Question 1

Do you use OEM or aftermarket keys on Porsche vehicles?

Accepted Answer

We use professional-grade keys built to OEM spec, meaning the shell quality, button feel, electronics, and blade profile all match what the factory shipped. Porsche owners notice when something is off. The logo placement, the weight of the fob, the click of the buttons. Cheap clone fobs sourced from discount listings tend to use softer plastics, thinner button membranes, and electronics that may pair initially but develop range issues or drop programming within a year. We do not touch that category. If you hand us a fob you sourced yourself and want us to program it, we will tell you honestly if it looks like a quality unit or a liability.

Question 2

How long will a replacement key last on a Panamera?

Accepted Answer

The electronics inside a well-made fob are durable. Years of normal use without issue is realistic if the battery gets swapped on schedule. The CR2032 in this fob is easy to find and easy to change yourself. What actually wears out first on these Panamera fobs is physical: the key ring loop area, the button surfaces, and the hinge point on the blade. Daily-use fobs on these show cosmetic wear after several years, and the loop area near the attachment point is a known weak spot. If the shell goes but the electronics are still good, the internals can often transfer to a fresh housing without re-registration. Worth doing before assuming you need a full replacement.

Question 3

What if the new key stops working after a few weeks?

Accepted Answer

Call us. We come back. That is the whole policy.

We document the job, keep the pairing data on file, and test every function before we leave your driveway in the Presidio or wherever we meet you. If the key loses remote function, stops being recognized by the car, or develops any issue under normal use, we fix it or replace it. We do not ask you to prove anything or argue about what happened. We just handle it. That documentation habit has saved a few customers from the dealer's standard move of treating a re-pair as a brand new billable job.

Question 4

My Panamera shows a key warning on the dash but the fob battery is fresh. What is going on?

Accepted Answer

A key-not-detected warning with a new battery points in a few directions. First, make sure the CR2032 is seated fully and the contacts inside the fob are clean and making solid contact. A slightly tilted cell reads as dead to the module. Second, if the car's main battery was recently replaced or ran completely flat, the keyless entry module may have dropped the fob's registration, which gives you exactly that warning even though the fob hardware is fine. Third, the fob itself may have taken physical damage, water intrusion, or a drop that shifted something internally. If swapping to the spare fob clears the warning, the problem is isolated to that one fob. If both fobs show the same warning, the issue is on the car's side and needs a diagnostic connection to sort out.

Question 5

Can I buy a fob online and have you program it to my Panamera?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes, with a caveat. The fob has to be the correct unit for this generation of the Panamera and genuinely unprogrammed, not a clone with questionable electronics. If you bring us a quality, correct, blank fob we can program it. What we cannot do is make a mismatched or low-quality unit work reliably just because it physically resembles the right fob. The other thing to know: programming on the 2012 Panamera requires professional diagnostic equipment. There is no button sequence, no ignition cycle trick that registers a new smart key on these. If the listing you are looking at implies otherwise, that is a red flag worth paying attention to before you buy.

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