I just got a used 2000 Boxster S.

Issue 1: I have two keys with remote locking capability. However the keys are not detected by the car. The keys work fine in manual mode and car locks and turns on the alarm system. I tried several times to re-activate the keys by pressing button 1 on the key while in the driver door after unlocking. This has no effect. The dealership is indicating the electronics in the keys are bad, but they were not sure. Anyone with a similar problem/solution?

Issue 2: I do not have a cup holder in this car. Yet the user manual indicates there is one just above the control panel for temperature. Did the Boxster S get rid of this dash item?

Issue 3: Did this year have bluetooth and how do you determine the car has it? Have not been successfull finding its network with my current phone.

 

The first bluetooth supporting mobile phone was announced later that year.

 

the user manual is a general guide. some cars will or will not have it. you can get it on ebay for about $80.

 

Welcome to Porsche.

 

Last time I used the cup holder (last week) I was spilling hot chocolate all over the place it wasn't even funny.

It should've come with a warning label that it's only to be used when the vehicle is in stationary position!!!

Car has stock suspension with 17" snows BTW.

 

The operating manual for the car does in fact say that.

 

Yeah it's really disappointing that a car like the Porsche, costing an arm and a leg, doesn't come with a cup holder :-)

 

Where did you buy the car? If you just bought the car the keys should work. If as you say they do not work you should go back to where you bought the car and get the taken care of. (And make a note to add checking key functionality to your list of things to check when buying a used car!)

The fact the engine starts with a key but the key does not lock/unlock the door can arise because the little circuit board in the key head is bad.

Or it is in a goofy state. (More on this below.)

Or the battery is dead.

Or the ID is not recognized by the car's security system.

The key's ID has to be introduced to the car's security system. While one can buy a new key and have the blade cut to fit the car's locks, swap the RFID pill which is queried at engine start to let the engine start, the ID of the key circuit board has a different ID.

As for the goofy state, sometimes the key's circuit gets into a goofy state that requires the key head be split apart, the battery removed and reversed and installed for just a moment or two, then removed and installed the correct way 'round.

Doing the above has been known to resurrect a key that didn't work the door locks. (I've had to do this myself a couple of times over the years.)

If you bought the car at the dealer and the keys don't work like they should the dealer should make this right for you.

Or you can try the battery reversal trick.

Or replace the battery.

If none of the above work then the diagnostics computer will have to be used in conjunction with all the keys to figure out what's wrong and make it right.