Programming Remote Key

[hampstead]

Hello

 

When I bought my 1998 Galaxy used recently it came with 2 plain black keys and one with the remote pushbuttons, all of which work in the locks and can start the car. There's no red key, though.

 

The central locking won't work remotely, so I've followed the procedure found in the manual and on this site (quoted here from SeatKid)

 

1. Close all the vehicle doors.

 

2. Note:

Make sure the door lock cylinder is held in the unlock position for more than 0.5 seconds.

 

Insert the key into the driver door lock cylinder and turn the key from the rest position to the unlock position three times within five seconds.

 

3. The door lock light emitting diodes (LED)s will illuminate for 15 seconds during the remote transmitter programming mode, allowing the remote transmitter to be programmed.

 

4. Remove the key from the driver door lock cylinder and aim the remote transmitter at the interior rear view mirror.

 

5. Press and hold the LOCK button on the remote transmitter.

 

6. While holding the LOCK button down, press the UNLOCK button three times on the remote transmitter.

 

7. Release both buttons simultaneously.

 

8. Make sure the door lock LEDs flash five times, confirming that the remote transmitter has been programmed.

 

9. After a remote transmitter has been successfully programmed, the GEM will reset the programming mode, allowing a further 15 seconds to program the next remote transmitter.

 

10. To program additional remote transmitters, repeat steps 4 to 8.

 

11. Make sure that all the doors lock and unlock, confirming that the GEM is no longer in programming mode.

 

12. Test all the programmed remote transmitters, by activating and deactivating the locking and unlocking functions.

 

All works fine up to stage 4 - the LED on the door lights for 15 seconds.

 

After stage 7, the LED on the key flashes five times, but the one on the door just remains continuously on until the end of the 15 seconds and then goes out - it doesn't flash.

 

To me that would suggest either the key isn't transmitting properly, or the receiver isn't working (or perhaps not present), or the GEM isn't working properly.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this or is a visit to the dealer in order?

 

Thanks.

[Topbloke]

this is the reset that i use

1 close all windows and doors

2 put key in door and turn to unlock position 3 times holding position for 0.5 sec's

3 take key out of lock and within 5 second'spress and hold locking button on remote, the light in door should light up during this time.

4 press unlock button 3 times then let go of lock button, the light in the door should flash.

5 sync now finnished.

 

try this several times if you have no joy then i would suspect the remote is u/s and a trip to your local fraud dealer is in order ;)

[Guest EVSS]

a friend of mine just had same problem with his 97 ghia x tdi, we pulled the hanset apart and the switches were on there last legs (he had spent many a happy or unhappy hour trying to prog them in.) bought a new handset from ford and it programed in first time.

(his old handset would always flash 5 times but no response from vehicle led)