Mercury Key Programming Procedure
Procedure for Programming Mercury Keys
The engine immobilizer is an anti-theft system that employs a keyfob with a digital code stored on it. When the keyfob comes into contact with the vehicle’s electronic management system or is inserted into the ignition switch, it transmits this “password” to it. If the user has the correct keyfob, the engine will start up.
The engine immobilizer is a safe method of discouraging thieves from stealing your car through hotwiring or traditional methods such as hammering the ignition with a screwdriver to force it to start. It’s like an extra layer of security on top of your car’s alarm.
St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbuel invented and patented the electric immobiliser/alarm system in 1919. When the ignition switch was turned on, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs, allowing the engine to start or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. Each time the car was driven, the system settings could be changed. Modern immobiliser systems are automatic, which means the owner does not have to remember to turn it on.
Since January 1, 1998, all new cars sold in Germany have been required to have immobilizers, as have all new cars sold in the United Kingdom since October 1, 1998, in Finland since 1998, in Australia since 2001, and in Canada since 2007. Early models used a static code in the ignition key (or key fob) that was recognized by an RFID loop around the lock barrel and checked for a match against the vehicle’s engine control unit (ECU). If the code is not recognized, the ECU will prevent fuel from flowing and ignition from taking place. Later models employ rolling codes or advanced cryptography to prevent code copying from the key or ECU.
Every MERCURY car comes with a simple process for programming the car’s immobilizer keys. The MERCURY car models are shown below:
- Mercury Mountaineer
- Mercury Cougar
- Mercury Sable
- Mercury Tracer
- Mercury Mariner
- Mercury Grand Marquis
- Mercury Montego
- Mercury Mariner
- Mercury Sable
- Mercury Milan
- Mercury Montego
- Mercury Cougar
- Mercury Mountaineer
Key Programming: Mercury Cougar 1999-2002
Key Programming: Mercury Grand Marquis 2006-2011
Key Programming: Mercury Montego 2005-2007
Key Programming: Mercury Sable 1999-2005
Key Programming: Mercury Mariner 2005-2011
Key Programming: Mercury Mountaineer 1998-2010
Key Programming: Mercury Cougar 2000-2002
Key Programming: Mercury Montego 2007
Key Programming: Mercury Milan 2006-2010
Key Programming: Mercury Sable 2008-2009
Key Programming: Mercury Mariner 2007-2010
Key Programming: Mercury Grand Marquis 2004-2011
Key Programming: Mercury Montego 1997-2007
Key Programming: Mercury Grand Marquis 1997-2011
Key Programming: Mercury Mariner 1997-2011
Key Programming: Mercury Tracer 1999
Key Programming: Mercury Sable 1997-2002
Key Programming: Mercury Cougar 1997-2002
Key Programming: Mercury Mountaineer 1997-2010
About Mercury
Mercury is a defunct division of Ford Motor Company in the United States. Mercury, founded in 1938 by Edsel Ford, was marketed for nearly its entire existence as a mid-priced brand, bridging the price gap between the Ford and Lincoln model lines. Mercury competed most directly against Chrysler’s DeSoto, Hudson, and Studebaker within General Motors, as well as Oldsmobile.
From 1945 to its demise, Mercury was half of Ford’s Lincoln-Mercury Division, forming a separate sales network from Ford. Mercury vehicles shared components and engineering with Ford or Lincoln (or both concurrently) via platform sharing and manufacturing commonality, serving as counterparts for vehicles from both divisions. Lincoln-Mercury also served as Continental’s (1956–1960), Edsel’s (1958–1960), and Merkur’s (1985–1989) sales network.
Ford Motor Company announced the closure of the Mercury brand in 2010 in order to focus on the Ford and Lincoln brands, with production ending at the end of the year.
On January 4, 2011, the final Mercury vehicle, a 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis, rolled off the assembly line. Mercury is still a registered trademark of Ford.
Ford Motor Company realized in the mid-1930s that it needed to expand its brand footprint to compete with its largest competitors. In 1935, Ford offered only its own brand and the Lincoln Motor Company division’s vehicles. In contrast to General Motors’ (seven) and Chrysler Corporation’s (four) extensive brand lineups, Ford offered its Ford Standard/Deluxe V8 range and the Lincoln Model K. In comparison to the Ford V8, the Model K was one of the most expensive vehicles built and sold in the United States, rivaled in price by the Cadillac V-12 (and V-16), Duesenberg Model J, and Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce flagship lines.
To bridge the gap between Ford and Lincoln, Ford Motor Company launched its own version of General Motors’ Companion Make Program in the late 1920s, propelling the company from two nameplates to five by the end of the decade. For 1936, Lincoln-Zephyr was introduced as a Lincoln sub-marque, giving the line a V12 car to compete with the LaSalle and Buick, the Chrysler Airstream and Airflow, and the Packard One-Twenty. De Luxe Ford became a Ford sub-brand in 1938, offering a higher-priced V8 car with model-specific interior and exterior trim.
