So, it seems silly to have a vehicle tailored to an active lifestyle that has a key whose functions will probably die if it gets immersed in water.
Our 2015 Trailhawk has the metal key for the ignition. The fob can trigger the doors to lock/unlock, the hatch to pop, and a panic-mode. It also takes up a lot of pocket space and probably can't handle being in the swimsuit pocket in the ocean or getting drenched as one shoots the rapids in the Grand Canyon.
The Renegade is built on the Fiat platform that was originally developed in the early 2000s as a joint-venture between Fiat and GM's Opel division, before Chrysler was ever in the picture, which almost directly also underpins the 500X, and is related to the 500L and Ram Promaster City mini cargo van, and presumably as automakers like to keep things consistent, probably has electronics that are related to the regular modern 500 and any other models that Fiat makes.
So, down to the business at hand...
Jeep does not list a simple key for the Renegade. They only list the switchblade-fob and the remote-control fob. The Ram Promaster full-size van, however, has both a variant of the switchblade key (which looks an awful lot like the one for the regular 500) and a "valet key" that's a simple key:
http://www.mopar.com/part/68224013AA?s=369937&i=5881099&b=ram
Which looks a lot like this Fiat key:
Now, to further add to the works, I found a video on Youtube showing how one uses a special diagnostic computer to reprogram the keys to the vehicle:
and that got me thinking that perhaps this Promaster key, or a simpler key for the Punto or Doblo or another Fiat product, may be programmable to start the ignition on the Renegade.
This keyway style looks to be an SIP22, whatever that means. It's difficult to duplicate, and it looks like one can supply a code to the dealer to get the proper metal key ordered so it doesn't have to be cut locally.
As a complicating factor, if the Jeep Renegade programs keys like the Fiat 500 in the video, then the programming process causes the vehicle to forget all keys, and have to have them reprogrammed back-in one after the next. I am not sure if this also causes the vehicle to forget the remote transmitter for the door locks, trunk, and panic buttons. If not or if that gets automagically reprogrammed then good. If it's more involved then it's a bigger PITA.
I would really love to have a fairly simple key to carry, especially when actually going to do something outdoors, such that I don't have to try to protect this fairly expensive fob key. I couldn't care less if the key said Jeep or FIAT or Dodge or RAM or even Opel on it, so long as it works properly.
Any information would be much appreciated, especially if you work at a dealership and have more access to this information!
Our 2015 Trailhawk has the metal key for the ignition. The fob can trigger the doors to lock/unlock, the hatch to pop, and a panic-mode. It also takes up a lot of pocket space and probably can't handle being in the swimsuit pocket in the ocean or getting drenched as one shoots the rapids in the Grand Canyon.
The Renegade is built on the Fiat platform that was originally developed in the early 2000s as a joint-venture between Fiat and GM's Opel division, before Chrysler was ever in the picture, which almost directly also underpins the 500X, and is related to the 500L and Ram Promaster City mini cargo van, and presumably as automakers like to keep things consistent, probably has electronics that are related to the regular modern 500 and any other models that Fiat makes.
So, down to the business at hand...
Jeep does not list a simple key for the Renegade. They only list the switchblade-fob and the remote-control fob. The Ram Promaster full-size van, however, has both a variant of the switchblade key (which looks an awful lot like the one for the regular 500) and a "valet key" that's a simple key:
http://www.mopar.com/part/68224013AA?s=369937&i=5881099&b=ram
Which looks a lot like this Fiat key:
Now, to further add to the works, I found a video on Youtube showing how one uses a special diagnostic computer to reprogram the keys to the vehicle:
and that got me thinking that perhaps this Promaster key, or a simpler key for the Punto or Doblo or another Fiat product, may be programmable to start the ignition on the Renegade.
This keyway style looks to be an SIP22, whatever that means. It's difficult to duplicate, and it looks like one can supply a code to the dealer to get the proper metal key ordered so it doesn't have to be cut locally.
As a complicating factor, if the Jeep Renegade programs keys like the Fiat 500 in the video, then the programming process causes the vehicle to forget all keys, and have to have them reprogrammed back-in one after the next. I am not sure if this also causes the vehicle to forget the remote transmitter for the door locks, trunk, and panic buttons. If not or if that gets automagically reprogrammed then good. If it's more involved then it's a bigger PITA.
I would really love to have a fairly simple key to carry, especially when actually going to do something outdoors, such that I don't have to try to protect this fairly expensive fob key. I couldn't care less if the key said Jeep or FIAT or Dodge or RAM or even Opel on it, so long as it works properly.
Any information would be much appreciated, especially if you work at a dealership and have more access to this information!
