Rover 600 Key Fob FAQ
Rover 600
These FAQs apply to vehicles fitted with the Valeo key fob. Such vehicles include:
- Rover 600
- Rover 618
- Rover 618i
- Rover 618Si
- Rover 620
- Rover 620si
- Rover 620Sdi
- Rover 620Sldi
- Rover 620Ti
- Rover 620D
- Rover 620iL
- Rover 620LD
- Rover 620Ti Turbo
- Rover 623i
- Rover 623GSi
- Rover or Honda Engines
The Rover 600 Series uses a transponder chip in the top of the key for the immobiliser system.
No record of this transponder chip is kept
At Remote key ltd we can clone your working key to produce you a spare.
If you lose all your keys you will need a new immobiliser ECU at great cost, so it is important to have a spare key made while you can.
Unlike all the other Rover systems, the Rover 600 remote key fob only operates the central locking and the alarm system. The central locking and alarm control box can be removed easily and sent to us for replacement remote key fobs and the vehicle can still be driven. The alarm and central locking will not work while the box is removed.
Has your key fob stopped working?
The Rover 600 series use the Valeo remote key fob, this has 2 types: infrared and the radio type.
At Remote key Ltd we can only supply the Radio type key fobs. The infrared type has an eye in the front of the remote key fob as shown in the picture on the right.
If the key fob fails to work check the battery. If the little red/green light shows on the key fob, the key fob is still probably working OK but it has lost synchronisation. Once this happens the key fob cannot be re-synchronised and a new key fob will required.
If all the above fails you DO NOT have the EKA code facility. For more information, see our EKA code section.
The Rover 600 remote key fob uses a rolling/moving code system. When you press the key fob, the code changes every time, and the alarm box in your vehicle also changes its code to match with the key fob. This is a great antitheft system but sometimes the key fob and alarm box codes do not match and the system will not operate.
The most common cause for this is pressing the buttons on the key fob away from the vehicle, the key fob code moves on but the alarm box on the vehicle does not, so the two codes do not match.
!!Do not press the buttons on the key fob away from the vehicle!!
Abbreviations
- ECU - Electronic control unit, the box which controls the alarm, immobiliser and usually the central locking fitted to your vehicle, the immobiliser ECU is a separate unit under the dashboard.
- EKA - Emergency key access, this number has no connection to the remote key fob.
- MHZ - megahertz (frequency number).
- ARMED - this is when you have locked your vehicle with the key fob, the alarm system is active and the immobiliser is on.
- DISARMED - this is when you have unlocked your vehicle with the key fob, the alarm system is not active and the immobiliser is off.
The Rover 600 immobiliser system can have up to 4 key fobs programmed.
Range/Distance Problems
Does you key fob not operate very far from your vehicle?
This can be caused by many factors. As we use more wireless electronic products, the radio waves interfere with each other and this is the most common problem when your remote key fob loses its range from your vehicle.
Remember!!!
Your Rover 600 relies on the remote key fob to start, get a spare. The remote key fobs get a hard life, they get dropped, damp, wet, hot, cold, we sit on them, when
the remote will not operate, the problem will probably be the remote key fob.
N.B.
Rover 600 remote key fobs are sometimes reffered to as Rover 600 plips, Rover 600 zappers, remotes, remote plips or remote zappers.
All of these common phrases can be used to describe a Rover 600 remote key fob.