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Alan
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>>Hi there (first time poster)
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> Perhaps someone else can confirm the procedure.
The procedure I have seen here is as follows:
Close doors.
Turn ignition from 0 to II four times in less than six seconds.
The door open chime will sound once.
Press any fob button once.
Turn ignition off.
Programming is complete.
This didn't fix the problem when my fob failed. However, below is an extract
from a post I made over a year ago:
"I had exactly the same problem as you with my '99 LX. After the above
procedure, the remote function of the key still didn't work, so I assumed
the key was broken.
I needed a CR2032 battery for a remote door bell, so robbed the one from my
key fob. Some weeks later I was scrapping a computer motherboard and
realised it had the same battery; I put the battery in my keyfob on a whim.
Lo and behold! The remote function now works! Don't ask for an explanation;
I don't have one.
That was over a year ago; it still works fine. If all else fails I would try
leaving the battery out for progressively longer periods of time.
BTW, all the above information has been posted in this NG a number of times,
and could have been found using the search function in Google Groups. This
might save you time in the future."
It's still working now, nearly three years later, still using the battery
from a scrap PC motherboard.
HTH
Chris

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Simon T - 24 Mar 2008 18:36 GMT
"Chris Whelan" <cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message...
> BTW, all the above information has been posted in this NG a number of
> times,
> and could have been found using the search function in Google Groups. This
> might save you time in the future."
Thank you for that, as mentioned in my original post I had already tried the
programming method you mentioned (iI'll try leaving the battery out next).
However the question I originally asked, which I couldn't find on google,
was about the part code numbers on the remote fob. Do they have to match
exactly, or will any similar code ending in AB, AC or AD work on Focus's
made before 2000?

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David Hearn - 24 Mar 2008 22:47 GMT
> "Chris Whelan" <cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message...
>> BTW, all the above information has been posted in this NG a number of
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> exactly, or will any similar code ending in AB, AC or AD work on Focus's
> made before 2000?
I don't think you'll get any definitely answer. It's easy enough to
find fobs with specific part codes on eBay.
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Simon T - 27 Mar 2008 19:03 GMT
"Chris Whelan" <cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message...
> I needed a CR2032 battery for a remote door bell, so robbed the one from
> my
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> try
> leaving the battery out for progressively longer periods of time.
Well, I did as you suggested and tried leaving the battery out for a couple
of nights, and having put it back in, it now appears to be working again.
Only been using it for a day and half, but so far so good.
Seems strange that something as simple as leaving the battery out for a time
would get it working again. I wonder if there's some chip or processor in
the fob that becomes unstable and needs resetting after a time?
Anyway, its still early days yet I'll see if it still works tomorow
:-)

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