Immobiliser and Keys

[Miserable Scotsman]

Hi, I recently bought a 1995 C180 which came with 3 keys. Only one works and I've replaced the batteries on the other two with no joy. Is there anything obvious goes wrong with these keys other than batteries? Also, I believe there might be an easy way to disable the immobiliser just in case the one working key packs up. Can anyone tell me how it's done? Thanks - Miserable Scotsman - (we hate spending our money....)

 

[television]

welcome to the forum so lets cheer you up, the chances are that you can fix the non working remotes, there is a first class article by Anyweb on how to fix them, if you do not feel confident to do it, ask someone in the electronics to do it for you

 

[Miserable Scotsman]

Wow, an almost instant reply, I feel happier already... ) Can you please tell me who or what Anyweb is thanks... MS

 

[Miserable Scotsman]

Ahhh...... I've found the Anyweb site and the article. Thanks for your advice, I'll have a go at the keys first thing tomorrow!

 

[television]

Ahhh...... I've found the Anyweb site and the article. Thanks for your advice, I'll have a go at the keys first thing tomorrow!

Sorry that I was a bit vague and I should have said where the post was.

So sorry

 

[jibcl500]

Scotty

Are you keys the single button flip key?, the problems Ive found is the micro switch on the circuit board, this is the switch that activates the alarm etc.

The micro switch on mine eventually came off the circuit board so I couldnt lock unlock the car, resoldered into place all ok.
Other problem I had was the metal clip that goes over the batteries, that snapped, so I removed what was left and soldered two 1 cm lengths of wire (paper clip) bent at 90 degrees and it works perfectly.



jib

 

[Miserable Scotsman]

Thanks Guys, one of my keys has the broken battery contact and the other the micro-switch fault. I've fixed the battery contact and I'll have a go at re-soldering the micro-switch.

 

[Miserable Scotsman]

Thanks again for the advice. I now have 3 working keys for the price of a blob of solder and some new batteries. A "happy" Miserable Scotsman.

 

[television]

Thanks again for the advice. I now have 3 working keys for the price of a blob of solder and some new batteries. A "happy" Miserable Scotsman.

Great news and worth joining the forum then

 

[anyweb]

and here's the link for anyone who may be reading this thread in the future

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=26895

cheers
anyweb