Wasn't sold with a key fob, however it has a blinking immobiliser light in the dash. This suggests a factory fit alarm/immobiliser, but there is no security code on the Rover Security Card, just the radio code and key number.

Now my question is, when I take the battery off will the immobiliser need a security code before activating the engine?

I never noticed the flashing light when I road tested the car, otherwise I would have questioned the seller regarding this issue, as he claimed that a new battery had recently been fitted. I suspect that something had been stuck over the perspex blocking the red winking led!

responded by pm as that kind of detail shouldn't be freely available but it will work as I have to do it on my 420

Mr Teddy Bear wrote:

Wasn't sold with a key fob, however it has a blinking immobiliser light in the dash. This suggests a factory fit alarm/immobiliser, but there is no security code on the Rover Security Card, just the radio code and key number.

Now my question is, when I take the battery off will the immobiliser need a security code before activating the engine?

Probably yes!

You need Bobby Brown.....

not sure if bobby does the ir versions on the early ones, if he does, sign my ass up.

Cheers guy's at least I will have a work around until I can source a second hand fob and talk nicely to MrBrown!

I'm not so sure it should have a fob... My '93 SOHC GTi has the alarm light but it sets by locking/unlocking the door with the key.

My old 93 SLi was exactly the same and worked with the key in the door but my 94 SLi had a fob - which never worked!

Edited to add: if it is like mine then you don't need to worry about a code for battery disconnecting/reconnecting.

Hi Pete if its any help I have a 94 cabby which has a infra red key fob with the sensor in the interior light when I was trying to sort mine I was told that that the early models have just a key fob which can be programed the fob is a Valeo mine is a Valeo but infra red they changed to lucas about 95 . I have the ordinary Valeo fob with the bar code number for programing I bought it in error, before I knew mine was infra red. The infra red ones cant be programed if they go wrong you have to buy the sensor kit which which has a fob in it. All the best Graham