Battery/ key card

[Jburgess455]

Hi all having a problem with my key card, sometimes it's detected sometimes its not! One key works 90% of the time the other very rarely works.... I've looked on a few forums and I've read if you disconnect the battery for 5 mins it normally cures the problem.. But I've been warned about the windows going up inch by inch or something? Has anyone solved this problem! Thanks joe :/

 

[Rogue]

Have you replaced the batteries in your keycard?

 

[Jburgess455]

No I haven't.... I was told a message would come up on the display if they needed changing

 

[Rogue]

Do the simple thing and replace the batteries first...then see how you get on.

Also, how are electric windows supposed to move if you disconnect the battery? There would be no electric....

 

[ryan197]

Do you use the slot in the dash when starting and driving?

 

[Rogue]

No? Don't tell me it charges the battery because it doesnt....

 

[newman90]

My key card will not work If I have my iPhone in the same pocket

 

[Jburgess455]

No I ment after reconnecting the battery will the windows move inch by inch? and I've been using the card in the slot

 

[Jburgess455]

My partner has a keyless megane would this affect anything

 

[Willis]

No I ment after reconnecting the battery will the windows move inch by inch?

No, complete myth.

The windows inching up is a safety thing that kicks in if you've been messing with the buttons... Trying to get both windows down the same amount for example, it kicks the safety thing in and assumes a child is playing with it so the windows only move about an inch at a time. It's easily reset anyway.

 

[Jburgess455]

I've just disconnected my battery and there's 3 negative posts and 2 earth wires but I can't remember how they go please someone send me a pic . I've connected it one way now I can't lock it! And the ESP it off and won't turn back on please help !!

 

[Jburgess455]

Now the door work great but I can't get the ESP light off

 

[Jburgess455]

Please help

 

[Jburgess455]

Turns out I just needed to turn the wheel lock to lock and the light went off

 

[Jburgess455]

Went to get in my car this morning and had to use the back up key!!!! Really annoying me now

 

[ryan197]

No? Don't tell me it charges the battery because it doesnt....

according to renault techs they do, but alot of cars key cards started working again after theyve started using the keycard in the slot again.

 

[ryan197]

have you changed the batteries in the keycard?

 

[Jburgess455]

I'm changing them after work is there any warning that they need changing like in the display messages? I use it in the slot quite a bit. My partner has a megane she's had it for over 2 years now and has only just noticed she has a key slot and hers works spot on all the time :s

 

[ryan197]

When mine was playing up it didnt show the message and for the sake of a couple of quid it worth trying that first

 

[Jburgess455]

Problem solved!!! Touch wood! Thanks for your help guys very much aprsheated!!!