How Many Keys Do you Get?

[niteflite]

Wondering on a new car purchase..let's say for a 2012 model, how many keys the buyer would have received?

 

[EXBMWGUY]

Two keys. FYI, a third key cannot be programmed.

 

[niteflite]

Two keys. FYI, a third key cannot be programmed.

why is that? so one has to lose one of the keys in order to have another programmed?

is there no extra valet key either?

 

[marinakorp]

the "fob" can act as a valet key - you can set the trunk openining by glove box only... and then lock the glove box.. and remove the physical key from the kep fob remote (there is a button that separates the fob from the key - easy)

the valet can get in, start car... but not access the glove box... and thereby not access the trunk.

 

[EXBMWGUY]

why is that? so one has to lose one of the keys in order to have another programmed?



is there no extra valet key either?

To your first question, I don't know why - I didn't design it! To your second question, ^ what he said.

 

[niteflite]

can the metal key be used to start the engine? i don't remember if i saw a key slot for the ignition

 

[EXBMWGUY]

No

 

[CLASSYRSPEC]

The R Spec doesn't have that little slot just to the left on the vertical portion of the center console to use as a home to start the engine if the battery in the remote runs down, I guess. The dealer says you place the fob up against the start button. True?

 

[craigt]

Not just the RSpec. 2013 Tech doesn't either.

 

[ShadowZ]

If this 2012 "new" car is actually a used car, it may only come with one key. It all depends on if the previous owner turned in both keys. Or, in more rare cases, if the dealership did not misplace/damage the second key.

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[consilius]

Reference from the Owner's Manual (2009).