Two Cars — One Remote? | National Geographic

so if you’re buying a second car sharing

so if you’re buying a second car sharing one with the spouse before too long your

one with the spouse before too long your

one with the spouse before too long your keychain can look like that of a

keychain can look like that of a

keychain can look like that of a janitors covered with a whole bunch of

janitors covered with a whole bunch of

janitors covered with a whole bunch of electronic keys all at once if you have

electronic keys all at once if you have

electronic keys all at once if you have two cars from the same manufacturer you

two cars from the same manufacturer you

two cars from the same manufacturer you might be able to consolidate and handle

might be able to consolidate and handle

might be able to consolidate and handle both cars with just one keyless entry

both cars with just one keyless entry

both cars with just one keyless entry this is the key that controls this car

this is the key that controls this car

this is the key that controls this car this one only controls the black car

this one only controls the black car

this one only controls the black car over there by the time we’re done this

over there by the time we’re done this

over there by the time we’re done this key fob should control both cars the

key fob should control both cars the

key fob should control both cars the first step is to put the car into

first step is to put the car into

first step is to put the car into programming mode now every manufacturer

programming mode now every manufacturer

programming mode now every manufacturer is different so you’ll need to look

is different so you’ll need to look

is different so you’ll need to look yours up online to see if this will work

yours up online to see if this will work

yours up online to see if this will work but for this model we cycle the power

but for this model we cycle the power

but for this model we cycle the power four times and you hear a tone

four times and you hear a tone

four times and you hear a tone indicating it’s ready to receive key

indicating it’s ready to receive key

indicating it’s ready to receive key fobs we press one for each of the keys

fobs we press one for each of the keys

fobs we press one for each of the keys we want to add and by the time we’re

we want to add and by the time we’re

we want to add and by the time we’re done

done

done the result is one key fob two cars