Immobilizer Key

[thirsty]

After reading up on the "help please" thread.. it occured to me that I don't have an immobilizer key. I brought that up to the dealer that sold me the car, and he said it wasn't a big deal. Now I'm realizing that it probably is...

What will it take to get another one? Any ideas? I have only had the car a couple months, and it has a one year (third party) warranty.

[zippy500]

Is it a Meta, if so, just press the key fob quickly when sat in your seat and the imobiliser will disarm. If its another make, kick up a stink.

[thirsty]

I assume it's a Meta. It was fitted as original equipment. The car is a 98 S reg. My worry is that the immobilizer will pack up, and I will have no way to get home.

[Nashy]

Or, if like mine and few others in these pages your alarm box goes dodgy (meta - separate alarm/immobiliser connected together, seems to be a common fault), you won't be able to deactivate the immobiliser and you'll be stranded.

[Bob C]

After you've unlocked the doors you have something like 10 seconds to switch on the ignition otherwise the immobilisor kicks in. You can deactivate by either a quick press of the fob or by inserting the immobilisor "key" into the "keyhole" adjacent to the ignition keyhole. If you dont have an immobilisor "key" you will only have a problem if the fob battery goes flat - but then you wont be able to open the doors of deactivate the alarm anyway!

[shpub]

quote:After reading up on the "help please" thread.. it occured to me that I don't have an immobilizer key. I brought that up to the dealer that sold me the car, and he said it wasn't a big deal. Now I'm realizing that it probably is...

What will it take to get another one? Any ideas? I have only had the car a couple months, and it has a one year (third party) warranty.

The only way to get a new one is to remove the alarm and send it to Meta via a dealer who may be able to supply a new key and reprogram the immobiliser. However the immobiliser is a sealed and that might be it. New immobiliser time!

Steve