2005 Jaguar XJ
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2005 Jaguar XJ
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2005 Jaguar XJ Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
A shop in Chula Vista, out in Otay Ranch, called me on a Tuesday mid-morning. They had a 2005 Jaguar XJ up on the lift for suspension work, and somewhere between the customer dropping it off and the tech pulling it into the bay, the only key went missing. The customer was coming at 4pm.
The service manager had already called the dealer. Days out, and a number that made him wince.
I got there around noon. The 2005 XJ uses a 4-button remote flip key, and this was an all-keys-lost situation, which means I needed to pull the immobilizer data through the OBD port before I could generate anything new. On this generation of XJ, that process involves reading the security data from the vehicle's immobilizer module, which is not a fast button sequence in a parking lot. It takes equipment and a few minutes of patience while the system communicates.
I read the data, generated a fresh flip key, cut the blade to the vehicle, and programmed it through. First crank, it fired right up. I handed it to the service manager, he walked back under the car, and by 3:30 the job was done and the customer picked up on time with a working key.
The dealer comparison came up while I was packing. He said they quoted him multiple days and a number I won't repeat. He just shook his head. I told him to call me first next time.
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