FAQ - EVO-RIDE will not program in 2012 Ford Focus

Question

Problem:

The EVO-RIDE will not program to the vehicle's immobilizer.

The vehicle will not go in to programming to accept a new key. This will prevent a new key from being programmed with either 2 existing keys or with the dealer scan tool.

Vehicles that exhibit this issue may have an instrument display that resembles the one shown in the following diagram:
 

Solution:

The following procedure may need to be tried 4 to 10 times in order to successfully get the vehicle in to programming mode.

Have some aluminum foil ready to wrap one of the keys near the end of the following procedure.

• Open the drivers door.
• Press LOCK on the 1st key and wait 1 second.
• Insert the 1st key in to the ignition barrel. The door locks should activate (move to the UNLOCK Position). If the door locks do not activate go back to step 1.
• Turn the key to the ON/RUN position and wait 3 seconds.
• Turn the key to the OFF position and remove the 1st key. Wait 3 seconds.
• Press LOCK on the 2nd key and wait 1 second.
• Insert the 2nd key in to the ignition barrel. The door locks should activate. If the door locks do not activate go back to step 1.
• Turn the key to the ON/RUN position and wait 3 seconds.  
• Turn the key to the OFF position and remove the 2nd key.
• Press and release the programming button on the EVO-RIDE. The LED on the EVO-RIDE should blink once.
• Insert a key with the head wrapped in aluminum foil, and turn the ignition to the ON/RUN position.
• If the LED on the EVO-RIDE flashes 10 times then the module is now programmed.
• If the LED on the EVO-RIDE flashes 3 times then the module did not program. Go back to step 1.