Thread: Puma EKA code

What year is your Defender?
My 04/2011 built 110 has got no EKA according to my dealer..
maybe i should try again..

Mine doesn't have one,2011 model. Pat

Mine was built in about 08/2011. When I unlock the door with the key, and open a door, the alarm goes off. the manual describes how through a combination of ignition turns and door opening and closing according to the eka code, than can be overridden. I am assuming (hoping) that with the eka code and a spare key taped to the chassis (minus the remote door opener) I could get out of trouble if I lost the main key.

The dealer plugged the car into the computer and said that it did not show an EKA code for the car. However, he emailed LRA and about a week later I had the code.

the_prof

Mine is a MY 10/10 - Dealer told me that it had no EKA code, however the Nonocom does show the code

If the defender has a factory fitted alarm unit, then from about 1998 onwards it will be the lucas 10AS unit. This alarm has the option built into it for an EKA code to be used when the key fob is lost or not working. When you input the EKA code this disables the passive immobiliser for that ignition cycle as a get you home solution. To get this code if you dont have it, is to go through landrover as it should be in the build record. Other easier options are to read it direct from the 10AS using a diagnostic tool such as the nanocom or msv2. The 10AS also allows the code to be reprogrammed to a different easier to remember code.


HTH Brian.

Originally Posted by Lorryman100

This alarm has the option built into it for an EKA code to be used when the key fob is lost or not working. When you input the EKA code this disables the passive immobiliser for that ignition cycle as a get you home solution.
HTH Brian.

Brian, does this mean I can get a simple spare key cut and keep it as a backup solution in the bush with the eka code in case I do loose my keys? The EKA code actually disables the immobiliser?

Thanks,
the_prof

Originally Posted by the_prof

Brian, does this mean I can get a simple spare key cut and keep it as a backup solution in the bush with the eka code in case I do loose my keys? The EKA code actually disables the immobiliser?

Thanks,
the_prof

Yes and No, within the standard settings in place on a 10AS unit, certain options are enabled to allow the use of the EKA code. These being Key Disarm and Key Mobilize. If these are disabled then an alarm set with a keyfob cannot be bypassed with the Key and EKA code. Key Mobilize will allow the engine to start and run for a short while with only the key in the ignition. Then after a short period of time the engine will immobilize because the keyfob was not detected by the Coil transducer in the steering column causing the passive immobiliser to operate. This is where the EKA code comes in by disabling the passive immobiliser for the duration of that ignition cycle. Basically every time you switch the ignition off and then restart you have to re input the EKA code.
So the answer to your question is Yes you can get another key cut and use that and the EKA code if you lose the keys/fob as long as Key Mobilise and Key Disarm are enabled. And No if they are disabled.





Another option would be to get an integrated key/fob like this one:

Defender2 - View topic - Integrated remote keys.................

HTH Brian.

All Puma's have an EKA code.
Same with TD5's