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To Enter The Programming Mode

  1. Disarm the security system (if equipped). Sit on the driver's seat
  2. Open driver's door. Sit in driver's seat.
  3. Close driver's door and all other doors, rear gate, and trunk lid.
  4. Place the ignition key into ignition switch and cycle the switch from LOCK to ON ten times within 15 seconds. Be sure to stop at the LOCK position. See Fig 1 . The horn will sound once to indicate that you are in transmitter programming mode.
    NOTE: The horn chirps once to indicate that the system has entered the programming mode. Do not start the engine at this time.
Fig 1: Entering Keyless Entry Transmitter Programming
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