cperez
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Problem: Over the past few days, my MY11 LR4 emits the two brief Euro-sounding alert beeps a few seconds after I leave the vehicle and press the lock button on the key fob. The exterior lights flash as expected and the alarm arms (red flashes in dash) but the driver's door won't lock (all other doors do lock). When I pull on the driver's door handle the door opens and the alarm sounds until I silence it with the fob. On a trip to the bank just now I managed to lock all the doors with the fob, but when I returned, the fob unlock button would only trigger a feeble click in the door and it would not unlock. Strangely, I could use the rear hatch release button on the fob to open that rear hatch. I had to use the foldaway key to remove the handle cover and access the keyhole to open the driver's door.
At first I thought it was related to the fact that I had disabled the two-stage unlocking feature, but the issue persisted when I re-enabled that. Admittedly this was a wild-ass guess but I wanted to rule it out.
I also suspected a weak battery in my everyday fob, but the issue persists when I use my backup fob. Main vehicle battery was replaced by dealer within the last year. I checked to make sure the hood was securely latched and that all doors were fully closed before pressing the fob's lock button. I also confirmed that the vehicle was firmly in Park and fully shutdown.
Did I somehow enable a feature that is causing this? I am more than happy to be the first person to laugh at myself if so, but for now this is puzzling.
Thanks for any ideas!
At first I thought it was related to the fact that I had disabled the two-stage unlocking feature, but the issue persisted when I re-enabled that. Admittedly this was a wild-ass guess but I wanted to rule it out.
I also suspected a weak battery in my everyday fob, but the issue persists when I use my backup fob. Main vehicle battery was replaced by dealer within the last year. I checked to make sure the hood was securely latched and that all doors were fully closed before pressing the fob's lock button. I also confirmed that the vehicle was firmly in Park and fully shutdown.
Did I somehow enable a feature that is causing this? I am more than happy to be the first person to laugh at myself if so, but for now this is puzzling.
Thanks for any ideas!