I'm a bit grey on the key programming thing as obviously one of the keys is a remote key and the other non-remote from factory.
I want to re-program my remote, which has given up (still starts the car), and add another remote key to start the car plus have the original non-remote also.
I'm a bit grey on whether programming the immobiliser is the same as the remote or what. Either way I need to fix my current remote.
I guess if nothing else I can use the immobiliser chip / grain from the non-remote key to make up a second remote?
I am taking a bit of a venture into the unknown I will admit.
It's a bit of a grey area for me too, because I've never needed to program any of my keys, so never investigated it. Both of my Stilos came with 2 working remote keys. According to paperwork supplied with the second one, a previous owner had replaced both keys at a cost of over £600. MES shows that 2 keys have been disabled from the Body Computer of that car.
I always understood that all Stilos sold in the UK had remote control locking and were supplied with 2 R/c keys. However, as several people have posted that they have either 1 R/c key and 1 basic key, or only 2 basic keys, either my understanding is wrong, or 1 or both of their keys were replaced at some time with basic key(s). (Perhaps because they discovered new R/c keys cost over £300 each, so opted for the cheaper basic key). I doubt there's anyone left on here that's had a Stilo from new to confirm which is correct.
Early versions of MES only had the option to program the R/c part of a key. Later versions seem to also have the option to program the immobiliser part. However, posts on the MES general and registered user's forums still say you can't program the immobiliser part with MES.
As far as I know, programming the R/c part is totally different to programming the immobiliser.
It's all still very grey.
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