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Car Forum / Saab Cars / January 2005

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Keyless remote programming

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ingodaneuf - 24 Jan 2005 18:07 GMT
Does anyone know how to reprogram a keyless remote for a 96 SAAB 900S. My
car is inopperable at the moment because my remote does not work. The
dealer has asked m to tow it in to them and I'm probably looking at a
$1000 bill fo a new antitheft computer to be installed. Any help would be
appreciated.
laurak - 24 Jan 2005 19:33 GMT
Doesn't the key open the door?
Try holding the remote near the lock on the driver's side and clicking
the button on and off very fast 5 times or so. Sometimes that works.
(It was in the owner's manual for my 9000).
ingodaneuf - 24 Jan 2005 22:12 GMT
Thanks Laura. Yes the key does open the door but the alarm, even after
removing the alarm fuse, does not allow the car to start either. I had to
break down and take it to the dealer. After further research I found that
there is no way whatsoever to bypass this type of anti-theft device. Even
the dealer does not have a bypass. However they are sometimes able to
retrieve the coding from the computer and then reprogram the remote.
That's what they were able to do with mine. In the end it only cost me an
hopur of shoptime and another  remote. Grand total: $300 cdn.
ingodaneuf - 24 Jan 2005 22:21 GMT
Thanks Laura. Yes the key does open the door but the alarm, even after
removing the alarm fuse, does not allow the car to start either. I had to
break down and take it to the dealer. After further research I found that
there is no way whatsoever to bypass this type of anti-theft device. Even
the dealer does not have a bypass. However they are sometimes able to
retrieve the coding from the computer and then reprogram the remote.
That's what they were able to do with mine. In the end it only cost me an
hopur of shoptime and another  remote. Grand total: $300 cdn.
Dave Hinz - 24 Jan 2005 22:39 GMT
> Thanks Laura. Yes the key does open the door but the alarm, even after
> removing the alarm fuse, does not allow the car to start either. I had to
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> That's what they were able to do with mine. In the end it only cost me an
> hopur of shoptime and another  remote. Grand total: $300 cdn.

You might want to get a second one made now; as you learned, if your
only one dies, it gets expensive.  If you had had a second one, you could
have (a) driven, and (b) used it as a master to make a replacement.

Losing or having a key/remote die for these cars, if it's your only
one, can be expensive and inconvenient.
 
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