I don't know what's going on with the remote for my Rover 420. My remote for the central locking would only work if I held it close to the door, and then it was getting worse where I had to click it loads of times before it would lock and the beeping would stop, to turn off the immobiliser. I can't drive it unless it's locked and then unlocked with the remote, as if I don't it beeps and it doesn't start.
I went to a car parts shop to get a battery, and they said that they wouldn't fit it for me as with Rover, you have to look in the book you get with the car to do it a certain way.
As I was worried I would do it wrong, I went into the garage around the corner and asked them if they knew how to fit the battery so it would work, and a young lad put in the battery and then said he didn't know what to do once the battery was in, but luckily I still had the key turned so I didn't have to start the immobiliser again.
I got home and and removed the key from the ignition, and then read the book about how to fit the battery, so I took it out and put it back in again. I got out the car and locked it with the key in the door, and left it a few mins. The book said to unlock it with the key in the door, then press the lock button a few times to synchronise it, so I did that and nothing happens.
What am I supposed to do now? Shall I take it to a garage that specialise in Rover?
Who do I need to phone to get the number so I can over ride the immobiliser so I can drive it until I have the remote sorted?
I put the battery in correct with the facing out. Why won't my car start since I changed battery for remote? Assuming that the 420 is that same as the 214 that I had, to override the immobiliser you should have a 4 digit code which you use with the key in the drivers door lock, a bit like opening a safe e.g. If the code is 1213 you do 1 turn left, 2 right, 1 left then 3 right.
It is fairly evident that your local garage hasn't got a clue, you should have gone to a Rover agent straight off.Why won't my car start since I changed battery for remote? check the imobiliserWhy won't my car start since I changed battery for remote? Take the car to a garage who will program it correctly.
