[s-cars] RF Remote Unlock (Not) and Keyholes

[Palmer, Chris]

"Fifield, Douglas" wrote:
> 
> Listers,
> 
> Two questions, but first, an explanation.
> 
> I left my 95.5 S6 Avant at the airport carpark whilst skiing for a week in
> Colorado.  Upon returning, weary and anxious to return home, the remote
> failed to unlock the car.  No sounds, no light flash, nothing.  I then tried
> to manually unlock the doors (and tailgate) using the key, but was unable to
> get the key fully into the locks.  Not hard to understand because I almost
> never use them.  Finally, I was able to force the key into the passenger
> lock and open the car.  It started right up and upon driving home and
> parking in the garage, the remote worked as usual.
> 
> Two other clues that may, or may not, be related.  My parking brake light
> takes a few seconds to go off after sitting for some time (like overnight),
> and sometimes when going over a bump or a dip in the road, the brake light
> flashes for a second.
> 
> Question 1:  Why did the remote unlock fail to work?
> 
> Question 2:  How can I best repair the frozen keyways in the doors and
> tailgate?
> 
> Awaiting the awesome wisdom of the list.
> 
> Douglas in MN
> 95.5 //S6Avant - mine
> 98 Mercury Mountaineer - her work sled
> 98 Toyota RAV4 - for sale
> 73 BMW R60/5 - lonely in the garage

Q1. That's the way it's meant to work. After 5 (I think) days
of idleness, the system will not respond to the remote. The
response can be reactivated by manually locking/unlocking the
doors as you did. This is to protect against stolen remotes
being used to steal the vehicle. It's in the manual somewhere.

Chris Palmer
95.5 S6 Avant Green/Black