[Working] Anyone with success using OBD tools to get MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic code?

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Need my MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic's key code to program a replacement key - where to look?

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I’m not alone! My MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic is doing the same thing.

Hope I’m not too late to try this on my MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic.

I have a 2011 MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic, will this method work for that year?

Trying to figure this out for my MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic too!

Does this method work for the MercedesBenz GLA250 4matic models from 2010 onward?

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