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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1998 SL 500 Sport (Samantha)
2005 E 55 AMG (Dr. Jekyl)