Bizarre key coding feature on Honda CR-V

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Sat 28 Jul 2007 21:11
Bizarre key coding feature on Honda CR-V - Manatee
My CR-V was supplied with 2 'plip' keys with remote locking and alarm set/unset. A while back I bought a spare 'plain' key, the cost of which was not trivial (it still has to be coded for the immobiliser). Some time afterwards I discovered that one of the 'plip' keys would no longer start the car. I assumed that the code had got out of sync and eventually called at the dealer's to get it recoded.

Turns out that the car can only 'learn' 2 keys - so when the new plain key was coded, one of the others was deleted. Now it is reinstated, I'm told the new plain key won't start the car!

I am pretty annoyed that this wasn't pointed out when I ordered it.

Is it me or is this a mad bit of design? Can there be a good reason for it?
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