Q: How to disable a key fob?

asked by on November 19, 2017

Do you know how to disable a lost key fob of a cadillac cts?
My car has an automatic transmission.

Hi Glamy. You really need to have the dealership reprogram the locks and your existing FOB key in order to disable the missing key. That’s really the only way to correctly do this.

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