I've been really badly burnt on this one, ended up Merc dealer ripping me off for over £300, gaining nothing and telling ME off. Torrent Managing Successful Projects With Prince 2 Methodology. But the dealership bit has been covered enough, just don't go to the one in Reading, UK. So, I will repeat what I was told. - V classes can only be done at Merc Car dealerships. - You MUST have a new un-coded key*, this is best oredered from the dealership that will do the work.

I have heard you can reprogram a key from another mercedes to fit my 99 e320 but when contacting mercedes they say once a key is programed for a car. Mercedes Benz SLK Forum >Mercedes Benz R170 SLK Class Cars >SLK R170 General Discussion >Can you re-program a key fob? 2011 SLK300 with smart top.

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You have to order it with ID and V5 (in UK) * - DO NOT get one off eBay. They will more than likely 'used' or pre-coded. - Be prepared to wait as it requires a call to the head office to get an code. - The metal key part is not included and is ordered separately. Also check carefully with the dealership the actual cost and find one that has a technician that has done it before, you do not want one 'playing' with it to find it goes wrong then you could land yourself a bill to replace the system and it also has to be coded to the ECU.

My advice is not to go near this unless you have a specific requirements. If you do go ahead, good luck. Hi, Firstly the dealership part is NEVER covered enough mate, it falls on deaf ears and thieving hands of the Mercdads.

I needed to programme a remote to arm/disarm the alarm, which also locks/unlocks the car rather than the need for starting it, as I CAN get a key cut from my local Locksmith who CAN copy the transponder and cut a simple key (5 minutes work) for the starting of my car, however, this doesn't cover the arming/disarming, and doors. KEY = Local locksmith = £25 KEY = Mercdads = £170(+) part + labour =£340(+) Take your choice Thanks for the info mate.

Below is the instructions on how to programme Mercedes remote Keys, HOWEVER this has not worked in my case, as either is won't work for my model OR, the 2 remotes I have tried it on are of the wrong type. I decided to post it in case it helps someone else!

The instructions are written EXACTLY as I got them. How to Program Mercedes Remote Keys The transponder chip inside the key must be synchronized to the cars immobiliser (for starting car) to proceed with these steps. Place transmitter key in ignition lock and turn to position 2 2. Extract transmitter key from ignition lock 3. Within 10 seconds: press (close) pushbutton, hold and simultaneously press (open) pushbutton five times one after the other release pushbuttons and then press one of the two pushbuttons once It may also be necessary to synchronize a transmitter key if the battery in the transmitter key has been replaced. Im a key cutter down here in cornwall there are non main dealers who do programing of cripto rolling code chips, i do fixed chiped keys up to 98ish,then cloning of ford keys up to 2002 ish, now the remots on mercs are the same set up as vw,seat,audi, a guy came in to wk n wanted a new blade cutting for his newish vw,i did ask about programing the key,he bought a black box what pluged into the cars engine managment system n allowed him to program him self. Ive seen these for rover to allow n program the 2 button remote s, then the new remote disarms the imbolizer, but for some Diesel motors to bypass the imbolizer all you need is a live from batt to the Diesel pump,ive done this on fords n discoverys also if theres a way of programing the remote with reguards to the rolling code chip for a spare, all you got to do is place the chipped key minus the remote (they norn seperate in 2 ) behind the plastic casing of ighnition near the wire for the signal to over ride the ibmolizer!!