Press “Standard Mode” to use key-learning special function as before version 15.0 of the “Abrites Diagnostics for VAG”.

Pressing “Standard Mode” will bring the following dialog

The customer has to choose the vehicle model for which they want to learn a key to.

In the background the system tries to determine automatically what vehicle model it is connected to. If the model recognition is successful it will be selected automatically. If the system cannot recognize the model, the user has to choose the model manually.

NOTE: It is possible that the system does not recognize the model correctly. In this case you have to select the model manually. For example it is not possible to distinguish between “VW CAN -2007” and “VW CAN (2007+)”, for that reason by default “VW CAN (2007+)” is selected.

NOTE: Please pay attention that for some models the key-learning and dealer key prepration are made in separate special functions. So if the SW detects such case you will have a hint to go the respective special function where to make the key.

After the vehicle model is recognized, the system checks the key recognition and engine start conditions.

They are displayed in the following fields

• Engine start permitted: Having the value “No” means that the key or engine control unit is not properly identified by the immobilizer. A reason for that might be an invalid key or engine control unit not adapted to the car, or for some models there is a waiting time. “Yes” here means that the immobilizer recognizes the key properly and the engine is allowed to start, i.e. everything is OK.

• ECU Responding: This shows whether the immobilizer is able to communicate with the engine control unit

• Transponder type OK: This is used as an indication whether the key in the ignition has the correct transponder type. For example for Audi A3 the immobilizer expects a Megamos 48 transponder, but if you use dedicated for Audi A8 (which uses Hitag2 transponder), then the value will be “No”. If there is no key into the ignition, you will have “No” once again.

• Key count: shows the currently learned keys. After completing the key-learning procedure this field should be updated to the new value if all keys were learned correctly.

• Dealer key/transponder: Shows whether the keys/transponders were successfully coded to the specific car. After making a dealer key the position should change to “Yes” when you put the prepared transponder into the ignition

• Key/transponder locked: indicates whether the transponder is writable.

• Key/transponder learned: Indicates whether the transponder ID is recognized from the immobilizer as a valid ID for starting the car. After learning the key/transponder to the car this should change to “yes”

• Lock times – login acknowledge: if an invalid login was input several times to the immobilizer, the immobilizer rejects further attempts to input the login. This timer indicates how many attemps remain until new login attempt can be accepted

• Lock timers – transponder acknowledge: If you turn ignition OFF/ON cyclically, the immobilizer stops to recognize the transponder, and even a valid transponder will not start the car. This timer shows when the immobilizer will recognize the transponders. This value is typically set when trying to make keys for Passat B6/CC