Rover 800 Key Fob FAQ

Rover 800

These FAQs apply to vehicles fitted with the Valeo key fob. Such vehicles include:

• Rover 800
• Rover 800i
• Rover 800 Coupe
• Rover 820
• Rover 820i
• Rover 820E
• Rover 820SE
• Rover 820Si
• Rover 820SD
• Rover 820SLi
• Rover 820SDi
• Rover 820 Turbo
• Rover 825
• Rover 825D
• Rover 827
• Rover 827 Vitesse
• Rover Vitesse Sport Coupe
• Rover Sterling
• Rover or Honda Engines

Has your key fob stopped working?

The Rover 800 and Sterling cars 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.

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 have the EKA code facility. For more information, see our EKA code section.

The Rover 800 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 800 immobiliser system can have up to 4 key fobs programmed.

At Remote key Ltd if a new alarm ECU control box or a new engine management ECU control box is required, they will need programming together before your vehicle will start. At Remote key Ltd we can carry out all the programming required, all this can be done on or off the vehicle.

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 800 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.

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N.B.
Rover 800 remote key fobs are sometimes reffered to as Rover 800 plips, Rover 800 zappers, remotes, remote plips or remote zappers.
All of these common phrases can be used to describe a Rover 800 remote key fob.