrounds the ignition keyswitch) this had no effect, they then replaced the programable circuit board that controls the central locking/windows etc. Hey Presto! it works, I can now use the remote from any angle at a much greater distance away and the passenger window is back to normal. The work was all done under warrantyand the dealer could not have been more helpful.
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