Car Locking Problems....any ideas?

[Wilesy]

Merry Xmas all,

I have tried pressing the remote on my 2001 SLK to open it and nothing works (Maybe it's upset as I haven't washed it for a few weeks!). I then used the key to open the car and that worked, but set the alarm off!

Managed to get the alarm to stop by starting the car!

The batteries in the remote were working fine yesterday?, we've also tried the spare key and that doesn't work either?

I called up a few local Mercedes garages and they said it's likely to be the receiver in the car. Has anyone had any similar problems or have any ideas on how much I should expect to pay to get this fixed?

Thanks in advance if you can provide some wisdom.

Wilesy

 

[DRICCI]

I had a 1999 slk 230 and it did exactly the same. Got in the same way as you, alarm went off, started it, turned it off, and it all worked fine again. It never did it again.

Not much help I know but at least you know you're not the only one.

 

[PJH]

If you have a digital camera you can SEE the signal from the remote.