I did not read the "other" topic about this, but why would Mercedes not program a remote? Any explanation? When I bought my old 95 Chrysler- the remote was missing, so I bought a new remote. I took it to the local Chrysler-Jeep-Lincoln-Mercury dealer and they reprogrammed it for only $20.00. It was back there for about 30 minutes. Same story for my 92 Buick Park Avenue. I have bought a new remote, but it still needs programmed. I called my local Buick-Pontiac dealer and they said it would be $24.00 to reprogram it. So it seems like most car dealers will reprogram them. What was Mercedes rational for not being able to do this? Just wondering.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)