allen84

yeah i guess every walmart is different or every place for that matter, or depends on the person working that day who is willing to do it lol. at first i went to Canadian Tire (a hardware store in canada), and they didnt do it for me as well, and they had the same key duplications machine as walmart i went afterwards too !! they did it for me without any hassles. im not so sure if a third party key and an original can program another key, i guess if you ever needed a 4th key in the future, you can try it i guess, than you will know than. lol i believe these instructions would also work with any ford vehicle, using that type of IKT, cause my bro, drives a 2010 ford escape, and these instructions worked also.

I just recently bought one off ebay for 48 US shipping included !!, I always wanted to keep the 2 originals in a safe place, as you will need to use these 2 keys to program anything in the future for a spare, or its a costly trip to the dealer ship. It took a week and a half for it to arrive in mail. after it arrived i went to walmart, and did the key cutting there. I kinda thought they wouldnt cut transponder keys, but they did,. To my amazement, they cut my key free !! Cause i didnt need buy one of their blank as i had my own, otherwise it would of been 2.99. The blank key was part # 24R if anyone is interested, they need to know this to proceed with the key cutting. at first i wanted to not risk my switchblade, and test cut on the blank key, they had to see if it will actually work, like opening my car door to confirm it was cut right, but i went ahead and took a gamble anyway. the machine they used to cut my key was called a Axxess Precision key duplication machine. After the cut and tried it on my car door, it opened with ease, no jiggling around the lock or anything, just one turn, it unlocked. I suggest you use your other original key you have, to use to duplicate with, as your other key you're currently using is being subjected to wear. and you want a clean cut copy as possible. Now its time to program it: IMPORTANT You must program your new remote transponder first, before learning the key with the car. The instructions provided to me with the key i got on ebay, wasn't very specific, until i finally got if figured out: - close all doors - UNLOCK ALL DOORS, using the power lock button inside your car door, to unlock it with. (was not mentioned with the instructions, which made me struggle for an hour lol) - insert an original key into ignition, and turn it to the #2 position. (the cylinder has 4 positions. #1 OFF, #2 ON, #3 ACC ON, #4 CAR ON (which springs back to position #3) - when at position #2, turn to position #3, do this 8 FULL times back and forth all within 10 seconds (#2 & #3 counts as 1 full time) (instructions also wasnt very specific about this) - ending at the 8th time on the #3 Position, in 1 sec, you will hear all your car locks all lock and unlock, confirming the car is in PROGRAMMING MODE. - now press a button on your switchblade key remote, and it will learn it. (you have a 20 second window to do this) - take the original key out of the ignition, and the car will lock and unlock doors again, confirming the exit of programming mode Test out the buttons, too see if its indeed all working. Now to program the key to start your car: You will need 2 original IKT keys, that came with car when your purchased it. (If you only have 1 original key somehow, you're SOL and need to go to the stealership, for them to do this, charging you alot to do it) - Place the first original key, in the ignition, and start from that position #1 and turn it to position #3 - leave it at Position #3 for 3 seconds. - turn it back to position #1 and pull out the key - count 3 seconds and place the second original key, in the ignition, and start from that position #1 and turn it to position #3 - leave it at Position #3 for 3 seconds - turn it back to position #1 and pull out the key - count 3 seconds, and place your new switchblade key, in the ignition, and start from that position #1 and turn it to position #3 - leave it at Position #3 for 5 seconds. - turn it back to position #1 and pull out the key - count 10 seconds, and then start your car with your new key, which should start. yayyyy, now you got a cool/stylish looking spare key, that wont stab you and damage your pockets for less than $50 !! (type in ebay search "ford fusion flip key" and look for the one that costs 48 US and shipping is free)

so i did my 1st oil change, on my FFH, @ 8000 km, since my area is really dusty, because of construction of new homes, and for that i did an oil change, under the special conditions in the manual for oil change intervals. Well the dust has settled, and technically, my next oil change should be @ 12 months or 16,000 km. So after the oil change, they put that clear sticker on your top left corner of the window, stating the next service, which says Nov '10 or 16,000 km on the odometer !! screw that !! I didnt mention anything, to the people there, but i can see they trying to get more business, and i have no right to question them about it, since they are technically trained mechanics and supposed to know their stuff but screw it, im not going back there until i roll 24,000 km, which should be about in the next 8-10 months did anyone here get their oil change at the dealer, and trying to fool you into coming in more often than you should, to get it done? or did they actually put down on sticker for you guys the recommended intervals stated in the manuals? oh i also noticed on my receipt invoice said "resetted oil life minder" i checked before going in 51%, and checked after going out, it was at still 51% which they clearly didnt reset lol

you know those hand crank devices to generate temporary power for a devices like a radio, flash light, or cell phone charger..........What if, ford puts in, or someone mods a hand crank device that you can manually charge the battery, while you're in battery mode, enabling you effectively last longer or it drains slower on battery power, thus driving a further distance lol,........... or until your arm gets tired.....better yet...ask your passenger to do it just a crazy dumb thought, but it does sound cool if its possible.

man, that white one is so nice !!, i wanted that colour lol oh well. after you drive a few thousand miles, your mpg will improve. i always use the empower mode, it helps you to control and monitor the battery engine better if you want to engage the battery driving mode, let go of your gas for a half a second under 74 km/h (46 mph), and you can see how much you have to step on the pedal to stay in that green zone yeah, it will get distracting at 1st, looking at your display gauge, cause you'll get obsessed on how well you want to efficiently drive, but keep your eyes on the road lol, in time, you will look less and gradually get the hang of and getting used to a driving style you'll develop ive been getting 45 mpg consistently now for the past 2 months.

for the past 2 months now, im jumping between 5.1 - 5.2 L /100km long term fuel economy. which is i think about 46 mpg, im almost 7000 km on the odometer. so i use on average about $20 a week on gas driving about 450+/- KM a week

i believed it had happened to me also. at first i thought my brother used my car and he was screwing around with the display, when it happened, cause when i turned on my car, my display was changed to enlighten mode, and i always have it on empower always, my fuel economy was at 22.2 l / 100km when it was at 5.3 l 100 km. and my trip meter has disappeared. than my brother tells me he didnt even use my car at all that day. but it was wierd