How to Program a Smart Key
- 1). Find your own car manual for programming instructions. If they aren't there, proceed to Step 3. If you've lost the manual, proceed to Step 2.
- 2). Find your lost manual at diplodocs.com or ownersmanualsource.com. Both websites are free. The latter is for cars specifically. The former provides a link to your car's manual as an icon in the upper right portion of the page. Several pay sites will sell you a new manual, but they can cost as much as the price of having your smart key reprogrammed at a dealership, which defeats the purpose.
- 3). Find programming instructions at keylessride.com or programyourremote.com. The former is a pay site while the latter is free. If your own model-year combination isn't at programyourremote.com, a similar model's instructions may work. Otherwise, go to Step 4.
- 4). Call a dealership asking for programming instructions over the phone. Some dealerships may be less cooperative than others, viewing you instead as a source of income if you come in the store for a programming. So you may have to call several dealerships to get free instructions.
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