mine recently stopped working as well. from what i've found from searching, it seems like the dealer is the only way to get one reprogrammed.

it's really weird that they just lose their "link" that easily. there's gotta be some kind of bulletin or something about it.

 

When my remote stops working I have found that it is because the battery has lost its connection. There is a small piece of metal that provides part of the contact. There is a tiny piece of plastic that it clips into that holds it in place. Fiddling with that to restore the contact works for me. After a while it works lose again, so I do the same again.

You could try that before you go for reprogramming.

 

maybe someone touched the valet thing in your glovebox compartment?

 

That wouldn't affect the remote. Delta has the right idea. If messing with the contacts doesn't work then the dealer is the only choice. For security reasons they are the only ones that can pair remotes to the car.

 

Whats the valet thing in the glovebox? Where is it, assuming I have one?

 

Here is the description from the owners manual for the valet switch.

There is a picture as well. It basically locks the trunk.

Valet Switch

Before handing the green-headed valet
key to the parking attendant, open the
glove compartment, press the valet
switch and then close and lock the glove
compartment with the integrated key or a
black-headed key. The attendant can
then lock the car after parking, but cannot
open the glove compartment or the

luggage compartment.

 

The clips looked fine on mine as well, but the contact is so fine that it turned out still to be that. Worth a try anyway.

 

Thanks for that. I asked Jepsom, my butler about this switch. Apparently I dont have one. We use footmen instead.......

 

That's a good one Delta!

The way I found out about the switch is when I thought the trunk button stopped working. I made an appointment with the dealer to fix it then doh realized that the valet switch was on. I hadn't used it myself either....They don't have valet parking at the grocery store or the McDonalds drive through....

 

Before you get ripped by a dealer you might wanna try this from how stuff works;

• Turn the ignition key on and off eight times in less than 10 seconds. This tells the security system in the car to switch over to programming mode.
• Press a button on all of the transmitters you want the car to recognize. Most cars allow at least four transmitters.
• Switch the ignition off.

Good results on the UK forum ;-)

 

There is a hole in the glove compartment where a button could be placed, so I assume the valet switch is an extra. I dont have an extra green key either. My Volvo had that option, but I never used it.

 

Thank you for posting this. I've had my car for two months now and the stinking trunk switch did not work, but the remote opener did. A quick search in the manual and I saw a valet switch. Viola! The trunk works brilliantly now...

Saved me a posting and a trip to the dealer!

I was just browsing the topic and saw it. AWESOME!!!

 

I need to change my battery but I'm not sure how to take apart the key fob without messing it up. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

It's in the handbook

 

Here you go...

 

Thanks Guys!!

 

ill give it a shot thanks