Hey, sorry if this seems like a daft question but..

I have a grande punto, 1.2, and I have one of those electronic keys, how many times do you have to press the lock the doors button to lock AND alarm the car? Does it do it on first press or do you need to do it twice?

I know with some other cars you need to press the button twice, once to lock, and again to alarm, and have been doing this with my grande punto, but I don't want to be wasting the key battery if this is unneccesary!

If anyone knows, I'm be grateful!

Thanks in advance!

Don't worry about the daft questions we have rolf

Now i'm assuming you have a 1.2 active or Dynamic as standard they don't have an alarm and dependent on age some don't have "double locking"...


Double locking AKA Dead locks prevent the local hoodie scum breaking the glass reaching inside and unlocking the doors...

one press locks the car and you get one flash from the indicators..

a double press locks the car and activates the deadlocks (if fitted) you hear the locks clunk shut then again you hear another dull thud as the dead locks kick in and the indicators flash three times

give us chance and i'll try to get a video up to explain (in a drunken Yorkshire accent)

Edit video now on youtube see 2 posts down:

You wont have an alarm as standard no GP's had it as standard.

Gave up trying to upload this to the Fiat Forum Gallery (kept getting an error message)

Hey Andy, thanks for that never new I had deadlocks

Scotty Pro Platinum said:

Hey Andy, thanks for that never new I had deadlocks

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You still might not have them from a certain date they stopped fitting them to some cars (its been mentioned a few times on here) but there is one way to find out and try it....

Will have to check mine bit cold outside at the minute. Knowing my luck, I'll not have deadlocks :-(

dont all new cars have dead locks.....thought that was standard practice now?

Im-Mia said:

dont all new cars have dead locks.....thought that was standard practice now?

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Do a search for deadlocks in this section to save T another session with the FF resident Shrink....

NO Deadlocks ...... boo hoo and its only 11 month old

Andy how old is yours?

Thanks Andy for that video and the reply, not been on here since my original post to thank you any sooner!!

I do have an active model, 07 plate, and I don't think I have the deadlocking, which I'm a bit miffed about!

So it sounds like I don't have an alarm as standard either? (I know so much about my car!) I thought I did, best let the insurance company know!

Thanks for your help!

your car has a standard fit catagory 2 thatcham immobiliser, thats the most important thing

You must have read my mind, I was just going to ask about an imobiliser!
I do have deadlocks, It took 5 minutes of locking and unlocking the doors to find out, so if that's any help to any other Active 07 owners

Andy, You should start a Grande Punto Blue Peter Show! lol Show us all the tricks of the trades! I just went out and check and I got dead locks! Just went out and checked and I got dead locks. Bloody FREEZING! -5

Raechel said:

Thanks Andy for that video and the reply, not been on here since my original post to thank you any sooner!!

I do have an active model, 07 plate, and I don't think I have the deadlocking, which I'm a bit miffed about!

So it sounds like I don't have an alarm as standard either? (I know so much about my car!) I thought I did, best let the insurance company know!

Thanks for your help!

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no problem

Raechel said:

You must have read my mind, I was just going to ask about an imobiliser!
I do have deadlocks, It took 5 minutes of locking and unlocking the doors to find out, so if that's any help to any other Active 07 owners

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The immobilizer works by having a microchip in the key this communicates with the cars computer by an antenna just behind the plastic trim where you put the key if the car recognizes the signal it gets back it will start the car when you turn the key to Mar you get a little yellow light (pic of car with a padlock through it showing the system is active) if this light stays on you have a fault with the immobilizer

LeePunto1.9 said:

Andy, You should start a Grande Punto Blue Peter Show! lol Show us all the tricks of the trades! I just went out and check and I got dead locks! Just went out and checked and I got dead locks. Bloody FREEZING! -5

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For my next trick i will show how to refit the dash trim with a fairy liquid bottle and a roll of sticky back plastic

Mine has deadlocks and an alarm, particulaly funny when you lock the G/F in and press the fob twice so the deadlocks and alarm are activated, the alarm goes off and she has no way of getting out at all :lol: