Thread: Flashing Red Security Light

old "news" ?? =>

My TD4 wouldn´t lock the door via the remote control some time ago. Probably interference. I could manually lock it with the door look and fortunately the Defender still started. Made me look into possibilities to reduce the remote control´s sensitivity:
On the blacklandy.de - forum some guys reported about doing the very opposite by modifying the mount of a wire behind the dash. The TD5 is said to have it near the door striker arm left/hand side (colour grey-orange)(Reichweite der Fernbedienung mit geringstem Aufwand verbessern), the TD4 may have it in the middle of the dash just below the windscreen (pics: Weisses Kabel hinter Amaturenbrett aus Kabelbaum OHNE Anschluss | Landrover Defender – ein Traum wird wahr ). These wires are a "blind" ending wire with the insulation removed the the very end. It is kept in contact to the bulkhead with tape (TD5 I think) or a proper clip (TD4 I think).

People there were after increasing the distance from which on the car responded to the key fob. To increase the sensitivity the wire can be insulated. "As is" the wire just has slight contact to the vehicles ground. To reduce the sensitivity one has to make a good connection to ground.

I wondered if doing the latter could help with my intereference problem or what you just discussed. But I haven´t come around to try.

If one wants to lock/unlock the car from a greater distance you probably know that old trick (to me it was rather new) they mentioned in the german forum:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jACSPipPSE"]Top Gear - Jeremy Clarkson tests central locking range - BBC - YouTube[/ame]

Exactly where? I will park my MY99TD5Extreme there and see if it does it.

Howard

Originally Posted by gregc

Yep mine does it too. Only on the top level of the carpark at the large shopping centre in the middle of Cairns (Cairns Central). The first time it happened I thought I was going to end up stuck with a car that refused to start but it has been completely symptomless bar the flashing light. Does it every time I'm there though...