What did you do to/with your 996 today?

[32wildbilly]

Hold the key fob upside down while grinning only on the left side of your face then press the button. If that doesn't work try the previous procedure but add sticking your tongue out on the right side of your mouth. If that doesn't work cuss loudly and wave the fob around like you just don't care while pressing the button. If those procedures fail unlock the door with the actual key which I understand is pretty caveman but that usually works for me. Seems like after going through all of the above the next time the remote works as designed. Seems it might be a "feature" the German engineer's add only to cars destined to the U.S.

Perfect!

Ha! Spoke too soon. The fob unlocked the car right after I changed the battery, now it doesn’t. The red light is blinking so I do t think I got a bad battery. Does it need programming? Is there some magic order of unlocking / locking that reprograms it? Asking as a mechanic type person.

[OceanBlue2000]

Replaced the battery in my key fob. I’m a mechanic type person.

Please do a DiY thread on this because I never remember which way to put the battery in - up or down

Well obviously, I screwed it up so maybe Wayne Dempsey will check in.

[Dgi 07]

Please do a DiY thread on this because I never remember which way to put the battery in - up or down

Well obviously, I screwed it up so maybe Wayne Dempsey will check in.

so, now that you've ruined it, I can tell you how to fix it.
You have to pop the little logo out of the back of the key. Set that aside.
Throw the rest of the key out, Order a new key, have the vehicle and key taken to a dealer, where you have everything re-programmed. Then walk into the sale department and order a new car.

There, you fixed it.

[OceanBlue2000]

Well obviously, I screwed it up so maybe Wayne Dempsey will check in.

so, now that you've ruined it, I can tell you how to fix it.
You have to pop the little logo out of the back of the key. Set that aside.
Throw the rest of the key out, Order a new key, have the vehicle and key taken to a dealer, where you have everything re-programmed. Then walk into the sale department and order a new car.

There, you fixed it.

I guess the only question is the GT3 or Taycan Turbo, in that case. Let me quick make a million dollars and run over there.

[Dgi 07]

so, now that you've ruined it, I can tell you how to fix it.
You have to pop the little logo out of the back of the key. Set that aside.
Throw the rest of the key out, Order a new key, have the vehicle and key taken to a dealer, where you have everything re-programmed. Then walk into the sale department and order a new car.

There, you fixed it.

I guess the only question is the GT3 or Taycan Turbo, in that case. Let me quick make a million dollars and run over there.

a million dollars......

Why not both?

[gnat]

I guess the only question is the GT3 or Taycan Turbo, in that case. Let me quick make a million dollars and run over there.

a million dollars......

Why not both?

Options are a bitch in the Porsche world!

[Dr_Strangelove]

Ha! Spoke too soon. The fob unlocked the car right after I changed the battery, now it doesn’t. The red light is blinking so I do t think I got a bad battery. Does it need programming? Is there some magic order of unlocking / locking that reprograms it? Asking as a mechanic type person.

Check this TSB and see if any of this works for you. People have said they have mixed success with these instructions. I would start by using the key to manually lock/unlock the door and then start the car. Some people say they have to press the button while they're doing and others say they don't. I'd probably try both... If that doesn't work try the reversed polarity trick as described on page 3 of the attached TSB.

Replacing+the+Key+Remote+Battery.pdf

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[OceanBlue2000]

Ha! Spoke too soon. The fob unlocked the car right after I changed the battery, now it doesn’t. The red light is blinking so I do t think I got a bad battery. Does it need programming? Is there some magic order of unlocking / locking that reprograms it? Asking as a mechanic type person.

Check this TSB and see if any of this works for you. People have said they have mixed success with these instructions. I would start by using the key to manually lock/unlock the door and then start the car. Some people say they have to press the button while they're doing and others say they don't. I'd probably try both... If that doesn't work try the reversed polarity trick as described on page 3 of the attached TSB.



Replacing+the+Key+Remote+Battery.pdf

Nice man, thanks! Once I get done with work I'm going to reverse the polarity the shit out of it.

[32wildbilly]

First time I have ever seen a document to back up the reverse the battery black magic. I would love to see a schematic of the key fob. Doesn't such a chip usually have some sort of blocking device(diode) to prevent damage to down stream components due to a reversed polarity situation? "Processor" must be a translation thang...

Check this TSB and see if any of this works for you. People have said they have mixed success with these instructions. I would start by using the key to manually lock/unlock the door and then start the car. Some people say they have to press the button while they're doing and others say they don't. I'd probably try both... If that doesn't work try the reversed polarity trick as described on page 3 of the attached TSB.

Replacing+the+Key+Remote+Battery.pdf

[FRUNKenstein]

Check this TSB and see if any of this works for you. People have said they have mixed success with these instructions. I would start by using the key to manually lock/unlock the door and then start the car. Some people say they have to press the button while they're doing and others say they don't. I'd probably try both... If that doesn't work try the reversed polarity trick as described on page 3 of the attached TSB.



Replacing+the+Key+Remote+Battery.pdf

Nice man, thanks! Once I get done with work I'm going to reverse the polarity the shit out of it.

Note to self: Don’t Google “reverse polarity the shit out of it.”