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(on cars newer than mine, that is how the car knows to adjust the seats to each key holder).
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They use a laptop computer loaded, with Porsche's proprietary software of course, and the program has only four "slots" for keys, and the tech mentioned that the 996 can be programmed for up to four keys.
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(on cars newer than mine, that is how the car knows to adjust the seats to each key holder).
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Use laptop computer loaded

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They use a laptop computer loaded, with Porsche's proprietary software of course, and the program has only four "slots" for keys, and the tech mentioned that the 996 can be programmed for up to four keys.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Is there a limited amount of key copies that can be made before having to change out the ECU? I'm curious because Mercedes Benz has a limit of 8 or 10.

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If I understand your question correctly, the answer is "no". For MY00 (the car I am familiar with), the car's ECU has a limit of 5 key immobilizers (or transponders) that it will register and recognize at any one time. Each of these 5 keys is recognized as distinctly different. (on cars newer than mine, that is how the car knows to adjust the seats to each key holder). Part of the service manual process for mating a new key is to eliminate any currently unused keys from the ECU's memory. This is especially important if one has lost a key. So, as far as I understand, one could keep erasing old keys and adding new ones (assuming your money holds out) for as many times as one wishes.

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When I had an extra key made at an independent shop, I was able to watch the process. They use a laptop computer loaded, with Porsche's proprietary software of course, and the program has only four "slots" for keys, and the tech mentioned that the 996 can be programmed for up to four keys.

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996 and 986 can each hold 4 keys, u can program them limit less times, as long as all the keys are not lost while the alarm is active, in that case the alarm ecu is toast.

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