[Confirmed] Hyundai i40 Premium Wagon immobilizer active - how do I reset it?

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Icedragon
Member since August 2022 • 121 posts

How do I obtain the key code to program a Hyundai i40 Premium Wagon key fob?

Posted on December 18, 2024
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Posted on December 19, 2024

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Superfly
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December 19, 2024 Reply
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December 20, 2024 Reply
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December 21, 2024 Reply
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