[Mr Teddy Bear]

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!

[RoverRevival]

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

[GTiJohn]

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.....

[RoverRevival]

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

[Mr Teddy Bear]

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

[pete2783]

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.

[Graham H]

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