Fob programming question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Winter Haven FL
Fob programming question
So I got my 2011 GS back in January and it only came with the number 2 FOB. That is annoying to start with that I only got one so I go to my dealer and order a number 1 FOB. Followed the programming instructions and it works but the car does not automatically recognize it like it does #2. When I use #2 FOB the car automatically brings up the correct dic message, seat positions, steering column, radio and ac settings for #2 but does not do it for #1. I have to hit the #1 button on the door to recall settings. Did I miss something?
Team Owner
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Yes, though the car will hold ID's for 4 FOBs, only the first 2 that are programmed get access to the memory functions.
So, you need to do the "long programming procedure" which erases all currently stored FOB ID's then starts over fresh with #1, then the 2nd one programmed will be #2, etc.
Here are tried and tested instructions:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tructions.html
If you run into problems, that thread is huge, with lots of identified issues and tips and tricks. It's a lot of reading to find help but it's all there.
So, you need to do the "long programming procedure" which erases all currently stored FOB ID's then starts over fresh with #1, then the 2nd one programmed will be #2, etc.
Here are tried and tested instructions:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tructions.html
If you run into problems, that thread is huge, with lots of identified issues and tips and tricks. It's a lot of reading to find help but it's all there.
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From: McKinney TX
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Yes, though the car will hold ID's for 4 FOBs, only the first 2 that are programmed get access to the memory functions.
So, you need to do the "long programming procedure" which erases all currently stored FOB ID's then starts over fresh with #1, then the 2nd one programmed will be #2, etc.
Here are tried and tested instructions:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tructions.html
If you run into problems, that thread is huge, with lots of identified issues and tips and tricks. It's a lot of reading to find help but it's all there.
So, you need to do the "long programming procedure" which erases all currently stored FOB ID's then starts over fresh with #1, then the 2nd one programmed will be #2, etc.
Here are tried and tested instructions:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tructions.html
If you run into problems, that thread is huge, with lots of identified issues and tips and tricks. It's a lot of reading to find help but it's all there.
It doesn't matter what number is engraved on the back of the fob, it's how and when it was programmed for the car.The car had 2 fobs programmed for it when it left the factory. One was programmed as fob #1 and the other was programmed as fob #2. When you got the car with only 1 fob, the other fob was somewhere else, either lost, or kept by the previous owner, or stolen.
If the short programming procedure was used to simply add a new fob, it got programmed as the next unused fob #, probably #3. Fob nos. 3 & 4 have no memory capability.
If you want both fobs to have the memory capability, you'll need to do as Rick T says and reprogram those 2 fobs as #1 and #2. I would suggest that you might want to do that programming in a Chevy dealer's parking lot in case you have a problem with it, and many people do.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Winter Haven FL
It doesn't matter what number is engraved on the back of the fob, it's how and when it was programmed for the car.The car had 2 fobs programmed for it when it left the factory. One was programmed as fob #1 and the other was programmed as fob #2. When you got the car with only 1 fob, the other fob was somewhere else, either lost, or kept by the previous owner, or stolen.
If the short programming procedure was used to simply add a new fob, it got programmed as the next unused fob #, probably #3. Fob nos. 3 & 4 have no memory capability.
If you want both fobs to have the memory capability, you'll need to do as Rick T says and reprogram those 2 fobs as #1 and #2. I would suggest that you might want to do that programming in a Chevy dealer's parking lot in case you have a problem with it, and many people do.
