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So, I have my keys for my 2000 Sedan. Can the remote part be reprogrammed to work on the 2001 Avant?

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Old 04-07-2002, 04:01 PM
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Default So, I have my keys for my 2000 Sedan. Can the remote part be reprogrammed to work on the 2001 Avant?

I know I won't have the trunk release function, because there ain't no button on the Sedan remote.

What does it take, the dealership to do this?

I'll probably ditch the key part itself.

It'll be nice to have 2 more remotes in addition to the existing 2.
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Default stick it in the key hole with another key in the ignition (on) and either

press the button or turn the key (sorry, don't completely remember that part). I think it is press the button for like a minute or something
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Default Hmm. This is going to be interesting. Since the keyfob is from another car...

So I wonder if the key is going to turn at all in the keyhole; the only way since it definitely is not going to be turning on the car/ignition.

Is it in the manual? Sorry, I don't have it handy.

I'll check my easy to navigate, fast, thorough and wonderfully laid out Bentley.
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Oops, sorry, pull the key apart and put the key part from one of your working keys on it
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Default Forget that..

Find your old car and take off with it!


and yes.. I know where your old car is.
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Default So do I. A little birdie told me where it showed up...

I doubt whether I can drive off with it though.

I heard it was throwing all sorts of codes and they "repaired" it using some spray paint.

How sad, that an S would wind up living like that. If it was on life support, I'd pull the plug. :-(
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Default there's no electrical link between the remote part and the key part

so you could probably not even have to pull stuff apart. just put your current key into the lock and do the stuff with the old remote.
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I think you only get the signal to program it if the key is turned though.
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Default yeah. i meant turn his current key, but press his old remote. just don't need to

snap them together. i dunno if it will work, but there's not really a need that i see for combining the two.
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