Xantia central locking

Stekelly · Post by **Stekelly** » 28 Mar 2008, 02:10

Hi folks. Just looking at an X reg Xantia. Car seems great apart from a central locking issue. The car unlocks using the button on the remote but it wont lock with the button. It works fine if you ise the key in the lock.

Anyone come across this before? Dont suppose it''s an easy fix?
Seller seems to think its a symptom of a low keyfob battery but it seems to simple an answer.

thanks for any help.

Ste

Post by **myglaren** » 28 Mar 2008, 04:38

One of the two remotes I had for my Xantia developed that symptom. It was the pushbutton on the remote. The other one was fine.

Stekelly · Post by **Stekelly** » 31 Mar 2008, 00:12

Just following up on this. Bought the car today, turns out the lock button on both keys is broken off . I opened the keys and the button dropped out on one and is missing altogether on the other. I'm looking at a couple of keys on Ebay to use the pcb boards and put into my keyfobs and reprogram, Does anyone know how the keyfob comes apart? I have the back cover off but cant get the board to come out.

I tried givng it a little tug but it wont ome out, dotn want to force and break it. Even if I can just get the key blade out I can swap it into the new key, does the keyfob just pull apart? or does the pin that goes through iit push out or somesuch?

Unrelated issue but I drove the car from Birmingham to Holyhead and after about 20 mins of motorway driveing, probably touched the brakes once if at all, the ABS light came on and stayed on till I stopped for food. Then after another 20 mins of motorway drivign it came on again. When I got back to Dublin and was doign city drivign for about an hour there was no sign of the light. Any ideas?

Thanks.

lolingram · Post by **lolingram** » 31 Mar 2008, 11:47

Why not just use the key most of the time? The fobs will eventually wear out (as you are discovering)

Just following up on this. Bought the car today, turns out the lock button on both keys is broken off . I opened the keys and the button dropped out on one and is missing altogether on the other. I'm looking at a couple of keys on Ebay to use the pcb boards and put into my keyfobs and reprogram, Does anyone know how the keyfob comes apart? I have the back cover off but cant get the board to come out.

I tried givng it a little tug but it wont ome out, dotn want to force and break it. Even if I can just get the key blade out I can swap it into the new key, does the keyfob just pull apart? or does the pin that goes through iit push out or somesuch?