Replacement Key - Coding a Key

[Duke147]

Well our car came with just one key and I was going to visit Audi for a replacement and was fully expecting it to cost over £200. But reading other threads, firstly @spartacus 68 recommended a VCDS and then @WELSHVIKING mentioned he had coded a battery to his vehicle using his Launch CRP123E.

I never even knew batteries needed coding, but if it can code a battery, perhaps it can code a key fob?

If I can save the cost of a dealership key coding, then perhaps a VCDS is worth purchasing, like the Launch CRP123E or similar if anyone has experience.

[alpha omega]

here is a quote from another audi forum.....I would say its highly unlikely anyone has this ability, as clearly if VCDS made this available, car thefts would go through the roof.

[Steve Q]

Key coding needs to be done by Audi or a auto locksmith. Search for ones locally. 

[Stevey Y]

19 hours ago, Duke147 said:

Well our car came with just one key and I was going to visit Audi for a replacement and was fully expecting it to cost over £200. But reading other threads, firstly @spartacus 68 recommended a VCDS and then @WELSHVIKING mentioned he had coded a battery to his vehicle using his Launch CRP123E.

I never even knew batteries needed coding, but if it can code a battery, perhaps it can code a key fob?

If I can save the cost of a dealership key coding, then perhaps a VCDS is worth purchasing, like the Launch CRP123E or similar if anyone has experience.

Hi only Audi can code the new keys as they have exclusive rights to them and wont release them, I needed a spare key for my daughters Q3 so I propositioned the mobile locksmith my garage uses and he said he couldn't do it for love nor money as Audi only have the codes and even if you got the right key second hand the chip inside needs recoding and be accepted by the dealership mainframe computer. I did enquire how much for a new key from Audi, just over £400, BTW coding a battery is a much simpler process.

 

Steve.

[Duke147]

7 hours ago, alpha omega said:

here is a quote from another audi forum.....I would say its highly unlikely anyone has this ability, as clearly if VCDS made this available, car thefts would go through the roof.

Hardly matters, I have them on CCTV, 15 seconds after entering my other vehicle, with a something in the ODB port and it was started.

[alpha omega]

depending which vehicle.was the key for that vehicle nearby and left in the open.(ie) on top of a table/worktop etc...i put my key in a drawer

[Duke147]

No Stephen, I live at the head of a road with just 4 houses on, it's nothing special but nobody can pass. I have gates and nobody can get closer than 10+ meters to read my key fobs and to do that, they would have to stand at my gates and read through walls from that 10+ meter disadvantage, ie they cannot stand near my outside walls.

Situation was my car was unlocked when it happened, I had been out late with the mrs and was driving home craving a donner meat n chips, as we approached a road closed sign towards the takeaway, we had to u-turn, I clocked someone also u-turn behind me. I proceeded the next obvious route to my craving of kebab and even commented to my better half, somebody else is craving a kebab behind as I noticed we were followed from that point and at that moment, but my mind was on food and I was not concerned, my comment was as much in humour as it was an observation, I just thought their u-turn was due to the road closed ahead.

I didn't see them after we approached or reached the takeaway shop as it was not a serious concideration when I initially made the comment, and if someone had have parked behind, it wouldn't have been abnormal as it is in the town center and we live less than 1 mile away. Went home and ate my kebab without further consideration.

Our lass took the dogs on the grass/road for a wee and came back inside, a few mins later I was putting my rubbish in the kitchen bin and saw lights on my car through the window. I genuinly thought I had left ignition on, but when I went outside to turn it off, I noticed someone reversing it up the drive and another swinging on the gate. They were only young and half my size and fortunatelt had decided to scarper to which I was so grateful, I was not intending to confront anyone at the time, as I had only gone out to lock my car properly, it was a real surprise to see them. 

I had left it unlocked because we had dogs to get inside, there was a hedgehog on the path which I was told not to let the dogs near & and I was hungry like a cave man.

We have good CCTV, when I looked back, this young kid walked up my road (80 meters) and over my 6' gates like it was a single door step, entered the unlocked drivers door and within 15 seconds had it started, he had a somthing small in his hand. They were experts.

I am almost certain I was followed from prior to Donner shop rather than them scanning my key from a distance outside my house, mainly because I live in such a quiet road and people stand out a mile if hanging around. But it could have been the case I admit, and they could have scanned my key as I sat in the car waiting for the other half to collect the food. After being followed, they just needed me to leave the vehicle.

I still have the footage.

My keys are now kept in a secure unreadable location just in case non the less.

The police officer that attended suggested the ultimate security was:-

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[Sid2020]

Unfortunately the devices they have started to use now doesn’t even require a key to be scanned, from what I’ve seen if the cars ecu’s are awake or awoken then the device can unlock the car almost instantly or within the alarm sounding once, when inside another device get puts into the obd port and starts the car. Different devices for different cars so if a local thief gets one then you will notice the same type of cars getting stolen, Range Rover, fiesta mk7.5 and fiat 500 seem the easiest so far, keyless ignitions almost always as ignition barrels slow them down