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I just bought a 2006 V36 250GT here in Christchurch, NZ. It's actually a temporary car while I wait for an ideal Skyline Crossover (370GT) with allt he right specs to become available.

After only a couple of days however, I really like the 250GT. it's comfortable, quiet, looks great and decent on fuel.

I asked the dealer to make sure that it had two smartkeys, and he said it had one plus a remote starter. In an email confirming the sale I asked the following.

"Confirmation that remote starter works as second smart key (as a backup in case key is lost)"

And he replied

"Ricky is working on the spare key and it is work" (Sic)

When I picked up the car, he demonstrated the remote starter (pictured below), starting the car, but it was on the same keyring as the genuine Smartkey.

Only when I got home and took the remote starter off thte keyring to put in a safe did I test it while out of range of the smartkey, and sure enough, it didn't work. When I got in the car and tried to start it (with the pushbutton) the dash displayed the "no key" notification.

I've found that Nissan can supply a genuine additional Smartkey for $450 which all things considered, isn't too bad - however a couple of questions for the experts here...

Should the remote starter be able to function as a key for the vehicle all on it's own?

With the right consult cable and a smartkey from Ebay, should I be able to program the car to accept the new key myself? (I have the small metal tag with a 5 digit PIN on it "0xxxx"). I have read the long threads on here but I'm afraid I didn't see a clear conclusion apart from it was easier to find a dealer that knew what to do.

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Cheers - Neil G

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Hi Neil,

Welcome to the forum.. i also have a Nissan remote starter and it is, unfortuately, as it says, a remote starter. On mine it is also for the alarm, but it will not allow me to start the car as normal. Lives in the draw with the rest of the import car owner stuff that never gets used...

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That's pretty average. So one remote for starting the vehicle remotely and another for actually starting the vehicle whilst occupied? Seems a bit silly of them not to combine the functionality in the remote starter keyfob.

But then again, I have my smart key and Viper alarm remote on my keyring so I guess it's the same thing. :P

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Thanks for the confirmation people... By way of followup I asked the dealer I bought the car form (politely) how to use the remote starter as a key (before I read the replies here) and he said he'd look into and call me back.

He did call me back the next day, apologised for putting me wrong initially and said he'd booked me in with a local Nissan dealer to get a new smartkey supplied and coded at his cost. Very impressed. Absolutely no BS from the seller at all.

Still liking the car but it's only a temporary one until I find the perfect Skyline Crossover (370GT)... There's not enough of them around and almost none have the technology pack (Cruise, LDW/LDP, IBA, Around view monitor etc)

Cheers - N

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