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2000 Volvo S80 Repair Question


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Asked on February 8, 2009

2000 Volvo S80 lost keys

Electrical problem
2000 Volvo S80 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic 80000 miles

recently lost keys to car ....replaced with a new key....dealership tells me that I have to have my car towed in to have software download in order that key will work.......is this true
Avatar Asked by slkn2003

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Replied on February 8, 2009

The European car insurance companies require cars to have an immobilizer that is able to read the key and if you have not initialized the key to the car, it will not work, so the answer is yes they are telling you the truth and need to have the key and the car to make it work.

Tiny Answered by Dr. Hagerty (expert)
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