'98 Horn chirp when locking
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From: Plymouth, England
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Hi Guys,
My '98 XJ Limited has the keyless entry with the 2-button fob. It never used to honk the horn when you locked it, but started doing it after a battery change, for about 6 months. It stopped doing it again a few years back, but I want to re-activate it.
I've tried holding down the lock button for 5-10 seconds, then pressing the unlock button at the same time several times, but it won't work.
Are there any other tricks to try, or methods to make it work?
The horn works fine from the steering wheel button, in case that's any help.
Thanks!
My '98 XJ Limited has the keyless entry with the 2-button fob. It never used to honk the horn when you locked it, but started doing it after a battery change, for about 6 months. It stopped doing it again a few years back, but I want to re-activate it.
I've tried holding down the lock button for 5-10 seconds, then pressing the unlock button at the same time several times, but it won't work.
Are there any other tricks to try, or methods to make it work?
The horn works fine from the steering wheel button, in case that's any help.
Thanks!
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Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Plymouth, England
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Well I've tried pressing the unlock button 3 times, as that's what the leaflet with the owner's manual says, but that did nothing, and I've also tried that in the past.
Hitting lock twice also does nothing, but if I do it 3 times it does an alarm chirp. According to the manual, this is because it disables the motion sensors.
That chirp is different to the one I'm after though... I just want it to honk the horn when I lock it, but nothing seems to work!
It's nothing major, but it's driving me insane not being able to figure it out!
Hitting lock twice also does nothing, but if I do it 3 times it does an alarm chirp. According to the manual, this is because it disables the motion sensors.
That chirp is different to the one I'm after though... I just want it to honk the horn when I lock it, but nothing seems to work!
It's nothing major, but it's driving me insane not being able to figure it out!
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