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BirdDog · 05-20-2018, 10:36 PM

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Are you sure that the battery in the remote (key fob) is not dead?

The car will stop listening for the remotes after about 5 days (the car turns this off to conserve power). After that you have to use the key (in the door) to get inside. Once you use the key to unlock the door you should be able to use the remote functions again.

As far as I know, the (car) battery going dead shouldn't mess up the computer's settings...

If there's a reset process I'm sure someone here will chime in...

My bet is that the battery in your remote (key fob) is dead.

05-20-2018, 10:36 PM	#2
BirdDog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 419	Skip Are you sure that the battery in the remote (key fob) is not dead? The car will stop listening for the remotes after about 5 days (the car turns this off to conserve power). After that you have to use the key (in the door) to get inside. Once you use the key to unlock the door you should be able to use the remote functions again. As far as I know, the (car) battery going dead shouldn't mess up the computer's settings... If there's a reset process I'm sure someone here will chime in... My bet is that the battery in your remote (key fob) is dead. __________________ 2001 Boxster S - Speed Yellow, Black Leather, Tiptronic, Jake Raby rebuilt 3.2 with IMS Solution Last edited by BirdDog; 05-20-2018 at 10:39 PM.