Mean Green Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I was doing some work on the Disco this morning and when I was finished I left it unlocked in the drive for probably 2 hours. When I jumped back in it would not start. I locked it and unlocked and it started first time. Is this a trait of the immobiliser or do I have a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I was doing some work on the Disco this morning and when I was finished I left it unlocked in the drive for probably 2 hours. When I jumped back in it would not start. I locked it and unlocked and it started first time. Is this a trait of the immobiliser or do I have a problem? Passive Immobilisation: - 30 secs after ignition has been turned off and driver's door opened - 5 minutes after ignition has been turned off - 5 minutes after disarming theft alarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Green Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Passive Immobilisation:- 30 secs after ignition has been turned off and driver's door opened - 5 minutes after ignition has been turned off - 5 minutes after disarming theft alarm Thanks. Confirmed what I thought. Just wanted to make sure it was not going to be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Should still disarm as soon as the ignition is switched back on - may be a problem with the passive coil in the ignition barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveA Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Bogmonster is strictly correct, however I have got into difficulties, and the only way it would start was by locking, and waitin the 20 sec or so for the dash led to start flashing slowly, then unlock. It seemed to be something to do with a combination of switching off & waiting without opening door ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Green Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks. I have been having a play and discovered that I do not need to lock and unlock to get it to work, just press teh unlock button again. It is a bit of a pain, but soemthing that I am sure i will get used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 That points to the passive coil being faulty, so it isn't detecting the fob close to the ignition barrel. Nothing else will go wrong because of it, so if you can live with it then you can save the cost of repair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DiscoTD4 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 my TDi300 does exactly the same thing, I have to press the unlock button on the keyfob, it's starting to be a pain so I'm going to investigate a bit further. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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