WoolyFox
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Good morning all and Merry Christmas.
My land cruiser has given me a gift, non functioning central locking from the remote!
Started off a month ago when it sometimes wouldn't unlock unless I was next to the car but always worked. Now it won't even do that if standing next to the car trying to unlock. All doors unlock fine using the key in the driver's door.
Once unlocked once the remote locking then works! I can unlock and lock the doors in the remote no problem.
I have already replaced the battery in the key (CR1616 as written on the battery cover) and still have the problem.
I wonder if it's the battery or the fuse. I am erring towards dying battery as on cold mornings the car interior lights are very dim when cranking the engine then stay dim for a good 2 minutes. Same happens if you put on the rear window heater, side mirror heater and seat heaters on cold mornings. I do not see dimming of interior lights if the car is already warmed up or it's warm weather.
Before I invest in a 830A CCA battery, can someone suggest the next step in trouble shooting?
I have read the other threads on this but saw the solution was a new key fob battery which hasn't worked in my case.
My land cruiser has given me a gift, non functioning central locking from the remote!
Started off a month ago when it sometimes wouldn't unlock unless I was next to the car but always worked. Now it won't even do that if standing next to the car trying to unlock. All doors unlock fine using the key in the driver's door.
Once unlocked once the remote locking then works! I can unlock and lock the doors in the remote no problem.
I have already replaced the battery in the key (CR1616 as written on the battery cover) and still have the problem.
I wonder if it's the battery or the fuse. I am erring towards dying battery as on cold mornings the car interior lights are very dim when cranking the engine then stay dim for a good 2 minutes. Same happens if you put on the rear window heater, side mirror heater and seat heaters on cold mornings. I do not see dimming of interior lights if the car is already warmed up or it's warm weather.
Before I invest in a 830A CCA battery, can someone suggest the next step in trouble shooting?
I have read the other threads on this but saw the solution was a new key fob battery which hasn't worked in my case.