car lock remote ! to unlock have to be close.any solution please

alykhalil

i have a renault laguna 1997 model 5 door but the remote in the key is so NOT good that i have to literally point it at the censor (which is under the rear view mirror) to unlock or lock the car...batteries are fine, changed them 3 times in 1 year.

are there any solutions please ?
thank you

fairenoughclough

Hold the key against your head when operating.

It acts like an aerial, saw it on "Top Gear" and it does work.

Stephen_Webber

On Fords the frequency used can drift over time, making the key less sensitive. There is a way of resynchronising this frequency which can be found here: http://www.mirez.co.uk/KeyProg.htm

I'm not sure if there is a Renault equivalent.

Cheers,
Stephen

Skint_Catt

My Rover remote locking used to have to be held against the window - it wasn't a fault just a short range sensor!

S_C

alykhalil

Stephen_Webber wrote:

On Fords the frequency used can drift over time, making the key less sensitive. There is a way of resynchronising this frequency which can be found here: http://www.mirez.co.uk/KeyProg.htm

I'm not sure if there is a Renault equivalent.

Cheers,
Stephen

do you think i should try it or will it ruin things...

alykhalil

fairenoughclough wrote:

Hold the key against your head when operating.

It acts like an aerial, saw it on "Top Gear" and it does work.

will surely try that...(though it makes me laugh)..hehe

alykhalil

so do i assume there is no solution...cheers

gustav

alykhalil wrote:

so do i assume there is no solution...cheers

Yep. My 1995 ZX is just as bad - stand by the drivers door, and point at the sensor.
Must be a french thing. :rudolf:

monkeyspanner

I think this is a feature of that generation of Renault remotes. We had a 1998 Scenic and you had to be close for it to work it also had a tendancy to lose its blip code and needed to use another key to unlock. Changing the batteries doesn't make any difference although dealer tried this on us a couple of times. It doesn't help you but the remotes on newer models work well from a long distance.

balsingh

If I am right, older Renaults/Peugeots etc used infra-red remotes. These have to be pointed directly at the reciever near the rear view mirror. They work like your TV remote and the sensors need to be directly in sight of each other. Newer cars have radio keys which work atr longer range and dont have to be "in sight".

alykhalil

i just cant believe there is no solution..there has to be some sort of IR extension or something or some solution...gotta check ebay..haha