m5zealot

Hello,

I finally got my new spare key for my 06 SL55. Paid just over $420 at the stealer. I was told by the person ordering it I may need to pay another $160 to get the key programmed for Keyless go feature to work. (WTF?)

Today she was kind enough to have a tech come out to my car and try a few "secret handshake" methods to program key without charging me! He did a few things I already knew about from reading some threads a while back. Nothing worked. He told me to try one more thing at home.

Stick key in ignition and turn to first position and leave that way for 2 hours or more. He said to hook the battery to my tender so it doesn't discharge. He said this should work and save me time/$160! Does anyone know about this method? Otherwise, I have to come back for an hour so they can hook it up to Star and take more money. Thanks

Plutoe

I would not take that advice, for all you know he could be the parts humper for the shop. I'd talk to the service manager and ask for some goodwill!

m5zealot

The service advisors I've talked to never recommend fixes to keys or other minor electronic parts. They are more like parts humpers than the actual mechanic that tried to help me.

I tried the procedure and it did not work. I didn't think it would but it didn't hurt to try. Going back this week to give them more $$$. Thanks for replying though.

m5zealot

There was definitely a lot of good will with my dealership. The service manager had my new key programed and a few other minor issue done for free! I had them fix my pneumatic central locking leak. I take back all the nasty things I say about dealerships.