He pressed on the Autel.
He inserted Key 1, turned it to START.
Marco connected his external battery maintainer to the Honda. He wasn't taking any chances. A voltage drop during key programming would brick the immobilizer, turning the car into a $5,000 paperweight.
Marco exited the Immobilizer menu and tapped just to wipe any "lost communication" codes that might have appeared during the process. autel maxidas ds708 key programming
Marco looked at his trusty on the passenger seat. The tablet was thick, heavy, and ran on an old version of Windows CE. It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't fast. But for immobilizer work on cars from 2005 to 2015, it was a beast.
Marco did exactly that. The dashboard lights lit up, but the engine didn't crank. The green key light on the dash blinked rapidly.
Then, success.
After the second key was registered, the DS708 asked: "Perform key verification?"
He navigated back to the Immobilizer menu and selected > All Keys Lost .
He wrote this down on a sticky note. Without that code, he was done. He pressed on the Autel
Marco’s phone buzzed at 11:47 PM. It was a tow truck driver. "Got a Honda Accord 2010. Customer lost both original keys. Immobilizer light is flashing like a Christmas tree. Can you get it running?"
The Honda sat dead in the bay. Marco grabbed the DS708 from its chunky plastic case. The 8-inch screen flickered to life. He tapped the screen twice to wake it up from its old-school sleep mode.
He unplugged the DS708.
He turned the key off, waited, then repeated the process for the second key.
The tool displayed: "Writing immobilizer data…" for 10 seconds. Then: "Key 1 registered successfully. Turn ignition OFF for 5 seconds."