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Old 07-09-2018, 11:54 PM   #1
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Pretty sure you should have an immobilizer in your car, but I could be wrong. I thought they were standard for all Boxsters. If you don’t have a fob, you could have some need to reset the system. If the imobilizer isn’t keyed for a few days it will sleep. Without a FOB, not sure if it’s possible for the system to function properly.
All 986 models have immobilizers and all 986 keys have transponders. "Fob" typically refers to the keyless entry transmitter, which all do not have.
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Old 07-10-2018, 10:30 PM   #2
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All 986 models have immobilizers and all 986 keys have transponders. "Fob" typically refers to the keyless entry transmitter, which all do not have.
Oh yes, got it. Forgot they were actually different systems (sort of)
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