Locked out

[Ethelred59]

Good day fellow Z3 enthusiasts. Thanks for letting me in.......becuase my Z3 won't!

So, I've had her just over a year. She's on a 2000 plate so I expected a few niggles.....and got them. Howver, this latest one is really taxing me! I only have one key and intermittently, the remote stopped working. That wouldnt be so bad except, when I used the key manually (eg; by inserting the blade manually in the door lock), that did nothing either. The blade would unlock the boot, but as soon as the boot gets opened, the alarm went off. After going through this a few times and continually pressing the unock button, the doors would eventually unlock.
I took the key to our local Timpsons to get the battery changed and they told me that the battery was still giving off a strong signal (the red light was still coming on when the button was depressed). they suggested that ebcuse I wasnt running the car very often (I try to use it evry weekend but dont using it during the week), the connection between the car and the key was being lost and that if I took it on a long drive, all would return to normal. I did. it didnt!
Yesterday, (a week after her last run out), I couldnt get in at all no matter how many times I tried. After ruining a peaceful Sunday afternoon countless times for my neighbours (I sensed curtains twitching) I gave up.
Any thoughts, solutions, ideas to get me back in her?

 

[Eddie Zedder]

Did Timpsons change the battery? You didn't actually say!

 

[Ethelred59]

Apologies. No...they didnt. I'm just wondering now in fact if the battery has died completely despite the fact that they advised it was giving out a strong signal! I'll check when I get home later

 

[Eddie Zedder]

At least you can rule out the remote battery if it's a new one.

 

[Duncodin]

Inserting the key into the door lock doesn't unlock the door?

There's a way to switch off the noisy alarm. Somebody explained it on the forum. If you did that then you could play with the locks without waking the neighbours.

 

[Shelly]

 

[Mint]

Hi and to the forum from me too in Stafford.

 

[hard top]

to the Forum.

 

[Althulas]

Just change the battery yourself to rule it out.

If you find your key is still intermittently working or not at all most likely the key’s circuit board is bricked, but before condescending it try the procedure in this vid

View: https://youtu.be/suxYM5xb4CU?si=938IxqUdLvezY9KL
I’m sure there a guide on here somewhere for the three buttoned key.

If it’s bricked you can either buy a new coded key from the dealer, expensive or use one of the many key cutting and coding services around such as https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/22420286...6FB3kPHTJG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

When trying the key in your door lock was it loose? Sounds as if something is not connected, will require taking the door card off and carefully removing the door membrane for an inspection. Sounds like a connection from the barrel is disconnected.