I didn't say the key wasn't the problem. I said the door receiver wasn't. The 1996 model is a transistion one and early models don't have drive authorization. Late ones do but they have a large black ring around the ignition lock cylinder. You would have a drive authorization code if it were the problem.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician