I bought a 1998 SL last year, and it only had 1 remote, so I ordered another one from my local dealer ($211.00)

Well, the trunk button on this remote stopped working. The batteries are OK, and I resynchronized it but it's still not working. My dealership says it's out of warranty (13 months old)

OK, so I'll go back to the original remote, I thought. Not quite, the original remote works great, but when I put the key into the ignition I get a message on the display that says "START ERROR"

I called my dealer and he says there is nothing that can be done short of ordering 2 more remotes ! (no reprogramming available)

I've seen plenty of these remotes for sale on ebay. If they can't be reprogrammed, what are people doing with them ??

HELP !!!!!

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2005 E 55 AMG (Dr. Jekyl)

I think $422 will solve your problem. I have one key thats worn and another one that still is in decent shape. Hopefully they will keep working for a while.

This may sound stupid, but make sure you are aiming the remote AT one of the IR (infrared) sensors on one of the door handles (or trunk sensor if it has one)when you are pressing the trunk button on the remote.
Gilly

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FYI the only thing thats 100% infared on the 140 is the remote windows. You can test this by putting your hand over the front of the remote and pressing the trunk release. It will still release regardless of an infared signal or not.

This is on his SL (r129) not a w140 BTW. I have no idea what the differences were between the two with regards to the remote/keyless entry systems.

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And your point is? I read the initial post. The 140's and 129's are very similar in the operation of their keyless entry systems.