It's decided! How to Train Grant Key?

08 September 2015 Lada.Online 178 909 29

APS-6 is a standard anti-theft device for Lada Priora/Kalina/Granta/Niva cars. On Luxe trim levels the standard immobilizer is activated from the factory, but on simpler versions you have to do it yourself. The article provides instructions for learning the key and activating the immobilizer.

The delivery set includes 3 keys: 2 black “working” keys (hereinafter referred to as RK ) and a red “master key” (hereinafter referred to as MK ) for training the system. The indicator lamp (hereinafter referred to as CL ) signals the programming state. Its rapid flashing (5 times per second) indicates that the learning procedure is being performed correctly. Stopping fast flashing means:

wrong action;
exceeding the time provided for completing the training procedure;
malfunction;
This RK has already been trained by another immobilizer (does not fit the ECU).

How to make a duplicate key with an immobilizer yourself

You won't be able to make a second set of keys for your car yourself. To do this you need to do the following operations:

make a copy of the key itself, its blade, and very accurately. The blank can be bought, for example, on Aliexpress;
purchase a special capsule with an empty chip, which is installed in the key. It is more difficult to find, but possible;
read information from the original;
flash a new chip;
install the capsule into the key.

All these operations require high precision and special equipment, which can only be available to those who do this professionally. Even making a key blade requires a professional approach - the slightest deviation will devalue the entire work. Therefore, specialized workshops use special machines that reproduce the original with perfect accuracy. Of course, you can also work with a file, but that's only half the battle.

Contact car immobilizer

Programming the chip also requires special equipment. Incorrect determination of the original PIN code also nullifies all the work. If the original is not there, you need to restore the key to the ignition switch and read information from the on-board computer, then this becomes a completely impossible task for the average car owner.

Making a chip for autostart

To manufacture an autostart chip, special equipment is also required. In the simplest case, the information is simply transferred to a new “blank” - an empty chip. In difficult cases, each new device requires entering its codes into the on-board computer. So this also requires turning to specialists.

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The average car owner has several items that, if lost, cause great stress. Few people experienced pleasant sensations when they did not find a driver’s license or registration certificate for a car in their pocket. A little less, but still a nuisance, is the loss of an insurance policy (CASCO or OSAGO). But according to statistics, drivers lose their car keys the most. And it’s good if this embarrassment occurred close to home - then there is a chance to use the second key, which, as a rule, comes with the purchase of a car. But if the car keys disappeared from the car owner’s pocket away from home, then it’s more complicated. And yet there is a way out of this unpleasant situation.

As soon as you discover that the car key is missing, immediately contact your family and friends and find out if it is at home. If the search for home ones is not successful, it is necessary, as mentioned above, to ask them to bring you a second set of keys, which are handed over by the car dealer upon completion of the car purchase/sale transaction. If you purchased the car second-hand and you do not have a duplicate key, or it was also lost, you will have to use outside help.

Let's say your car is new. Then you can call the dealer from whom you purchased the car and ask them to pick up a duplicate key for you. To do this, you will have to provide the dealership representative with information about the car (license number, model, year of purchase), including its VIN code. It’s good if you have this information at hand, but if the VIN code is indicated on a plate located in the engine compartment or on the front door opening, the situation becomes more complicated. In this case, you will have to call a tow truck, which will deliver the car to the salon, where its employees will open the doors with a duplicate key and hand it to you. Naturally, the car owner will have to pay for all these operations out of his own pocket (although for those drivers whose car is still under warranty and is covered by free assistance services, they can call a tow truck and open the doors for free). This method is suitable for those whose car was purchased from an official dealer. If the “iron horse” was purchased on the secondary market and there is no duplicate set of keys, then you will have to act differently.

Now in Russia there are many companies that provide services for making duplicate car keys based on the lock cylinder. Since the key for all cars is suitable for both opening the doors and the ignition switch, this restoration method is quite simple and, compared to restoration through an official dealer, inexpensive. However, there are also unpleasant exceptions to this method. The fact is that in many Japanese cars the design of the door lock cylinder is such that it will not be possible to make a duplicate key using the first method. There is still a way out: this is a purchase at any disassembly of the kit - an ignition lock, a door lock cylinder and two keys. Having purchased such a kit for your car (when purchasing, you need to check whether these parts will fit your car), you can call a specialist who will replace the ignition switch and door lock cylinder (if the key opens the passenger door and trunk).

All the recommendations described above apply to keys that are not equipped with a microchip associated with the immobilizer installed in the car. Today, almost all car models are equipped with factory immobilizers. In this case, making a duplicate key without a chip that unlocks the immobilizer is pointless - you may still be able to open the car door, but not start the engine. In this case, there is only one way out: contact an official dealer for help. Having called the dealership and reported the problem, you need to be prepared for the fact that the car will have to be transported by tow truck to the car dealership - usually such a home-visit service is not provided. You will make things much easier if you find the card that dealers give to the buyer after purchasing the car. It contains a radio code and an immobilizer code. If you haven’t found such a card, you’ll have to put up with the expenses that will be spent on restoring data about the immobilizer code. The timing here is also different: there have been cases when the dealer received the code and made a duplicate within several weeks, or even a whole month. When the key with the immobilizer chip is in your hands, do not rush to use it: the auto center specialists will have to reset all the data on your car’s immobilizer and configure new parameters so that the key not only opens the doors, but can also start the engine. This, by the way, is a guarantee that the person who finds your key will not be able to open the car doors and start the engine.

Those who own a car purchased second-hand should not despair - their key with a chip can be restored without contacting official dealers of the brand. Today there are companies that have programs that can select codes for almost any immobilizer. They also produce chip keys, and this operation, as a rule, costs less and is carried out faster than from an official dealer. The only question is whether you will entrust such confidential information to such a company - after all, the production of chip keys from official representatives of automobile brands is more reliable.

Instructions for activating the standard immobilizer

Close the doors.
Turn on the ignition with the RED key and wait at least 6 seconds.
Pull out the key. The machine should blink at a frequency of 5 times per second.
Quickly (within 5-6 seconds) turn on the ignition BLACK.
3 squeaks + 2 squeaks.
Turn off the ignition and remove the key.
Quickly (within 5-6 seconds) while the car is blinking, turn on the RED ignition
3 squeaks + 2 squeaks.
Turn off the ignition RED KEY IN THE LOCK.
1 squeak.
Quickly (within 5-6 seconds) turn on the ignition for 2-3 SECONDS!
Turn off the ignition. KEY IN THE LOCK
3 beeps + machine goes out. We do not remove the key. (When working with some controllers, the light stops blinking and the buzzer emits 3 sound signals when you turn on the ignition. In this case, you should still turn off the ignition and wait at least 10 seconds)
wait at least 10 seconds.
Remove the key.
Checking immo activation. We turn on the ignition with any key, if when you turn on the ignition the car on the dashboard does not light up, then the immo is activated.

The learning process is also shown in the video:

Crib:

Close the doors.
Red - ignition for 6 seconds - remove
Black - ignition 3 beeps + 2 beeps - remove
Red - 3 beeps + 2 beeps - ignition off - 1 beep
Ignition on 2-3 sec - ignition off
Do not turn on the ignition for another 10 seconds.

To resynchronize the codes, turn on the ignition of the vehicle. Wait 6 seconds. If the CL starts flashing once per second (error), turn off the ignition and wait at least 10 seconds. Then turn the ignition back on. The CL should not blink, but the engine should start.

If 3 seconds after turning on the ignition the key light remains on continuously, it means that the anti-theft function is not activated and the key learning procedure should be repeated again.

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