Keyless Entry: Service and Repair

Programming - Keyless Entry Remote Transmitter

NOTE: To program (or reprogram) a keyless entry remote transmitter into the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) module, perform the following steps:

1. Turn the key to the RUN or ACC position and short the two terminals of the program connector, a two-pin connector located at the base of the steering column connected to the ignition switch wiring harness. All doors should lock and then unlock.
2. Press any button on each keyless entry remote transmitter in turn. All doors should lock and then unlock. If the door locks do not respond, press the button again (up to three times maximum with the same keyless entry remote transmitter).
3. Repeat Step 2 to program additional keyless entry remote transmitters into the RKE module (up to four keyless entry remote transmitters maximum).
4. Turn the key off.
5. Remove the short from the program connector. All doors should lock and then unlock.
6. Verify that the keyless entry remote transmitters have been successfully programmed by pressing the lock or unlock button on each one, and observing that the system responds by locking and unlocking the doors.