Hi, it's been a few years since I've been on here. I got caught up with lots of work and didn't have time for online things. But who knows, maybe things will slow down for me now!
Anyway, the problem;
Seat Ibiza car, belongs to my sister in law. Her key fob wouldn't unlock or lock the car and she had to do it manually with the key blade. The battery was wasted in the fob. Or so we thought. But when we opened it up to replace the battery, it fell apart and wouldn't go back together. No worries. We bought a second hand key and fob which had a working battery in it. We swapped the FOBs over from key to key.
The car is a SEAT Ibiza. I think its a 2003 but it might be a 2004. The key looks exactly like the ones on the MK 2 Seat Ibiza, Cordoba etc. And I used to own one of those myself, but I'm guessing that this car is a MK 3 as it does not have the air con/Radio screen on the dash.
I once re-programmed a key fob in my Mk 2 Seat Cordoba. The way to do it was put the new fob onto the key, put the key in the ignition, turn the ignition forward two clicks but don't start the car. Wait for up to 4 seconds, then remove the key. The while holding down the UNLOCK button, press the LOCK button three times and then release both buttons. At this point the car programmes itself to the new key. This worked first go on my car at the time a few years ago, but it does not work on my sister in laws car. I've tried several times and even tried holding the LOCK button down and pressing UNLOCK three times, but that didn't work either.
I also tried putting the key in the drivers door, turning to the right and holding for 5 seconds, and then turning to the left three times, and then holding down the UNLOCK button and pressing the LOCK button three times, and that didn't work either.
It seems like the fob and car don't actually go into programming mode at all.
The only thing that I can think of that might be the issue is that the car may be a MK3 and the key Fob we are trying to use is from an MK2? But it looks identical to the key for the car and it fits onto the key? Can anyone help me clear this up and programme this FOB or another one to this car? Thanks
Anyway, the problem;
Seat Ibiza car, belongs to my sister in law. Her key fob wouldn't unlock or lock the car and she had to do it manually with the key blade. The battery was wasted in the fob. Or so we thought. But when we opened it up to replace the battery, it fell apart and wouldn't go back together. No worries. We bought a second hand key and fob which had a working battery in it. We swapped the FOBs over from key to key.
The car is a SEAT Ibiza. I think its a 2003 but it might be a 2004. The key looks exactly like the ones on the MK 2 Seat Ibiza, Cordoba etc. And I used to own one of those myself, but I'm guessing that this car is a MK 3 as it does not have the air con/Radio screen on the dash.
I once re-programmed a key fob in my Mk 2 Seat Cordoba. The way to do it was put the new fob onto the key, put the key in the ignition, turn the ignition forward two clicks but don't start the car. Wait for up to 4 seconds, then remove the key. The while holding down the UNLOCK button, press the LOCK button three times and then release both buttons. At this point the car programmes itself to the new key. This worked first go on my car at the time a few years ago, but it does not work on my sister in laws car. I've tried several times and even tried holding the LOCK button down and pressing UNLOCK three times, but that didn't work either.
I also tried putting the key in the drivers door, turning to the right and holding for 5 seconds, and then turning to the left three times, and then holding down the UNLOCK button and pressing the LOCK button three times, and that didn't work either.
It seems like the fob and car don't actually go into programming mode at all.
The only thing that I can think of that might be the issue is that the car may be a MK3 and the key Fob we are trying to use is from an MK2? But it looks identical to the key for the car and it fits onto the key? Can anyone help me clear this up and programme this FOB or another one to this car? Thanks