Hi all,
I posted earlier about some weird things happening with my advanced keys. At the same time other weird things have cropped up.
Recap- The buttons on my advanced keys no longer lock/unlock the car (I have 3 remotes and none work). Having the key close to the door handle and pressing the black button on the door handle doesn't work either. If I have the advanced keys close to the handle and I hit the black button, I get the chirps like you get to warn you that you are walking away with they key but nothing happens. It doesn't chirp if I press the button on the handle without the key on me. So it is able to somehow know that the key is close. I need to slide out the physical key out of the advanced key and use that. Strangely enough I can start the car normally (obviously as long as the advanced key is in range)
At the same exact time that above problem started, my TPMS light turns on. Well I should say, sometimes it flashes and sometimes it turns off. But usually it is on. All of my tires are at 35psi cold. If this is a bad sensor, is there a way to find out which wheel is showing low?
2 days after the above problems started, I had the car unlocked and opened the rear hatch. The car alarm goes off. I didn't know how to turn it off. I thought maybe starting the car would do it. Get this......the car started.....with the alarm still going off. I then put the physical key into the ignition and the alarm stopped. It may have been coincidence or this may be how to turn it off....I'll need to look this up.
My wife mentioned to me that a few days ago the vehicle wouldn't start. She had to turn the ignition on/off 2 times before it would start.
I have no idea how to diagnose/address these issues. I am considering unplugging the battery but that isn't giving me the warm/fuzzies. The sounds more like a desperation move on my part.
I found how to get into the diagnostic test (I have NAV). There is an entry for remote control test. In that test, it asks to press the remote control buttons. I am assuming that this is for the advanced key. Pressing the buttons shows the light on the remote light up, but the car doesn't see anything.
Thanks,
I posted earlier about some weird things happening with my advanced keys. At the same time other weird things have cropped up.
Recap- The buttons on my advanced keys no longer lock/unlock the car (I have 3 remotes and none work). Having the key close to the door handle and pressing the black button on the door handle doesn't work either. If I have the advanced keys close to the handle and I hit the black button, I get the chirps like you get to warn you that you are walking away with they key but nothing happens. It doesn't chirp if I press the button on the handle without the key on me. So it is able to somehow know that the key is close. I need to slide out the physical key out of the advanced key and use that. Strangely enough I can start the car normally (obviously as long as the advanced key is in range)
At the same exact time that above problem started, my TPMS light turns on. Well I should say, sometimes it flashes and sometimes it turns off. But usually it is on. All of my tires are at 35psi cold. If this is a bad sensor, is there a way to find out which wheel is showing low?
2 days after the above problems started, I had the car unlocked and opened the rear hatch. The car alarm goes off. I didn't know how to turn it off. I thought maybe starting the car would do it. Get this......the car started.....with the alarm still going off. I then put the physical key into the ignition and the alarm stopped. It may have been coincidence or this may be how to turn it off....I'll need to look this up.
My wife mentioned to me that a few days ago the vehicle wouldn't start. She had to turn the ignition on/off 2 times before it would start.
I have no idea how to diagnose/address these issues. I am considering unplugging the battery but that isn't giving me the warm/fuzzies. The sounds more like a desperation move on my part.
I found how to get into the diagnostic test (I have NAV). There is an entry for remote control test. In that test, it asks to press the remote control buttons. I am assuming that this is for the advanced key. Pressing the buttons shows the light on the remote light up, but the car doesn't see anything.
Thanks,
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