# Programming keyless remotes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965 "2008-10-20T15:51:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![joemoefoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@joemoefoe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joemoefoe)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965/1 "2008-10-20T15:51:49Z")

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I recently purchased a 96’ GMC Jimmy. I just bought a keyless remote for it and can’t figure out how to program it. I have gotten as far as popping out the consol on the door on the drivers side (the consol with the lock/unlcok button and the automatic window buttons). The instructions say to “jump” the part under the unlock/lock. I have a wire that I can use to jumop it , but my problem is that I have no idea where to stick the wire ends. Do I need to take out any of the wires that are in place?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965/2 "2008-10-20T16:04:58Z")

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Are You Just Replacing A Lost Or Broken Remote Key FOB?

It’s likely instructions are in your owner’s manual for programming a factory type OEM remote. Sometimes you need one working remote to program a second one.

However, if it’s add on or aftermarket, that’s a different story. Won’t the place you bought it from help you? What exactly have you got?

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965/3 "2008-10-20T20:21:44Z")

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If its a Factory Keyless Remote System you ground pin “k” on the data link connector (start at the top left,this is pin “a” count over till you get to “k” I think it is the last one on the top, locks will cycle, then press on of the buttons on the remote,locks will cycle,do the next remote.

GM liked to use a product from Code Alarm for their Dealer installed keyless entry,do you see a little black push button under the dash somewhere (every installer put it some place different) hold this button in and turn on the key,locks will cycle 3 times,push any button on the remote,do all remotes.

If you have a keyless system from some one else I can’t help.

Tell us is it a factory system.

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**Author:** ![rrhoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@rrhoff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rrhoff)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965/4 "2008-10-20T20:31:32Z")

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that is alot of great info about the fob

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/programming-keyless-remotes/20965/5 "2008-10-20T22:44:06Z")

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I agree. Oldschool, along with a number of other regulars on this site provide a lot of very good information to help posters here.