[Recommended Fix] My 2002 Daewoo Leganza says ‘Code Error’ on dash - what’s wrong?

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Need my 2002 Daewoo Leganza's key code to program a new transponder key

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If this works for my 2002 Daewoo Leganza, I owe you big time.

Any updates on getting the key code for the 2002 Daewoo Leganza?

I’ve got a 2012 2002 Daewoo Leganza, would this method still work?

Bookmarking this for when I work on my 2002 Daewoo Leganza this weekend.

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