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Test E: The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Transmitter is Out of Synchronization

PINPOINT TEST E: THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) TRANSMITTER IS OUT OF SYNCHRONIZATION


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Normal Operation
The RKE transmitters and the smart junction box (SJB) use a rolling code to prevent the codes from being captured by a code grabber. The system advances the counter in the RKE transmitter and in the SJB every time a RKE transmitter button is pressed.

All RKE transmitters must be present to begin diagnosis of the RKE system.

Possible Causes
- RKE transmitter button pressed a substantial amount of times while outside the range of the vehicle
- RKE transmitter