On 5/9/08 2:29 PM, in article 4824a614$0$30485$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"aspasia" <aspasia> wrote:
> On Fri, 09 May 2008 14:14:59 GMT, E Meyer <epmeyer50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/8/08 9:47 PM, in article 4823bb3a$0$4102$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> "aspasia" <aspasia> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 02 May 2008 23:35:16 GMT, George <not.real@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <47ffbe1f$0$6129$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, aspasia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I lost one of the two programmed keys that came with the car.
>>>>>
>>>>> The dealer was quoting $100 or more to create another!
>>>>> Can that be?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions how to get this done more reasonably?
>>>>>
>>>>> (Incidentally, is there any reason they charge so much?
>>>>> Except sheer exploitation <g>)
>>>>>
>>>>> Aspasia
>>>>
>>>> No, exploitation covers it nicely.
>>>>
>>>> There *is* a method to allow the car to run with a non-chipped
>>>> (regular/cheap) key, but it involves disabling the immobilizer
security
>>>> system. Still want to do it?
>>>
>>> ?? That's interesting. I DO have a second key and it does work, but
>>> of course I have to lock-unlock the doors manually.
>>>
>>> Car runs with a "chipped" key that has an electronic door opener-
>>> closer on the key chain.
>>>
>>> It also also runs w/ that second key that has no electronic door
>>> opener.
>>>
>>> Does that mean that second key is also chipped?
>>>
>>> Does that also mean that the immobilizer security system is NOT
>>> disabled?
>>>
>>> (I don't even know what an "immobilizer security system"
>>> is. I tried to look it up, and got this:
>>>
>>> ==============
>>> A vehicle immobilizer disables a vehicle's system after receiving from
>>> a vehicle security system two immobilizer control signals in
>>> predetermined states. The vehicle's system is a necessary system for
>>> the vehicle to run, for example, an ignition system or an engine
>>> computer, so that the vehicle is immobilized when the necessary system
>>> is disabled. The immobilizer includes switching and self-biasing
>>> circuits that bypass the security system. Bypassing the security
>>> system reduces the likelihood of immobilizing a running vehicle
>>> because of a security system malfunction.
>>> ===============
>>>
>>> Can you restate this in language that my tiny mind could grasp?<g>
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If it will start the car and other duplicate keys will not start the
car,
>> the second key is chipped. The immobilizer is not disabled.
>>
>> The key fob with the door unlock buttons has nothing to do with the
>> immobilizer. It just works the door locks & rolls down the front
windows.
>> You can get another one of those on ebay pretty cheap and program your
car
>> to recognize it.
>
> Oh, good! I didn't realize they could be had outside the dealer
> (I lost the second key fob a while ago) If I do find one on ebay
> or elsewhere, are there instructions online (or somewhere!) how
> to program car to recognize it?
>
> TIA
>
> Aspasia
I believe the instructions to program the car to recognize the key fobs is
online at maxima.org.
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