[Answered] Where do I find the key code to program keys for my Mercury Milan S?

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Where do I get the key code for my Mercury Milan S to make a spare key?

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My Mercury Milan S's immobilizer is stuck. Hoping this helps.

Trying to figure this out for my Mercury Milan S too!

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my Mercury Milan S.

Can confirm it worked for my 2013 Mercury Milan S.

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