Module-Sentry Key Remote Entry: Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: When a PCM and the SKREEM are replaced at the same time (Refer to ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES - STANDARD PROCEDURE - PCM/SKREEM PROGRAMMING) , and follow this order:

Program the new PCM.
Program the new SKREEM.
Replace all ignition keys and program them to the new SKREEM.

Fig 1: Ignition Cylinder

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Position the SKREEM with the antenna ring around the ignition lock cylinder.
Install the one mounting bolt holding the SKREEM to the ignition cylinder housing.
Reach up behind the left side of the center stack and connect the ignition switch and SKREEM electrical connectors.
Install the ignition cylinder by pushing it up through the instrument panel from behind, and install the screws (2).
Install the ignition cylinder bezel by firmly pushing it into place.

Fig 2: Cluster Bezel
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Install the cluster bezel (Refer to BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER BEZEL - INSTALLATION) .

Fig 3: Steering Column Opening Cover
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Install the steering column opening cover.

Fig 4: Left Hush Panel
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Install the left silencer panel (2) underneath the instrument panel.
Connect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: On vehicles equipped with the optional Sentry Key Immobilizer System (SKIS) if the SKREEM is replaced with a new unit, a diagnostic scan tool MUST be used to initialize the new SKREEM and to program at least two Sentry Key transponders before the vehicle can be operated (Refer to ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE THEFT SECURITY/SENTRY KEY REMOTE ENTRY MODULE - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SKIS INITIALIZATION) .