Afternoon all. My wife and I are stuck 140 miles from home as the key fob won't unlock the car and nothing happens if I try and unlock manually. Red alarm light just cintinues to flash so am assuming the fob battery is the culprit?

Any suggestions welcome as minimum 2 hour wait for the RAC currently and it is blinkin' cold out here..

Anywhere to buy key fob battery ? 2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998

Sadly not on a Sunday near here. Was wondering if my hearing aid battery or the Fbh remote battery might fit...or at least work for long enough if held in place..but can't seem to get key open to see the battery.

I believe the 2007 has a non-replaceable, rechargeable battery in the key fob. Open the key from the side of the fob and open the door. I think the driver's door has the keyhole on the 2007. Alarm may go off which may be deactivated when you put the key in the ignition. I guess if the fob battery is knackered you might need a new fob from the dealer.

Apologies if my facts are wrong. I'm going from memory and thought you might need a quicker response.

Good luck  2012 5.0L S/C
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Just read the bit about nothing happening when you tried the manual opening. Sorry missed that first time. Door locks do sometimes not function. Another search on the site might be needed for that one. 2012 5.0L S/C
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I seem to recall, once in the car with the metal key

In some you can offer the useless fob up under the steering wheel and somehow it will connect, even with a battery

Bill Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

Looks like find a coffee shop and wait for the breakdown guy, a right pain !!! 2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998

Is the light on the key working when you press the buttons?

The red alarm light will work down to around 8v... The key battery is unchangeable, soldered in internally and recharges through the ignition so, i would find a way of getting some power to the car for the CL to work sir...

No light on key Craig..it is a flip key? Useful to know battery charges off the car however!

Ok so just before RAC guy arrived I tried a suggestion from anotjer thread on here to put key to my head whilst stood right next to car..and she unlocked! RAC man thought there must be some interference from somewhere which makes sense...but looks like I will still need to sort manual lock since it doesn't work.

Thanks for all the helpful advice chaps..

Glad you got it sorted

There is a simple rod on the lock that often gets knocked off when doing other jobs... An easy sort most of the time...

But a lesson to all... CHECK YOUR DOOR LOCK WORKS...

Another thing I just remembered (a bit late ) is that the fob works best near the rear side windows where the antenna is. 2012 5.0L S/C
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The key to head is amazing, it doubles the range of my FFRR remote. 2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998

Meant to say , glad you got it sorted 👍👍👍 2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998

dolph34 wrote:

The key to head is amazing, it doubles the range of my FFRR remote.

I saw Clarkson doing it on top gear years ago but no idea how it works [/list] 2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998