I have noticed on a number of occasions that if I don't use the car for a while, the remote unlocking seems become very weak. This is not a car battery or key battery issue.
When I am actively using the car it will unlock in response to the key from quite a long distance (say 20-30 feet), but after a period of non-use, say 1-2 weeks, it becomes unresponsive from a few feet. When this happens I have to hold the key close to the wing mirror and it then opens, after this it opens and closes okay. The other day my normal key wouldn't open car at all, so I used the spare key close to the nearside mirror to get it open, then back to normal.
Can anybody explain what is going on, is this some kind of "feature"?
When I am actively using the car it will unlock in response to the key from quite a long distance (say 20-30 feet), but after a period of non-use, say 1-2 weeks, it becomes unresponsive from a few feet. When this happens I have to hold the key close to the wing mirror and it then opens, after this it opens and closes okay. The other day my normal key wouldn't open car at all, so I used the spare key close to the nearside mirror to get it open, then back to normal.
Can anybody explain what is going on, is this some kind of "feature"?