Programming Procedure #153

Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle

Each keyless access transmitter is coded to prevent another transmitter from working with your vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not work with your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of four transmitters matched to it.

To match a new transmitter to your vehicle when you have a recognized transmitter, do the following:

  1. The vehicle must be off.
  2. Have the recognized and new, unrecognized transmitters on your person.
  3. Go to the rear of the vehicle and insert the vehicle key into the key cylinder located on the lower rear fascia on the driver's side of the vehicle. See Trunk on page 77 for more information on the key cylinder.
  4. Open the trunk.
  5. Turn the key five times within five seconds.
  6. The Driver Information Center (DIC) will display READY FOR FOB #X, X can be 2, 3 or 4.
  7. Place the new, unrecognized transmitter in the glove box transmitter pocket with the buttons facing to the right.
  8. Once the transmitter is programmed, a beep will sound. The DIC will display READY FOR #X, where X can be 3 or 4, or MAX # FOBS LEARNED.
  9. Press the Acc. button.

The Canadian immobilizer standard requires Canadian owners to see their GM dealer for matching new transmitters when a recognized transmitter is not available. United States owners are permitted to match a new transmitter to their vehicle when a recognized transmitter is not available. The procedure will require three ten minute cycles to complete the matching process. Do the following:

  1. The vehicle must be off.
  2. Place the new, unrecognized transmitter in the glove box transmitter pocket with the buttons facing to the right.
  3. Go to the rear of the vehicle and insert the vehicle key into the key cylinder located on the lower rear fascia on the driver's side of the vehicle. See Trunk on page 77 for more information on the key cylinder.
  4. Open the trunk.
  5. Turn the key five times within five seconds.
  6. The DIC message will display OFF-ACC TO LEARN.
  7. Press the Acc. button.
  8. The DIC will read WAIT 10 MINUTES and will count down to zero, one minute at a time.
  9. The DIC will display OFF-ACC TO LEARN again.
  10. Press the Acc. button.
  11. The DIC will read WAIT 10 MINUTES and will count down to zero, one minute at a time.
  12. The DIC will display OFF-ACC TO LEARN again.
  13. Press the Acc. button.
  14. The DIC will read WAIT 10 MINUTES and will count down to zero, one minute at a time.
  15. A beep will sound and the DIC will read READY FOR FOB #1. At this time, all previously known transmitters have been erased.
  16. Once the transmitter is recognized and programmed, a beep will sound and the DIC will display READY FOR FOB #2.

If you have additional transmitters to program, take transmitter 1 out of the transmitter pocket and place transmitter 2 in the pocket. This can be done repeatedly until up to four transmitters have been programmed. The DIC will then display MAX # FOBS LEARNED and will exit the programming mode.

When you are done programming transmitters, press the Acc. button.