I bought car from auction it’s in valet mode. No trunk open anybody know reset pin. Dealer out of business

 

roadbird,

Try this,

1. Lock the car as usual.
2. Use the emergency key (it's inside your key fob) to unlock your car, everything should reset back to normal.

wombat

 

It can be reset via SDD, find a local shop that has it.

 

Thanks, RoverJoe.

I was just quoting from my user manual.

wombat

 

No key in fob. Looking for shop has SDD

 

Did you try #1234?

 

Yup my wife says I should sit there and try all combinations I am not Stephen Hawking!

 

 

I heard once from an older tech there was a generic unlock pin that was based on the queens birth year or something stupid like that, but I have no way of verifying that. It might be worth a little google-fu to see if there is something posted, but I've only ever used the dealer level tools to open them when the custom pin gets forgotten.

 

Rover Joe,

Your buddy was correct. The MASTER PIN is 1926 (QE II birth year). However, if the PIN has been set to something else, that PIN will not work. I'd give it a go anyway.

Someone tried turning the ignition "ON" then pressing the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons on the fob together until the car beeps twice. Again 20/20 hearsay, but worth a go!

wombat

 

None of the above worked. Have jag dealer appointment Tuesday wonder how much that will cost???

 

Wait, those still exist? I'd expect it to cost more than you think it will but probably worth it, I imagine if you have no other way. If you are all all confident in tech and computer skills, all of the resources are available on this forum to get into SDD yourself and give it a go. Would require a cloned Mongoose cable though. Although, some scanners are good enough. My X-Tool D7 can get my Jags out of valet mode if need be pretty sure I have seen it in there.

 

I assume your dealer will charge you for an hour labor, so whatever the going rate is in your area. For my stores that's $350-$450 but the south FL market is brutal. Maybe if you talk nice to a service guy you can get someone to do it and you just shoot the tech $100 or something.