[It Worked!] Does the Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD transponder code reset after ECU swap?

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Fastlane
Member since August 2021 • 73 posts

How to get the key code to program keys for my Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD?

Posted on April 18, 2025
Adminbot
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Posted on April 19, 2025

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Yellowsub
Member • 111 posts

Desperate to get my Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD running again. Trying this tonight.

April 19, 2025 Reply
Urbanninja
Member • 138 posts

Hope I’m not too late to try this on my Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD.

April 20, 2025 Reply
Turboboost
Member • 131 posts

Does this method work for the Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD models from 2010 onward?

April 21, 2025 Reply
Nightowl
Member • 36 posts

Desperate to get my Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD running again. Trying this tonight.

April 22, 2025 Reply
Unicorn
Member • 78 posts

Why is finding a key code on a Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD this hard?!

April 23, 2025 Reply
Unclesam
Member • 61 posts

I really hope this trick works on my Lincoln MKT Hearse AWD.

April 24, 2025 Reply

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