Programming Ford Remotes

How to swap the immobiliser chip from a faulty remote to a new remote.

Use a small screwdriver to slide the remote part from the key

Remote removed from the key

Look for the little glass eye shown

Very carefully slide the glass tube from the original remote

This glass tube is the immobiliser chip, this chip starts the car. Put this glass tube in to the new remote.

Follow the remote programming instructions for the new remote.

  1. INSERT ANY KEY INTO IGNITION
  2. TURN IGNITION SWITCH FROM POSITION 1 TO POSITION II, 4 TIMES WITHIN 6 SECONDS, FINISHING AT POSITION 1, THE SYSTEM WILL CHIME / BLEEP
  3. WITHIN 10 SECONDS PRESS AND HOLD ANY BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY FOB, THE SYSTEM WILL CHIME / BLEEP WITHIN 10 SECONDS PRESS BUTTON ON ANY OTHER REMOTE TO BE PROGRAMMED.
  4. TURN IGNITION TO POSITION II FOR 10 SECONDS
  5. TURN IGNITION OFF AND REMOVE KEYS
  6. TEST REMOTE KEY FOB

Ford Transit Key Fob Remote Control Programming

  1. Get in to the van and make sure all doors are closed.
  2. Put any key that turns the ignition in to the ignition.
  3. Turn the ignition from position “0” to position “II” eight times within 10 seconds.
  4. The ignition key will end in the position “II”
  5. The door locks will lock and unlock, the van is now in “programme mode” you only have 20 seconds for the next instruction
  6. Press any button on the new remote
  7. The door locks will lock and unlock, this indicates the remote is programmed
  8. Repeat instruction 6 for any existing remotes or new remotes (a maximum of 4 remotes can be programmed)
  9. Turn the ignition to position “0” the door locks will lock and unlock to show the programming is complete

FAQ / Help

The above procedure can be attempted as many times as you like, you cannot cause any damage to your van.

The procedure must be done within the 8 seconds otherwise the van will not go in to programme mode.

If you have no remotes use this procedure to check if your van has the system fitted, if the van locks and unlocks the doors the system is fitted and can have a remote programmed, if you do this just turn the ignition to position “0” to finalise you do not need to programme a remote, this will also erase any remotes, very useful if you have lost a remote or had one stolen, this remote will be erased stopping any unauthorised entry to your van

N.B. Ford remote key fobs are sometimes reffered to as Ford plips, Ford zappers, remotes, remote plips or remote zappers. All of these common phrases can be used to describe a Ford remote key fob.