Key & Remote Programming Instructions
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      1996 - 1997 Cadillac Deville, 1997 Cadillac Eldorado, 1996 Cadillac Seville Remote Programming Instructions

      Use these instructions if your vehicle has an Analog Instrument Cluster:

      1. Press OFF and WARM buttons on the Climate Control Panel (CCP) simultaneously. (Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) will light and then go blank) System is now in diagnostic mode. Press the PASSENGER COOLER button until "RFA" is displayed, then press FAN UP.  If  "RFA DATA" is displayed, press FAN DOWN.  If "RFA OVERRIDE" is displayed, press FAN UP.
      2. If "RFA 500 NO OVERRIDE" is displayed, press FAN DOWN. If "RFA 501 program FOB #1" is displayed, Press FAN UP.
      3. IPC will show "0" on the right side of the Driver Information Center (DIC) display. Press the warmer button on the climate control unit until "99" is displayed.
      4. Press and hold the TRUNK button on the remote. While holding the TRUNK button, press the LOCK button and hold for one second. Hold both buttons for a total of 3 seconds. Locks cycle when Programming is complete (if remote is not programmed within 30 seconds after entering "99" override display, system will default and you must begin again at step 2.
      5. To program a second remote, press FAN DOWN button until "RFA 502 program FOB #2" is displayed, then press FAN UP. Repeat step 4. To exit the system, press AUTO, MODE UP, MODE DOWN, or RESET.

      Use these instructions if your vehicle has a Digital Instrument Cluster

      1. Press OFF and WARM buttons on the Climate Control Center (CCC) simultaneously. Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) will light all tell-tales, go blank then enter DIAGNOSTIC MODE. Press the FAN DOWN button to scroll through the system until "RFA" is displayed, then press the FAN UP button. Press the FAN DOWN button until "RFA OVERRIDE" is displayed, then press the FAN UP button. When "NO OVRD RF 500" is displayed, then press the FAN UP button.
      2. When "PGM FOBL 501" is displayed, press the WARM button and "99" will be displayed in the left upper corner of the IPC just below the odometer. System is now ready to program the remote.
      3. Press and hold the TRUNK button on the remote. While holding the TRUNK button, press the LOCK button and hold for one second. Hold both buttons for a total of 3 seconds. Locks cycle when Programming is complete (if remote is not programmed within 30 seconds after entering "99" override display, system will default and you must begin again at step 2.)
      4. To program the second remote, press the FAN UP button until "PGM FOB2 502" is displayed, then follow steps 2 and 3 to program the second remote.
      5. To exit the system, press RECIRC or RESET buttons."