Key fobs required!! locked out

[Shinsplintz 101]

Anyone with some spare fobs please contact me asap - my last remaining fob just died & the car is alarmed, so stuck until I can get a working fob!

Cheers, Morgan

[minty]

Originally Posted by Shinsplintz 101

Anyone with some spare fobs please contact me asap - my last remaining fob just died & the car is alarmed, so stuck until I can get a working fob!

Cheers, Morgan

Hi Morgan. I have 2 of these for sale £15 each. Please let me know and i can get these posted to you tomorrow. Cheers minty....my mobile is 07562 739311.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Shinsplintz 101

Anyone with some spare fobs please contact me asap - my last remaining fob just died & the car is alarmed, so stuck until I can get a working fob!

Cheers, Morgan

The problem is , with the alarm in the ON state you cant program any keys to it ..( makes sense really for security )
The only way to turn the alarm unit OFF is with a programmed remote OR to use the volo special tool . Then you can program new remotes .

There are two types of remote which look the same but are different frequencies , depends on early or late . So when buying blind you have a 50-50 chance they are the right ones . your volvo dealer is the best bet as they have the details of your car . As yours is a 1997 i would say you need 9442981.
they changed around 1995 .

Guard Alarm II
HANDSETS
Earlier 9442983-4
later 9442981-8

[Shinsplintz 101]

Originally Posted by minty

Hi Morgan. I have 2 of these for sale £15 each. Please let me know and i can get these posted to you tomorrow. Cheers minty....my mobile is 07562 739311.

Cheers fella, I've decided to get a new pair from Volvo. Had trouble getting matching fobs in the past [see clans post] so I'm going to go new.

All the best,

Morgan

[minty]

Originally Posted by Shinsplintz 101

Cheers fella, I've decided to get a new pair from Volvo. Had trouble getting matching fobs in the past [see clans post] so I'm going to go new.

All the best,

Morgan

Not a problem buddy. Hope you get mobile soon

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Shinsplintz 101

Cheers fella, I've decided to get a new pair from Volvo. Had trouble getting matching fobs in the past [see clans post] so I'm going to go new.

All the best,

Morgan

hopefully they still have the tool to turn off your alarm unit otherwise they ( or you ! ) won't be able to program them in ..??

[SteveSarre]

Hi

Cant you just open the car using the key? Then when you open the door the alarm will not go off.

If the alarm ever does go off, just put the key in the ignition and turn it on.

You can easily replace the battery in the remote and see if that helps. Just pry the case apart and get a new battery from Maplin or a computer shop.

Steve

[mkent]

Hi Morgan,

Just had the same problem recently, see here:

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=194363

Marcelle

[Shinsplintz 101]

Originally Posted by SteveSarre

Hi

Cant you just open the car using the key? Then when you open the door the alarm will not go off.

If the alarm ever does go off, just put the key in the ignition and turn it on.

You can easily replace the battery in the remote and see if that helps. Just pry the case apart and get a new battery from Maplin or a computer shop.

Steve

Sadly not that easy - car is dead as a dodo with the guard 2 alarm unless its reset by either a spare paired fob or Volvo.

However on a good note I've managed to jury rig the old fob into working for a short space of time (cleaned all contacts & yet another new set of batteries!)enough to disable the alarm, just got it on central locking with the keys. New fob on way thanks to RUFE. Hopefully sorted but thanks to all the helpful replies ...much appreciated!

[Shinsplintz 101]

Originally Posted by mkent

Hi Morgan,

Just had the same problem recently, see here:

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=194363

Marcelle

LOL - great thread. Hope its all sorted now. Cheers, Morgan