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KESSY no longer working & getting an alert - Keyless Access System Faulty on the dash. Goes off at different speeds & its really distracting. Been waiting 6 weeks to get the dealer to look at the fault. theyve done that today & charged me £100 to tell me I need a new passenger door handle which doesnt come painted, so that will need painting so its another £420 They cant fit it in for another month & in the meantime they tell me theres nothing they can do about the alert & they cant turn KESSY off. If I could just turn off the alert, I would live without having KESSY as its almost a 10 year old car. Just checking before I spend a load of unecessary cash - is there definitely no way to disable KESSY through software configuration? (theres no option in the setup on the console btw - Ive already checked there) thanks

Did you manage to resolve? Im having same issue.

Thanks Scout. Breakdown service we get through Nationwide BS came out this morning - confirmed battery is on the way out. Halfords fit an AGM battery for £184 including sorting the computer so will book that in for tomorrow. https://www.halfords.com/motoring/batteries/car-batteries/halfords--096agm-start%2Fstop-agm-12v-car-battery-5-year-guarantee-548638.html

Evening all. Tried to unlock car using both keyfobs, red light on fob lights up but doors dont unlock. Didnt have time to look at it as was running late & managed to get a lift to work. Im guessing you can remove the keycover. 2014 plate octavia mk3 - is it likely to be a battery issue? How long should the batteries last - does 6 years sound about right? Assuming I need to replace, whats a good suggestion? Im guessing it needs to be a start/stop battery - not sure of the difference between AGM & EFB. Not after anything too expensive as will probably be selling the car in the next 2-3 years. Ive got a 1.4 TSI Thanks