fufkin

No, I couldn't get anything to work, so I just unlock the car manually. As long as you turn the ignition within 15s then the alarm won't go off.

Hello everyone, Does anyone know how to reprogramme a key fob? I've put a new battery in it, but I can't get it to open the car with the button. It's fine for driving and unlocking the door manually.

Thanks Jamie

Hi all, Has anyone on here fitted a towbar and wiring? With regards to wiring, is there a dedicated wiring kit available or will I have to splice onto existing?

Hi @Bjornthune. I worry this might be my problem. I currently have the passenger side carpet up to dry it out, but not the drivers side. I will have to check that too.

Did you find out what was causing the battery drain on your car?

Hi @bigjohn. That's a good idea about using talc. The car is still drying out but once I get a chance to test I will definitely do that. We've not had much rain since the carpets have been up, so I haven't noticed any more coming in.

I'm having the same issue so I'll keep an eye on this thread.

Hopefully now the carpet is up I can finally get to the bottom of it.

@jimbof I will check that also. Wouldn't that cause water to drain into the driver's side of the car instead?

Well, the light has gone out now without me fixing anything. I'm guessing the warning was caused by the water in the passenger side.

I'll be interested to find out if you find a good one. I replaced my passenger door lock 2 years ago, but alas, it has stopped working again on the key fob. I don't know if the water ingress causes the problem, but I am fixing that again at the moment as well.

Ok, the carpet is now up and as suspected there was a pool of water in the floor of the car. I've dried all that up now, but just waiting for the carpet to dry. I'll be putting a dehumidifier in there overnight to try and speed things up. I'm still getting a battery drain, so I suspect maybe a fault elsewhere. I had the battery and alternator checked and both working fine, but I have read that a faulty alternator diode can cause battery drain. I'll keep an eye on it to see if it drying out fixes this problem. @jimbof: Yes, I removed the complete housing for the pollen filter and everything was bone dry, including the foam seal. It was a bit of a pain to get it out. I suspect someone has been at it before, because the plastic deflector that the windscreen wipers go through is cracked and doesn't quite seat properly against the windscreen. @Taede: Thanks for the video. Now that the pool of water is gone, and the carpet is up, I will give the car a good soaking to see if I can identify where the water is coming in. I'm working all week so I'll get to that on Friday when I have some sunlight.

Hi Teade, I don't have a sunroof so it's not that. I've never looked at the bonnet catch. I was just putting it out there to try and find all possible causes. When the carpet comes up, I will check the drivers side as well. Where do I look in the bottom of the doors to see if it's the problem? Many thanks, fufkin.

Thanks tuningmania, I will re-check that, but all looked ok last week when I had it apart. I also checked the battery tray as these are both known culprits. I'm interested to know if there are any other usual places to look. Someone also suggested the bonnet catch bung.