It depends on what system the car has. Some like the W163 (MLS) have an RFID
chip, some use an infrared signal (the kind you plug in). The newer cars with
the “keyless go” have an RFID that’s similar but different from the older keys
with a chip and EIS. They all have limited key assignments
I the Focus, after the last lost key, I zip-tied a key under the steering
column. That was close enough to the reader for the RFID to work, then I could
use standard $2 key blanks to make key copies to start the car. Would something
like that work on an MB?
On Mon, Jan 30, 2023, at 12:00, dan
They are. And there are “slots” in EIS for 8 keys. If you clone a key, it will
lock out the remaining “slots” in the system, rendering EIS useless with any
new keys. So in other words, each time you get a new key, it takes up the next
“slot” in EIS until they’re full. If by some bizarre
My locksmith has been able to clone keys with RFID for my Ford Focus. As my son
was constantly losing keys he once even made a key without having an original
to copy from. He had some device he plugged into the OBD port in the car and it
worked some black magic to program the car to accept the
I would bite the bullet and buy a replacement from the dealer. Cloning keys is
a dangerous thing, and if the cloned key is lost or damaged, you are done. EIS
has to be replaced.
-D
> On Jan 29, 2023, at 11:36 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Floyd and folks
>
> I see I can get
There are some vague indications that some third party can make a new key ( the
electronic part)! but it’s not entirely clear. Basically a dealer item if even
available.
--FT
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> On Jan 29, 2023, at 11:37 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Floyd and folks
>
> I see I
Floyd and folks
I see I can get shells and keys on big women
Floyd if I get another key with electronics can you clone or program it with
some of your Mercedes’ electronics?
I have a thing to make some sprinter keys … to clone them … Zed Bull it is
called
If you clone you don’t have to
