How do i solve a central locking problem?

Question

I own a Ford Fiesta 1998 S reg. The problem is that the central locking doesn't seem to work properly. I have changed the battery in the car and in the key and also re-programmed the key the thing is;

When sitting inside the car the central locking works fine. All doors lock and un-lock after a few presses of the button. However, when outside the car nothing works at all. When i lock and unlock the car maually, again all locks work fine!

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Thanks!

Answer 1

It sounds like there is not enough strength in the signal when operating from outside the car.

You could check that the new batteries are in fact good.  You could also try checking again but via an open window to see where the signal will operate from in terms of distance.

Good luck. h