e55 2003 original owners- what style key are we suppose to have
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they integrated the feature into the smart Key. 2003 W211 and 2003 and earlier SL and S came with 2 smart keys and 1 keyless go credit card key. I think they discontinued because people were putting in wallet and breaking them when they sat on them.
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I just got a new one for my car, ordered it on Friday picked up on Wednesday $264 out the door.
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you are right the new ones are slightly different panic button is a triangle and each button has its own cover rather than the single flexible plastic cover that always breaks on all the other keys.
I just got a new one for my car, ordered it on Friday picked up on Wednesday $264 out the door.
I just got a new one for my car, ordered it on Friday picked up on Wednesday $264 out the door.
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Just looked up what you are talking about. Think I am going to have to order it up. Yeah it was cut and coded at MB warehouse in Jacksonville. Then sent to dealer.
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how do we get the "chrome key"
my old 2011 C63 came with it...
current E55 , I have one old style "upper right corner" and one "chrome key" previous owner had it each..
I want one more "chrome key" for my E55...
my old 2011 C63 came with it...
current E55 , I have one old style "upper right corner" and one "chrome key" previous owner had it each..
I want one more "chrome key" for my E55...
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Yeah that's how you do it. Go to the dealer and order the key. It will come to the dealer coded already. It's a TRP item so go prepared with all your documents that it's your car. And they need to see the car present to verify the VIN before releasing the remote.
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I have done a few as freebies for members here and on other forum.
Still at 100% success rate. Has to be NON-keyless Go.
I'm doing them for free as long as you provide the keys and postage.
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'05s shipped with top right.
Someone probably ordered an extra key after 2006 or 2007 and got the Chrome one.
They keys they ship now look like the Chrome one in the pic, but have triangular Panic button. The 2 different Chrome ones look similar but First Chrome ones actually have more in common with the Black key (2nd ver of Smart key)
The black and Chrome keys in the image I posted have same functions, and use identical EPROM chip, this is why the black one can be upgraded to the Chrome one.
Someone probably ordered an extra key after 2006 or 2007 and got the Chrome one.
They keys they ship now look like the Chrome one in the pic, but have triangular Panic button. The 2 different Chrome ones look similar but First Chrome ones actually have more in common with the Black key (2nd ver of Smart key)
The black and Chrome keys in the image I posted have same functions, and use identical EPROM chip, this is why the black one can be upgraded to the Chrome one.
