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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 08:11 AM
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Default did you guys get valet keys w/ your Z?

I didn't get mine, and the dealership lost my other set of keys+remote. they are ordering a new set of keys from japan..

anyway, i thought the the car comes w/ a valet key because there is a glove box behind the passenger car, can anyone verify this?

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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 08:36 AM
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yeah it does.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 08:39 AM
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i got 3 sets of keys and a vallet key....i thought everyone got that as well.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:21 AM
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son of a *****.

so you got 3 sets of keys, 3 sets of remotes and a valet key?

please let me know so i can ***** at my dealership.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:41 AM
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I thought it was 2 reg. keys with remotes and a valet key, which makes 3 keys in total and 2 remotes.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:47 AM
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yeah.. just called my dealership, i am supposed to get 2 sets of keys, 2 remotes and a valet key.

hopefully i can get all the keys/remotes..
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:50 AM
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yeah I too only got 2 sets of keys and remotes, plust that red valet key whose purpose eludes me. it wont let you open the glove box... is that it? big deal.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:51 AM
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When I got my Murano, they lost a key for that one. The process is fairly quick though, the only problem is that you have to have your car in the shop with your other reg. key so they can program the chip in your new key. Do you know that, that one key costs them like $150.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 10:02 AM
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oops....i meant 3 sets of keys WITH the valet key. but, yeah, 2 remotes....not 3.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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Yeah same thing happened to me. They lost the keys and they had to reprogram them for me. But, it didn't take that long though.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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Ares - Yes, you are correct about the glovebox. The idea of a valet key is that you can lock your valuables in the glove box and then give the valet who parks your car the valet key. He can open the doors and operate the car, but not get to your purse, wallet, drug stash, etc.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:47 PM
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Ditto, 2 keys w/electronic open/close, and 1 burgundy valet key, no electronic open/close.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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yep,.I got em too,..and this will be the 3rd car I've owned w/ a dmn valet key,..and I have never even used it once!!!

don't really see the point,.but I guess if you want someone to steal your car and not steal the stuff in your Glove box--- leave the valet key!!
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:01 PM
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Yup, got a valet key and two sets of real keys.
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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Also, the valet key starts the car only 3 times before the regular key is needed to "reset" it. If you have a valet that stalls your car or has to move your car once or twice, your car could be stuck until you provide the regular key.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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Originally posted by scully32
Also, the valet key starts the car only 3 times before the regular key is needed to "reset" it. If you have a valet that stalls your car or has to move your car once or twice, your car could be stuck until you provide the regular key.
Really ? Very interesting! Where did you get that info?
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 05:39 AM
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My dealer told me that, however, I just glanced over the owners manual again and I can't find any documentation to back up this claim. I guess I'll have to try it this weekend to know for sure. Sorry if this turns out to be a bogus claim.
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