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Warranty on the truck is 4yr/50,000, not 3 yr. I agree, the dealer should be responsible if they lost a key before the vehicle was delivered HOWEVER at some point, MB "dropped" the "Mickey Mouse"/valet (???)/emergency key, may have been 2000 as the DAS system was totally redesigned in 2000, but may have been dropped later.
I'd strongly urge a 1998 or 1999 owner to reconsider before ordering one of these keys, as these first 2 years can only have 8 (EIGHT) keys, after that it's a very expensive proposition to get the truck set-up for new keys (engine control module, etc etc). The 2000 and newer are like the cars with smartkey, can get 24 total keys, no more than 8 at once.
Myself I never saw a great use for the Mickey Mouse key. No remote function, and if the truck is locked and you use this key to unlock the truck the alarm goes off until the key is turned in the ignition. By the way, on the 98/99's you got 2 remote keys and 1 Mickey Mouse key, not 2.
Gilly
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