Spare Key for Advanced Keyless Entry?

[cariengon]

Anyone been able to copy the key that's in the fob of the Advanced Keyless Entry?

My husband hates this feature and I'd love to just give him a spare key to use. He's a little slow with accepting the technology (silly)

Plus, just a regular spare key would be nice for valet parking - since when you pull the one out of the fob, there's no way to put on a keychain...

Seems there should be a way to get a copy, since you really don't need the advanced keyless fob to use the car.

~Carie

 

[Fishrule1]

One way is to go to the dealer and have the metal key inside your Advanced Key copied. It's expensive because the key is "chipped", which means it has a transponder in it that must be programmed. I paid ~$70 for the key, but somehow convinced the dealer to program it for free (the car was still quite new). I've seen "chipped" keys on eBay for ~$12, but you'll still need a trip to a locksmith for programming.