Remote Control Question

[szeps]

Hi all.
Just a quick question about the remote on a AUII Forte - one press on the lock button obviously locks doors, but when i press it twice, the blinkers flash again and the car emits a short quiet toot of the horn.
What does the second press do?

Thanks guys!

Tim.

[My AU]

The second press tells you that you've pressed the button one too many times
It means the doors have already been locked I think.

[GK]

Originally Posted by My AU

The second press tells you that you've pressed the button one too many times
It means the doors have already been locked I think.

That's correct!

The car is saying, "hey I'm locked already!" LOL!

Bye the way, you can set the remote to open all the doors or just the driver's door. Just hold the lock and unlock buttons together for about 5 or so seconds, the lights will flash to let you know that you've changed it!

Give it a go if you like. If you already know this, just ignore me! LOL!

Cheers,

GK

[My AU]

GK thankyou so much for that. I'm going to do that as soon as Mrs. My AU brings it home. Love this forum!

[GK]

Originally Posted by My AU

GK thankyou so much for that. I'm going to do that as soon as Mrs. My AU brings it home. Love this forum!

Same!

GK

[Smoke Pursuit]

The 2 stage unlocking only works on AUII onwards witht he Smartshield technology and the 4 Button remote, wont work on AUI with smartlock and 2 button remote.

[GlennBA]

Originally Posted by My AU

GK thankyou so much for that. I'm going to do that as soon as Mrs. My AU brings it home. Love this forum!

Don't forget to do it with both remotes as you can set 1 remote to dual stage unlocking, and the other to single stage unlocking.

[szeps]

Originally Posted by My AU

The second press tells you that you've pressed the button one too many times
It means the doors have already been locked I think.

Thanks mate.
I thought it may have had an alarm fitted, and that this was arming it, but the manual said nothing about any alarms - only the immobiliser...
So cheers for the reply

[GK]

Originally Posted by GlennAUII

Don't forget to do it with both remotes as you can set 1 remote to dual stage unlocking, and the other to single stage unlocking.

Or you can leave your wife's remote so that only she can get in from her door when the car is opened. It's a car jacking safety thing I assume. Depends on how she uses the car I suppose.

I set my remote to open all doors because I'm always loading and unloading things from the rear seat!


GK

[GK]

Originally Posted by ShockWaveXR6na

The 2 stage unlocking only works on AUII onwards witht he Smartshield technology and the 4 Button remote, wont work on AUI with smartlock and 2 button remote.

True, my Series one unlocks all at once, only my Series 2 lets me choose.

Actually some Series 1 can as they got the Smartshield upgrade sometime. I think it was May or June 99.

I'll see if I can find out. I asked about this last year as a guy around the corner has the same wagon (99 Series 1 Futura) as me but had a blinking light (ala Smartshield) on the dash. I asked and got an answer, again on the forum! LOL!

*Checking past threads on forum*

Found it!

This was found by LG in July 05

Smartshield

'Smartshield' is an enhanced version of the Smartlock vehicle immobilisation system it replaces. The most significant upgrade to the system is the addition of a transponder to the ignition key. The transponder 'talks' to the vehicle's electrical system when the ignition is switched on, the management system will not start the car unless the correct signal is received. The signal is an encrypted rolling code that cannot be duplicated.

With the introduction of Smartshield, and a warning notice on the side glass, the NRMA security rating on the vehicle increases to 85.

Smartshield will be standard on all Falcon passenger and light commercial vehicles from June 7th."

Enjoy!

GK