2000 Mercury Cougar REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM

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2000 MERCURY COUGAR
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
127,000 MILES

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2000 MERCURY COUGAR FROM A GUY THAT HAD VERY LITTLE INFO ON THE CAR & NO PAPERWORK OR OWNERS MANUAL & HE ONLY HAD 1 KEY FOR THE CAR. CAR HAS POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WHEN I GOT HOME AS SOON AS I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION I SAW A LITTLE RED LIGHT BLINKING ON THE DASH. WENT ONLINE DOWNLOADED OWNERS MANUAL. FOUND OUT IT;S NOT AN ALARM SYSTEM IT'S CALLED PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) AN ENGINE IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING UNLESS A CODED KEY IS USED. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, WAS THE CAR BUILT WITH A REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN TELL IF IT DID OR NOT, SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR? I SENT E-MAILS WITH VIN # TO FORD MERCURY & TO A INTERNET SITE THAT SELLS REMOTES FOR 2000 COUGARS 2x TO BOTH AND I'VE GOTTEN NO REPLY;S FROM EITHER COMPANY. SO IF THERE'S A WAY I CAN CHECK MYSELF I SURE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. THANKS FOR ANY INFO YOU CAN GIVE ME

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BLUELIGHTNIN6

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Hello
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The red light that flashes is indeed the anti-theft system. The key has a built in chip called the "PATS" chip. This is a secondary system which prevents the starting of the vehicle if the chip is not programmed to the computer or if the key does not have the chip inside of it. I too own a 2000 Cougar. They do come equipped with both anti-theft systems as standard equipment. You should have received keyless entry remote with the car. The light is supposed to flash when key is out, by the way.

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