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Old 02-12-2006, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbo
---this same car will not unlock by remote until you are practically reaching for the door handle. Is this normal since it is infrared??? I may be spoiled by my Chevy crew cab and the 91 420SEL we had it installed on.
Read the instructions in the owner's manual on checking/replacing the remote battery and synchronizing remote control. The little springs that contact and capture the battery get loose and dirty. Open the unit, clean them with q-tip and isopropyl alcohol where they touch the battery, re-bend them so they provide good pressure on the battery, re-assemble with fresh/clean battery, finally, re-synchronize the remote. If you don't have an owner's manual, you really should get one.
Good luck, Dan
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