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Darbuck
 


Member Since: 09 Nov 2018
Location: Enniscorthy
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Ireland 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 3
Only working key is dead!

Hi all, The only working key I have is dead. If I try to start the disco the alarm goes off and engine doesn’t even crank. I have had a key guy out and he tested key and said it’s dead. He tried to program a new one but couldn’t. Is it possible to get a key programmed without a working key or is it a trip to Land Rover?
  
Post #20071648th Dec 2018 12:24 pm
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Pete K
 


Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Rimini RedDiscovery 3

If you have a 2nd key, maybe worth sending the 2nd one off to a repair place while you investigate other options.


or leave the 2nd key in the ignition barrell for 10 mins and then try and start it
  
Post #20071888th Dec 2018 1:32 pm
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Ratty43
 


Member Since: 28 Nov 2018
Location: PENZANCE
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

I've just replaced the battery in my spare key, it's a bit awkward cutting into the case and needs a soldering iron but at £20 on eBay might be worth a shot?
  
Post #20072758th Dec 2018 7:19 pm
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Darbuck
 


Member Since: 09 Nov 2018
Location: Enniscorthy
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Ireland 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 3

Haven’t got a second key. I replaced the battery in my own key and it made no difference. So when the key guy tested it he said the transponder is dead so I take it from that that the key is scrap. So I really don’t know what to to do now.
  
Post #20072838th Dec 2018 9:00 pm
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M3DPO
 


Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
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England 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

You’ll need a new lock module fitting and two new keys programming, an expensive job that I think can only be done by a main agent, only time I’ve known it to be done was under warranty.
 It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't. 
 
Post #20073349th Dec 2018 8:14 am
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DSL
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Surely it’s just new key & programmed by dealer? When I bought a new key 18 months ago I needed to bring in proof of ownership and programmed the key myself but no new modules needed. Confused
   
Post #20073389th Dec 2018 8:34 am
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lynalldiscovery
 


Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Metropolis LE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

We used to programme new keys to the trucks existing software, so long as the chip was virgin it was a 5 minute job.
  
Post #20073449th Dec 2018 8:49 am
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