Keys & Keyless Entry Questions

[BirdDog]

Not sure if all Boxsters came with key-less entry or not, but I think you can tell by looking at your option sticker - located on the inside of your front trunk hood. It lists the options that your car came with from the factory.

Then you can look up those options, either online (search for Boxster Option Codes), or by checking the PET (parts book).

For the parts book, do a search on the internet for 986_USA_KATALOG.pdf and download it (always a good idea to have a copy of the PET).

Then towards the back of the PET there's a list of options beginning on page 447. The codes you want to look at are M524 thru M536.

IF your car has key-less entry it's going to cost you a bit of money to get that working. You'll need to buy a new key fob and then have the car programmed (by a Porsche dealer) to work with it.

There are 3 parts to a key-less entry key, the key itself (metal part), the key-less entry circuit board which has 2 or more buttons located inside the fob, and the immobilizer chip located inside a tiny glass tube inside the fob. A good locksmith can cut the key (metal part) but a dealer has to program the car to work with the fob's circuit board and immobilizer chip.

HEADS-UP: a new key must have the paper tag that came with the key fob from the factory in order for the dealer to program the car to work with it. The tag will have a barcode and a programming code on it. Without the tag you are just buying some spare parts (case, switches).

Hope this helps, and if I got any of this wrong, someone please chime in and I'll correct it.

Bill