smart key
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Ian Brown
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Dont think it can be done by you or the dealer, try here http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=15342&highlight=reprogram+key
M6AJJ
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I had the same problem as you, spare key which was not programmed to my car.
Went to my local main dealer who is usually very helpfull particularly when I am spending shedloads of money, and they immediately informed me that once a key has been programmed to a vehicle by MB, it cannot be reprogrammed. (This did not apply to the previous generation of keys, the flip type)
Having seen all the adverts for second hand keys (E Bay etc) all saying that they can, I thought I would try a different dealer. In the end I tried three, one even tried to reprogramme it but to no avail.
In the end I had to buy a new one, about £75 plus £10 for the metal key. Took three or four days to be delivered from Germany and was specific to the car. Worked immediately.
I suppose that it makes sense, if all these keys on E Bay can be programmed to any vehicle it would be a thieves paradise.
Went to my local main dealer who is usually very helpfull particularly when I am spending shedloads of money, and they immediately informed me that once a key has been programmed to a vehicle by MB, it cannot be reprogrammed. (This did not apply to the previous generation of keys, the flip type)
Having seen all the adverts for second hand keys (E Bay etc) all saying that they can, I thought I would try a different dealer. In the end I tried three, one even tried to reprogramme it but to no avail.
In the end I had to buy a new one, about £75 plus £10 for the metal key. Took three or four days to be delivered from Germany and was specific to the car. Worked immediately.
I suppose that it makes sense, if all these keys on E Bay can be programmed to any vehicle it would be a thieves paradise.
