adam_m
New Member
Hey guys, I think the owners manual actually calls them personal identity keys or something like that.
Ok first question, do all vz calais have this as standard, or was it an option?
The manual says if fitted it has two levels, basically first level remembers radio and aircon etc, and the second higher level also remembers seat position and a couple other things depending on which key is used to unlock the car. If the Calais has it fitted does it just get the lower memory options or should it have the higher spec options?
I bought a vz Calais a few weeks ago now, nice cream leather interior, full electric driver and passenger seat, we've worked out how to set the memory positions using the buttons on the seat which is fine and all but a pain that you got to keep holding the button until it gets to the position, and my wife being tiny and having it pretty far forward it would almost be quicker having a basic manual seat to slide it forwards and back.
We have two working keys and two old non working key fobs without the key blade in them (they were in the glove box) and switching between the two working keys don't change anything, I've only ever used one and my wife uses the other so it seems like it doesn't have any priority key system at all.
Now reading through the manual some more it states there are only two memory slots when keys get programmed, first key gets slot 1, second key gets slot 2 and when a third key gets programmed the first two keys go into the same memory slot and the third key gets the second slot. Naturally I'd assume the two working keys were the last two programmed and being in different memory slots but there's always a chance that's not the case and they are in the same memory slot so the car thinks it's the same key being used so it doesn't change any radio, air con or seat positions.
What are my options on checking any of this, can it be as simple as reprogramming one of the working keys so I definitely know it has a different memory slot, our would it not change anything because it's already programmed? Were priority keys even stock for the vz calais or just an option?
Cheers
Adam
Ok first question, do all vz calais have this as standard, or was it an option?
The manual says if fitted it has two levels, basically first level remembers radio and aircon etc, and the second higher level also remembers seat position and a couple other things depending on which key is used to unlock the car. If the Calais has it fitted does it just get the lower memory options or should it have the higher spec options?
I bought a vz Calais a few weeks ago now, nice cream leather interior, full electric driver and passenger seat, we've worked out how to set the memory positions using the buttons on the seat which is fine and all but a pain that you got to keep holding the button until it gets to the position, and my wife being tiny and having it pretty far forward it would almost be quicker having a basic manual seat to slide it forwards and back.
We have two working keys and two old non working key fobs without the key blade in them (they were in the glove box) and switching between the two working keys don't change anything, I've only ever used one and my wife uses the other so it seems like it doesn't have any priority key system at all.
Now reading through the manual some more it states there are only two memory slots when keys get programmed, first key gets slot 1, second key gets slot 2 and when a third key gets programmed the first two keys go into the same memory slot and the third key gets the second slot. Naturally I'd assume the two working keys were the last two programmed and being in different memory slots but there's always a chance that's not the case and they are in the same memory slot so the car thinks it's the same key being used so it doesn't change any radio, air con or seat positions.
What are my options on checking any of this, can it be as simple as reprogramming one of the working keys so I definitely know it has a different memory slot, our would it not change anything because it's already programmed? Were priority keys even stock for the vz calais or just an option?
Cheers
Adam