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The second-gen Panamera (971 body) runs a keyless entry and start system that talks to the car through a dedicated antenna network, not just the OBD port. When you source a replacement fob for these, watch out: some aftermarket units that look identical to the factory fob will pair partially. The car wakes up, the buttons work, you can even drive it, but the passive entry never fires. The door handle touch sensor stays dead no matter what you try. That is not a programming error and it is not a broken antenna. It is the fob itself, specifically a batch of replacement fobs that lack the correct internal proximity hardware for the 971 platform. The fix is a properly spec'd OEM-grade fob, not a re-flash. Ask your locksmith what fob source they use before the job starts. A fob that "almost works" on a Panamera is a fob that does not work.
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There is a powerboat guy who keeps his boat docked near Bay Marina in National City. He found me on YouTube before he ever needed a key made. Watched a Porsche key replacement video, saw the tools laid out on the hood, saw the process from start to finish, and saved my number. That was months before anything went wrong.

When his 2018 Panamera fob cracked along the casing seam, the internals started acting up. Passive entry became unreliable. Some mornings it worked. Some mornings he was standing at the door like it was a regular key. He remembered the video and called.

I drove out to the marina. The car was sitting in a lot about fifty yards from the water, which always makes me pay a little extra attention to corrosion on contact points. Salt air does things.

I brought a properly sourced replacement fob matched to the factory spec for this vehicle. Paired it through the diagnostic port, confirmed the immobilizer recognized the new key, then walked every function: passive entry on both doors, start confirmation, button lock and unlock, and the emergency blade function in case it ever comes to that. Three clean starts from distance. Everything behaved.

He mentioned the dealer had quoted him a wait time on top of the labor. Parts availability on Porsche keys can stretch out, especially if they need to come from overseas. He was back on the boat the same afternoon he called. That part he appreciated more than anything else.

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Tommy M.
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“Tim went above and beyond. I struggled all day trying to program a new FOB and nothing worked. Tim helped me patiently, even recommending cheaper options since I was on a tight budget. He eventually came all the way to Ojai late at night and fixed everything.”

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“My key fob stopped working while I was at Oxnard Harbor and I thought I was going to need a tow. EZ Car Keyz showed up fast, programmed a new fob, checked everything carefully, and made sure the car was fully functional before leaving.”

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“Needed a spare car key made and chose EZ Car Keyz based on their reviews. The reviews were right. They gave me the best price, responded quickly to all my questions, came to my workplace, cut the keys on site, and finished fast.”

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I lost all my keys to my 2018 Panamera. Can you make a new one without a working key?
Yes, and it is one of the more involved jobs in the mobile locksmith world, but it is a standard procedure for a tech equipped for European vehicles at this level. All-keys-lost on the 971 Panamera requires reading the vehicle's immobilizer data directly, because there is no working key to use as a seed. That typically means pulling the relevant control module, reading the security data off the board with a bench adapter, generating the key credentials from that data, then reinstalling the module and enrolling the new fob through the OBD port. The emergency blade also gets cut to the vehicle during the same visit. The whole on-site process runs roughly two to three hours depending on access. No tow needed. We come to wherever the car is sitting, including parking lots and marina lots around National City. Porsche dealers are not always faster. Parts can take time to arrive, and if your car is not driveable in the meantime, you are waiting on their timeline, not yours.
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My Panamera fob battery is fresh but the car keeps showing a key warning. What is going on?
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