So, my newly acquired 99 Presidential edition only starts if I use the aftermarket remote starter.
If I try to start it the old fashioned way(with the key), the security light on the dash flashes rapidly and the car will not start. Period.
Give it 30 seconds and it will let the remote starter start it.
I'm guessing that maybe the key has a microchip that the security system has to recognize?
The keys are genuine Mercury keys with plastic molded handles with the Mercury logo molded into them.
There are no buttons on the keys, nor any seams where the handles would separate for battery replacement.
I'm trying to make sense of it and I'm coming up blank.
Any guidance would really be appreciated!!!
If I try to start it the old fashioned way(with the key), the security light on the dash flashes rapidly and the car will not start. Period.
Give it 30 seconds and it will let the remote starter start it.
I'm guessing that maybe the key has a microchip that the security system has to recognize?
The keys are genuine Mercury keys with plastic molded handles with the Mercury logo molded into them.
There are no buttons on the keys, nor any seams where the handles would separate for battery replacement.
I'm trying to make sense of it and I'm coming up blank.
Any guidance would really be appreciated!!!
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