Re: How to program your own key. SAVE $$$
Originally Posted by
MeatSafeMurdrer
So I got my car going after a while. It was a huge hassle having just had my smartphone stolen, so internet access was a good 20 minute walk from where the car was. I went back and forth several times. It was getting late, and I had no tools on hand. Anything I could do was a shot in the dark.
I didn't disconnect the battery, as I didn't have any tools with me aside from a knife I carry everywhere (guess why) and some cheap pliers. Not much help. I began to suspect that the battery in the remote hadn't died, but rather I was dealing with an entirely different issue. I got out the manual, wasn't much help. Looked through all the fuses, and I found that the fuse in cavity 35 is for "Radio Frequency Remote Control" among several other things. I pulled that fuse out. It looked fine. Put it back in. The car started on my first attempt. I imagine this was 100% luck, but figured I should post it anyway. The hand brake (which I always use out of habit) became SUPER stiff. Both going up and down. This hadn't been an issue at all until I got the car to start last night.
So basically what I'm saying is... There is some force of nature that is going to continue screwing things up for me, and I'll probably be back on this forum soon when everything else goes wrong on my car which only has 25,000 miles on it.
Thanks for all the help!
The red window on the front of the fob has an LED behind it, when a button is pressed for a second or so the LED flashes to show the batteries are OK. That is the only reason for the red window. No red flashes means the batteries are dead. The fuse will just be for the remote opening/closing using the fob.
With regard to the hand brake, the stiffness is just a coincidence, lubrication is needed somewhere along the cable and brake mechanism. If you use it all the time they generally do not seize up so often especially on a car with so few miles on it.
To reset the keys remote opening/closing program.
Aim the transmitters red eye at the vehicle.
Briefly press the lock or unlock button twice.
Within 30 seconds, insert the key in the ignition.
Turn the key to the ON/Run position.
The first step shown here of aiming the red eye at the car seems an extra step, but it is just as written in the manual.
Last edited by onehundred80; 11-15-2015 at 08:13 AM.