amongmany

I got a couple of spare keys mixed up and don't remember which is for the S. Will it hurt anything if I happen to try starting the S with the wrong key? It won't set off a kill switch or theft something or another will it? Thanks!

SanMarinoCpe

Odds are you wont turn the switch with the wrong key in it but if you do, trying to start it with the wrong coded key wont hurt anything. The immobilization unit needs the correct coded key to start if it doesn't have that code the engine will turn over but not start. There is a brake bypass code that can be entered to override the immobilization unit to start but should only be used in a emergency.

S2KYSK

Something aweful will happen...


Your car wont start!!!

Joking aside don't worry about it. First you wouldn't be able to turn the key and if you do, it wont start. No damage to any electonics.

DaveZ

Ummmmmmmm......

wouldn't you be able to figure out the right key by sticking it in the door lock or the trunk lock first and seeing if it works there?

Vorlon

My wife has an Odyssey, and she dropped it off for service. I guess the dealer locked the key in the car, because when she picked it up, there was an extra key. They must have made it to get into the car.

So a few days later she tries to go out, and comes back all in a panic because the car wouldn't start. It just cranked and cranked. I had a look, and realized she was trying to use the unencoded copy key instead of the original. Swapped keys, and everything was fine.

So I guess the "immobilizer" really does work.

xviper

On cars with the "007" feature, should the key actually fit and turn, the car will subsequently explode with tremendous force and destructive power.

SanMarinoCpe

Thats kinda like hitting the SRS unit with a hammer.