David Clelland wrote: I've recently been in a couple of Fs and TFs that you need to disarm the immobiliser by pressing a fob button before the engine will start. I understand that this can be sorted by changing some settings with a testbook. Might the access to the boot problem also be sorted with a quick tweak using a testbook.
Yes David, you are correct. From my 2000 Owners Handbook.
" Engine Immobilisation. The Engine is immobilised automatically whenever the car is locked, whenever the key is removed from the starter switch and also 30 seconds after the starter switch is turned to Position "O" and the drivers door has been opened."
This is how my car was when new however in 2002 it went to Edwards of Stratford due to the alarm going off 14 -15 seconds after locking. They spent two days fault finding with MGR Engineers but could not cure it even with changing the complete system from a showroom car. The immobiliser has only worked since on the Fob.
Stories End. MGR considered that I must have an after-market alarm system added that was causing the problem. 'Yes, I do' whereupon I was presented with a very large Bill. 'Have you read the Work Sheet ??' 'What about it ??' 'The Note stating This Car is Fitted with a ******* GPS Alarm Recovery System'
After a 10 minute huddle in the back office, I was given the keys and drove away. The ******** Alarm Engineers considered that no way could it be there bit but when it was dis-connected the car alarm did not go off. Re-connected and the alarm still did not go off. By dis-connecting the **** Alarm back up battery, it had been re-booted and the problem went away.
Geoff F.
