Keyless entry remote programming

[Weezl436]

Having read the chapter on this topic in the 1000q section, I still have a question. I recently purchased a couple of remotes on eBay and wish to program them to my car. I have two fully functional remotes programmed for my car but wish to program two more. Question: does the remote being programmed have to be the one in the door, or can it just be held next to the one in the door? And can I program two remotes, one after the other, this way or do I have to start the procedure from the beginning for each remote being programmed? I know that this won't do anything for the immobilizer chip - all I want is a couple of extra remotes capable of opening the car.

[chittychittybangbang]

I've never tried but the car does know how many keys are programmed to keyless entry and immobilizer. Can you try both ways and let us know?

[Weezl436]

Well, the system seems to work, but my car, it seems, will only allow two remotes at a time to be programmed for it. With one of the original keys in the ignition, and the other in the door, I can program one of my "extras", but it comes out as number two and then the one in the door doesn't work any more. Perhaps I need to have the one being programmed in the door, but since it's an eBay key, it's not the one for my car, so that won't work - unless I get a new key cut to fit. If anyone out there feels I'm doing something wrong, I'd be happy to hear from you.