Course description

Unlock your potential with our comprehensive LKQ Key Programming Training! This course designed by Autowave Limited offers essential knowledge and hands-on skills for understanding, cutting, and programming vehicle keys. With immobilizer systems playing a critical role in vehicle security and an estimated 41.4 million cars on the road as of March 2024, the demand for key services has never been higher. Technicians will learn the expertise needed to accurately assess, cut, and program car keys, equipping them with the vital skills to meet today’s growing automotive needs

Course goals and objectives

This course is designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills required for automotive key programming, immobiliser system diagnostics, and key cutting. By the end of the course, technicians will be able to:

1. Understand Alarm/Immobiliser System Components
   Learn to identify and understand the key components of a vehicle’s immobiliser system and how they work together to control vehicle access and starting.
2. Transponder Chip Diagnostics
   Acquire the skills to read vehicle keys, assess the condition of transponder chips, determine their type, and evaluate their suitability for cloning or programming.
3. Key Cutting and Programming
   Master the practical techniques for key cutting with the Xhorse Dolphin 2, and programming keys using the OBDSTAR G3 ensuring proper functionality and compatibility with immobiliser systems. Learn functions such as pin code reading and making dealers keys
4. Vehicle Cloning and Key Generation
   Gain a comprehensive understanding of key cloning using the Keytool Max Pro and generating Xhorse universal remotes to meet the growing demand for key services in the automotive industry.

Course certificate description

Skill relevance

• 02. Electrics & Diagnostics

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