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Your Ford Ranger key fob not working? Or
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maybe you got a new one and want to
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program it yourself? Let's get you
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sorted. Hey there, I'm Tom from Car
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Justify. Good to have you here.
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Programming a new remote on these trucks
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sounds intimidating, but trust me, it's
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totally doable at home. I've done it for
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buddies more times than I can count, and
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I'll show you exactly how so you don't
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have to pay the dealership a small
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fortune. First thing, check your owner's
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manual to confirm your Ranger supports
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this DIY method. Most older models like
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early 2000s up to mid210s do. The newer
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push button start models usually need
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dealer tools or specialized programmers.
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So, if you've got a newer one, sorry,
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this trick may not work. All right, for
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the ones that do, grab all the remotes
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you want to program. This is important
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because you're going to wipe the memory
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and add them all at once. Don't say I
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didn't warn you. Even your working one
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will stop working if you don't reprogram
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it along with the new one. Now, get in
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the truck and close all the doors.
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Buckle up because here's the part that
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sounds weird but actually works. Put the
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key in the ignition and turn it from the
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off position to run just before start
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about eight times in 10 seconds. Some
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models want seven, but eight is the
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magic number for most. You'll know you
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did it right because the door locks will
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cycle, locking and unlocking. That's
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your Ranger saying, "All right, I'm in
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programming mode." As soon as you see
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the lock cycle, press any button on the
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first remote. You'll hear the lock cycle
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again, confirmation that the truck
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accepted it. Then immediately do the
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same for your second remote. Each time
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you press a button on a new remote, you
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should get that lock cycle. This part
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trips people up because there's a time
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limit, so don't doawle. When you're done
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adding all remotes, turn the ignition
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back to off. The locks should cycle once
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more to signal you're leaving
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programming mode. That's it. No fancy
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tools, just your key and your remotes.
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If you try it and the locks don't cycle
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at all, don't panic. Usually, that's
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because you didn't turn it quickly
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enough or missed the count. I've messed
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it up before myself. Just start over and
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do the key turns a bit faster. Now, if
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your remote still won't work after that,
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double check the battery in the fob.
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That sounds obvious, but it's a classic
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gotcha. I had a friend last month
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cursing me out for giving him bad
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advice, and it turned out he had a dead
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battery in the new fob. Yep, that'll do
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it. Also, if you've got an aftermarket
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alarm or remote start system, sometimes
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those interfere. You might need to
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disable those first or use their
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separate programming steps. I don't want
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you pulling your hair out wondering why
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nothing's working. Let's do a quick
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recap. Sit in the truck with all doors
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closed. Key in, turn from off to run
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about eight times fast till lock cycle.
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Press a button on each remote you want
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to program. Turn key off to finish. And
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make sure your batteries are good. Easy
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once you know how, right? Save yourself
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the dealership fee and do it in your
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driveway. If this video helped you out,
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don't forget to like and subscribe. I've
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got plenty more of these nononsense
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guides coming your way. See you next
