Hello all,

I recently bought a 2017 1.5 tdci, that came with one folding keyfob and one spare key without the remote.

I bought from aliexpress a new keyfob and I managed to program successfully the remote. So it the buttons on the new keyfob work great. 

However, when I plug the key in the ignition I see a message on the screen that the immobilizer is on.

I saw the method of programming the transponder using the two keys but it does not work.

I read in a  post that in newer models programming can be done only by the stealer. Is that true?

Is there a simple method that we poor owners can follow to program a new key?

thanks in advance,

Chris

A dealer or a good quality locksmith. 

Ford vehicles sold in the UK and Europe after 2013, can only have the immobiliser chip programmed in to the vehicle by a Ford dealer. The ability for owners to be able to do it themself no longer exists.

Does your new keyfob even have a transponder chip installed ? Many low cost replacements do not have the passive Tx chip.

As already stated, the fob needs a built in passive chip so that it can be programmed to deactivate the immobiliser. In addition, again as already stated, a decent independent locksmith should be able to program the chip to deactivate the immobiliser... (Unless you're dripping with cash, then go to Ford)

1 hour ago, StephenFord said:

a decent independent locksmith should be able to program the chip to deactivate the immobiliser...

Just to clarify the situation, it is the car that gets programmed to recognise the code of the new transponder chip, not the other way around.

Companies like Timpsons who claim to be able to do the programming actually use a different type of transponder chip which can be written to. This is how they 'clone' keys by reading the code of an existing working keyfob/transponder and then writing that same code to the new keyfob/transponder.

Some mobile auto-locksmiths do have equipment that can programme the car to recognise a new transponder code, but these people are usually quite expensive as they have to travel to the vehicle in order to do the programming, but still probably cheaper than a Ford dealer.

Thank you all for replying.

That is a major difference between Europe and US. In the US you can still program a 3rd key using your 2 working keys.

In Europe we are "rich" and can potentially spend money on programming.

I am not even sure if the key has a transponder. I 'll have to check. If not I could remove the transponder from the non foldable key and plant it somehow in the new keyfob...