[Update] Can I extract the immobilizer code using OBD on my 2013 Ford Edge Limited?

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How can I obtain my 2013 Ford Edge Limited's key code to program a spare key?

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This looks helpful for those of us with a locked-out 2013 Ford Edge Limited.

I have a 2011 2013 Ford Edge Limited, will this method work for that year?

Worked on my cousin’s 2013 Ford Edge Limited—might work for mine too.

This forum is more helpful than my dealer. Thanks from a 2013 Ford Edge Limited owner.

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my 2013 Ford Edge Limited.

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