ap10046

Hi all,
I just picked up one of those fantastic looking chrome smart keys, as a replacement for my everyday, battered and cracked horrible black key. I do have a brand, spanking new, never used horrible black one in spare but the chrome one is fab!
How would I programme it to work with the car? I am too nervous to bung it in the ignition, get inundated with error codes and pay stealer loads afterward.
So can this be done via the "leave it in the ignition overnight...turn it many times this way and that.." or does it NEED to go to stealer?
Thanks all

SoCal208

You buy the New chrome key for paper weight ?. I know NOBODY can program the key to work on your car. Do a search, someone in Europe had a writeup (with pictures) how to swap the chip from old key to the new chrome key, or hit up your MB dealer (with the proof of ownership), then spend somewhere $200-$300 for the new chrome key. MB dealer will laugh hard @ you when you ask them to "program" your Ebay chrome key to work on you car. It's not work that way, period.

hankdotcom

Had the same issue over a month ago. I bought me a smart key from ebay, took it to the dealer and they told me that it was a waste of money. The smart keys have to be orderd from the central whse in texas. In order to get a chrome smart key you need to show the dealer you drivers licence and registration along with 230 bucks and you can get the key in about three to four days...Let me say this it is worth the investment. The key is beutifull and very eye catching.

Hope this helps.

Norseman

Maybe you should have had one of these??

http://uuc003.en.ec21.com/AK500_Car_...7_3600668.html

Steinar

gaazmon

Almost impossible to be done. Had that same issue with my 94 S420. I threw the one I bought away just cause I couldn't stand looking at it.

novae500

when i bought my w211, the sales guy had to order a 2nd key for me. The car had only 1 black key. A week later received a chrome key along with floormats, and manual. I'm guessing they ordered thru MB and i did see that he wrote done some #s from the car for paperwork for the new key.

hankdotcom

Thats what i was told by the dealer. That the black keys are not longer beign manufacutred. All key replacements for 211's now will be the chrome smart keys.

tydog07

Ha ha ha, just from the picture alone, it isn't worth it! I never knew having the "chrome" smart key was so desirable! Trust me guys, having that key isn't anything special. I rather have some of your cars than a fancy key.

gaazmon

Correct. However, I liked the black key better, smaller, lighter, and less bulky

no_clue

I ordered a chrome key last year. ( one of this forum's $80 special deal thingy )

It is very nice to look at, but it is just twice if not more heavier than the black one.
Plus, I don't take out my key and put it on dinning table at the restaurant, nor clip it on my belt like many youngsters. So...after 2 days, I have my chrome key sitting in my drawer as a spare key.

Barry45RPM

The chrome key can be hung up on a Key Board by a valet. The old black key had to be put into a plastic bag or have something taped to it for a valet to hang the key.

ap10046

So guys,
are you'll saying that I can't go to a dealer with my papers and ask them to re-program the new key?

amdeutsch

Which part of NO (see posts above) did you not understand?

Benz-O-Rama

LOL....

To but it less bluntly, no you cannot. As stated above, you must purchase the key from the dealer. Just no way around it. Why don't you just call the dealer, if you need further affirmation?

tydog07

Just an update, I ordered a spare key, and it came all the way from Germany, then it didn't work on my car so they sent it back, and for some reason my dealer came back to me and gave me two keys! Guess I'll never have to worry anymore about lost keys!

K-A

Same here. I don't care much for the new Chrome Key. I've never been one to think newer=better anyway, I just judge by which looks and is better to me.

Whenever I have a newer Benz to drive with the newer key, the chrome is all scuffed up and looks kinda cheap, it's bigger and heavier, and it doesn't have as nice and slender a shape as the black one. Plus the Star symbol is always getting copper-y (i.e cheap material), which I haven't seen an old one do.

Also, I like the fact that the buttons aren't jumbling up the view of the Star, as they're separated on each side.

tydog07

Can someone please post a picture of the "old" black key?

K-A

Not my hand nor my own personal key but found this:


I guess they're both okay to me, each have their perks. Size and weight are important to me though, and I like how the old key makes use of each side and leaves the Star isolated, plus the buttons are a bit softer and easier to press. Fact is, I probably wouldn't complain if I had either, nor would I pay to buy the other one unless mine was damaged.... Or if the chrome started turning copper.

chokaay

I agree with all of what you said... but IMO the newer chrome one LOOKS better (more sleek/stylish/refined). But as far as durability and functionality is concerned, the black one wins (even though it LOOKS "cheaper").

Benz-O-Rama

Dude, stop biting your nails.

tydog07

Thanks K-A! I don't know if you've seen it yet on the thread I started, but some guy was nice enough to take my picture of the rear of my car and photoshop it to see what it would look like if my tail lights were smoked! I am so excited, I feel like a little boy on christmas! I really hope I like them!

K-A

Hahaha, that's actually not my hand! I just found it on Google Imgaes. Homeboy does need to curb that addiction and get a damn manicure though!

No prob dude! I'll go check out that Thread right now....

lae350

[QUOTE=no_clue;3579966]I ordered a chrome key last year. ( one of this forum's $80 special deal thingy )

Hi - Anyway to get this deal again? Thx.