# '99 Explorer programming mode for remote

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-explorer-programming-mode-for-remote/13330>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 27, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-explorer-programming-mode-for-remote/13330 "2008-04-27T13:42:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![cutshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@cutshaw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cutshaw)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-explorer-programming-mode-for-remote/13330/1 "2008-04-27T13:42:42Z")

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The instructions say to turn the key on/off 8 times to enter programming mode. I do that (in various permutations a dozen or so times) and nothing happens, anybody got any pointers for getting the truck into programming mode so I can link the remote to it?