Locked out - car dormant for 2 weeks

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Originally Posted by Graeme

IIRC my D2's lock needed a lot of exercising to get the key to turn enough to unlock after not having been used previously.

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I think he meant the ignition lock? and if so, yes, not a full 90 degrees to turn on to the unlock position

Sorry no, I meant the door lock.

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Originally Posted by lavingia

Have you got ACE on the disco ? I have a similar problem after installing coils in the back with a 2 inch lift. The ACE relay keeps clicking every 20 or 30 seconds even when the car is "turned off". I am trying to find a solution the problem but in the meantime, am driving without the ACE relay to avoid having to open the bonnet and removing the relay every night. My battery drains in less than 48 hours if I leave the car locked with the relay in.

Its the small yellow relay in the under-bonnet fuse box. R14. Last Relay towards the firewall, right hand side when looking from the front with bonnet open.

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Mine did this when I bought it. I dont know where people get the idea they can just pull fuses and relays and stop the SLS trying to self level. I dropped in to a local so called LR Mech and they pulled the fuse and said that'll be your problem. It wasn't.

I blamed it for killing my alternator. Every morning the battery would be drianed. Enough to load up the alternator to recharge the battery but not enough to stop it starting.

You need Nanocom or similar to turn of SLS and set it to coil rear.

Happy Days.

mine locke dme out other dya as welll! not touched it for a while, and thought key was dead. turned it in the lock, alarm went when opened door and then key worked and i locked and unlocked it with the button for a while. started as normal as i assumed was flat battery related LOL. must be the hibernation thing!