Strange remote behaviour

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Wed May 31, 2017 11:22 am

Hi all.
I'm experiencing some odd behaviour with my nb8b/c remote.i used to be able to open the boot by itself for years. Now, I have to press either lock or unlock before the boot will open.
I recently changed the remote battery, but it's not the first time I've done that. Otherwise I can't think of anything else except the car battery going flat.
Thoughts?

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Wed May 31, 2017 12:18 pm

One of my remotes is doing this too. The other one isn't working at all. I've started to just use the key in the lock instead.

Does anyone know the remote to car syncing procedure? The only ones I've found online are specific to the US cars that have a lock button on the driver's door that we don't have.

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Wed May 31, 2017 1:06 pm

It'll work if you press one of the others first.
I'll have a look around to see if I can find this procedure you're talking about.

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Wed May 31, 2017 1:12 pm

I've found this and might give it a go later. It's similar to the instructions I had previously.
http://freeremoteinstructions.com/mazda ... 2001-2006/

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Wed May 31, 2017 3:19 pm

Yep, one of them is exactly as you describe, the other is dead as a dodo. I've replaced the batteries in both.

The problem with the procedure is we don't have the button on the door frame. I believe they're referring to this button on the door pull:

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Wed May 31, 2017 3:56 pm

It'll be the button the senses that the door is open.
Have a look at the pic. I'll be testing it in about an hour.

button.jpg

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Wed May 31, 2017 4:01 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:Does anyone know the remote to car syncing procedure?

Saw a few old posts about it on here a month or so ago when I was looking at stuff on remotes.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Wed May 31, 2017 4:31 pm

Ahh, let me know how you get on!

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Wed May 31, 2017 5:03 pm

The procedure is definitely correct, and it's definitely that button. Feedback is central locking.
All good up until the program confirmation. Possibly because the remote is already programmed.
However, didn't fix the issue.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Wed May 31, 2017 5:58 pm

Just a quick post while passing....

Is this the same proceedure as the one above?

https://www.miata.net/garage/remoteprog.html

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Wed May 31, 2017 6:27 pm

Reading and comparing, yes.

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:26 am

ManiacLachy wrote:Ahh, let me know how you get on!

Fairly sure it was Bevan's post or posts in another thread that I saw, but Andrew posted a link to a PDF in the following which includes reprogramming, however it might be USDM:
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=18572&start=15

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:33 pm

Couldn't find what thought seen by Bevan or Casey, but did find following, although looks the same as already posted by Nevyn & Tigger: viewtopic.php?t=67915

Tigger · Postby **Tigger** » Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:34 pm

Thanks for your input, Clubman. It looks similar.
However, after leaving my car for the day, I walk up to it and thought "maybe I will try the boot first again".
And it worked!!! So maybe it's worth giving it a go.