Hi all
I have my Sport from new and have had no issues.

Last year I was away from home with work . On my return I decided to get the Sport back on the road, the battery was dead and since it was the original from manufacture I fitted a new replacement, done a simple oil and filter change and inspection, turned over and running with no issues . Did a long drive with no problems.
Returned home and went to lock it but the fob did not respond so I locked it with the key for the night .
Next day opened the door, Alarm started and obviously the fob was not working, so sat into the car closed the doors/bonnet and went to reprogramme the fob (while alarm still active) using the usual method got to the point of the locks cycling/synchronization and alarm disarmed, then pressed lock on the fob and removed key from ignition to finish fob reprogramming .

Tried the fob but was unsuccessful . I completed the procedure several times to no avail . Also disconnected the battery for 20 mins to try reset memory and this failed to fix the issue.

I would really appreciate any light you, good people, could shine on this problem .

Thanks guys + girls

 

Sport? Is this a hatchback you're referring to?

 

That's it 3door Hatch, sorry.