how do i pair a second remote key on my vn calais

By waving it at the car like a wand and chanting the vin backwards 3 times............


call holden and ask if they can point you in the direction of getting a new one suited to your vehicle.

 

well it's not like a newer commodore where a new keyfob can be paired to the vehicle, it's an old system that was made by a 3rd party, it cannot be done..... you need to contact the manufacturer (mongoose if i recall correctly.. but as i said call holden) and give them the number on the sticker inside the working remote so they can program a new one and send it out to you @ what ever cost they decide is appropriate and i'm guessing it will not be cheap.

 

Mongoose - Remote Controls & Coding Instructions - GMH2 here ya go

 

There are a few common things that you can repair on remotes. Often corrosion can build up inside the button/s and prevent it from pressing down, the corosion can easily be cleaned up with some isoprophyl alcohol. I can't remember if the VN Calais used 1 button or 2, but i know on the 1 button remotes there is a blue variable resistor that can be adjusted to improve remote operation.

Is it 1 or 2 buttons?
does the light flash when you press the button?
Have you tryed a new battery?

After typing all that i noticed you said "Pair" not "repair", JXW is right unless you buy a generic learning remote you have to talk to holden.

 

My vn Calais has 2 buttons. 1 to open/close the doors and 1 for the trunk so the remote says

 

i wish they used the 2 button ones on the VP Berlina

 

I went to local locksmith at shopping center and he programed a new different one from a falcon or something off old one, less than fifty bucks.

 

ok so i emailed mongoose about the remote coding with a module and no remote and they said no problem. then i gave them the number off the inside of it and they told me sorry if its before 1/89 and has the two letters as a prefix its a cobra remote and they cant help me. so im back to square 1.

i really didnt want to go with an aftermarket setup id still like to keep it original. is there a place i can contact for the older remotes? think the cobra ones go for vk and vl too? any help is appreciated. i might call holden too but i think that might be a waste of time being that im chasing 80's ****, when they dont even stock most vs stuff now... the other option is chase someone wrecking a vn calais...

 

as long as your existing remote is giving a signal it can be copied. i highly recommend you dont mess with the only remote you have. get another one copied from this one and then mess with it. the key joint i use in airport west does the new remotes coded for $70, but you need one to copy from or your going to have the same problem i had. the mongoose ones can be programmed with the under dash code ($100 plus shipping), but the cobra ones.... good luck.

get a duplicate before you destroy your only one....