[Working] My Mitsubishi Gaus is bricked - dealer says key code issue

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Where's the key code stored to program keys for a Mitsubishi Gaus?

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Does anyone know if this works on push-start Mitsubishi Gauss?

I’ve been locked out of my Mitsubishi Gaus all week. Hope this helps.

If this works for my Mitsubishi Gaus, I owe you big time.

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my Mitsubishi Gaus.

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