"David Hearn" <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:649ekjF28opoaU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Tim.. wrote:
>> "David Hearn" <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:64770uF282djdU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Can anyone confirm whether you (i.e. me) can program the immobiliser
>>> keys yourself for a UK spec Mk2 Ford Focus (Nov 05)?
>>>
>>> I've read in a number of places that as long as you have 2 keys which
>>> can start the car then you can do some key hokey-cokey and get a new
key
>>> programmed. If this is the case, then getting another remote key
should
>>> be quite straightforward, and not too costly as already have 2 working
>>> keys.
>>>
>>> However, I've also read that it may not be the case, and it's a dealer
>>> only thing.
>>>
>>> Can anyone confirm - ideally, if they've done it themselves on an late
>>> 2005 Mk2 model (in case they changed things earlier/later).
>>
>> I assume you mean the new shape Focus, rather than one of the last
>> original shapes?
>>
>> If its the new one, then you need to visit the dealer. AFAIK they took
>> away the self programming function with the new car.
>>
>>
>> Tim..
>
> Thanks for that. That's what I suspected. My solution to getting a 2nd
> remote key then is to get a cheap 2nd hand remote key, cut the blade off
> and program the remote buttons to operate the doors etc. The
instructions
> for this *are* included in the manual, and I've not heard anyone suggest
> that this is no longer possible. We'll use the normal dumb spare key to
> start it as we currently do, but also have the button part of the remote
> on the keyring for opening/locking.
>
> I'll probably have to remove the transponder (I think I can see it
inside
> the remote) in case it confuses the immobiliser with it being near to
> another key.
>
> The reason we want a 2nd remote key is that after a day of using the
dumb
> key, it appears that the only way of disabling the alarm when unlocking
> with it is to put the key into the ignition within a few seconds of
> unlocking. Unfortunately, loading young kids into the car often means
> that's difficult, with obvious noisy results!
Nothing to stop you trying to programme a new key using the standard
procedure though- if it doesnt work, it doesnt work!
Tim.
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