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2012 Cadillac SRX
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2012 Cadillac SRX Smart Key NBG009768T
FCC IDNBG009768TPart #22856930Buttons5BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartYes
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Push To Start
2012 Cadillac SRX Smart Key NBG009768T
FCC IDNBG009768TPart #20984232Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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Smart Key
2012 Cadillac SRX Smart Key
FCC IDPart #20765513ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 2012 SRX runs a proximity smart key setup with push-button start. The fob takes a CR2032 and has 5 buttons. Here's what most people miss: the fob has a hidden emergency blade inside it. If the fob battery dies completely, there's a mechanical way to get into the car using that blade, and then a specific way to hold the fob near the start button so the car can read the transponder through a short-range antenna even with a dead battery. Worth knowing before you're stuck in a parking lot. Also, GM proximity fobs on this generation are sensitive to battery contact corrosion, not just a dead cell. Before you assume the fob is dead or unprogrammed, pop the CR2032 out, clean the contacts, reseat it, and retest. A lot of "failed" fobs come back to life.
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Cadillac SRX Emergency Options

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Up in the Hillsides in Ventura, I got a call from someone who had lost both keys to their 2012 Cadillac SRX. Not one key. Both. The car was sitting in the driveway and it was going nowhere.

The first thing they told me was that two different people had already told them it was dealer-only. One of them was someone at an auto parts store. The other was, I think, a neighbor who had gone through something similar on a different car and assumed the same rules applied here.

With an all-keys-lost job on this system, the process is more involved than a simple add-a-key. The vehicle security system has no living key to reference anymore, so you're not just registering something new alongside something old. You're clearing the module's key memory and building from scratch. I back up the relevant module data before touching anything, then run the all-keys-lost sequence through the OBD port. On the 2012 SRX that sequence has a timed step built in where you're just waiting. Can't rush it.

The owner stood in his driveway watching. He'd already called the dealer and gotten a number that made him wince, plus they'd told him it would be a few days before they could even get to it, and the car would need to be towed in since he had no key at all.

I had two fobs programmed, both tested on every function, inside of an hour. He drove it before I left the driveway.

The dealer comment came up at the end, almost as an aside. He said something like, "and you came to me." Yeah. That's the job.

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Cadillac SRX Mobile Service FAQ

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Why is Cadillac key replacement so expensive?
A few real reasons stack on top of each other. The smart key itself carries genuine technology cost: the fob has to be cryptographically paired to the vehicle security system, and that process requires professional diagnostic equipment and current software. You can't skip it or shortcut it. Then there's the brand markup. This is well-documented in owner forums. The 2012 SRX sits on a GM platform, and the underlying key technology is shared across GM's lineup. But Cadillac parts pricing at the dealer reflects the luxury badge, not just the hardware. Owners on GM-specific forums have posted side-by-side comparisons where the same functional smart key hardware costs significantly more at a Cadillac store than at a non-luxury GM dealer down the road. What a mobile locksmith changes is the overhead. No dealership building, no service writer, no "we'll get to it in three days." Same diagnostic tools, done at your location, for way less.
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Cadillac SRX Key Service Areas

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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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