I just purchased a 2000 Vanden Plas and it seems to be stuck in valet mode. I have two black keys and one green (valet) key but I can't figure out how to get it out of valet. The car did not come with a keyless entry pad and I'm not sure if it should have. I just picked up the car Saturday and am trying to figure everything out before I get it on the road. Any help would be great.

 

I have tried using the black key to activate global lock and unlock and that doesn't seem to fix the problem. Also, I can open the trunk with the key, the point is that I can't open the trunk with the button on the dash or the Jaguar crest button on the trunk. I don't want to have to turn off the car and open the trunk with the key every time I want to get at the trunk. Thanks for the tip though.

 

Yes it does. When I push the button either on the dash or on the trunk, it dings and I can read "Valet Mode" on the message center.

 

Here is another questions for you. Should this car have been equipped with keyless entry? If so, I don't have the keypads, is it easy/inexpensive to have them replaced? It would be nice to have but if its going to cost me $500 I can live without it.