Honda Key Programming Procedure
Procedure for Programming Honda Keys
The engine immobilizer is an anti-theft system that employs a keyfob with a digital code stored on it. When the keyfob comes into contact with the vehicle’s electronic management system or is inserted into the ignition switch, it transmits this “password” to it. If the user has the correct keyfob, the engine will start up.
The engine immobilizer is a safe method of discouraging thieves from stealing your car through hotwiring or traditional methods such as hammering the ignition with a screwdriver to force it to start. It’s like an extra layer of security on top of your car’s alarm.
St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbuel invented and patented the electric immobiliser/alarm system in 1919. When the ignition switch was turned on, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs, allowing the engine to start or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. Each time the car was driven, the system settings could be changed. Modern immobiliser systems are automatic, which means the owner does not have to remember to turn it on.
Since January 1, 1998, all new cars sold in Germany have been required to have immobilizers, as have all new cars sold in the United Kingdom since October 1, 1998, in Finland since 1998, in Australia since 2001, and in Canada since 2007. Early models used a static code in the ignition key (or key fob) that was recognized by an RFID loop around the lock barrel and checked for a match against the vehicle’s engine control unit (ECU). If the code is not recognized, the ECU will prevent fuel from flowing and ignition from taking place. Later models employ rolling codes or advanced cryptography to prevent code copying from the key or ECU.
Every HONDA car comes with a simple process for programming the car’s immobilizer keys. The HONDA car models are shown below:
- Honda Odyssey
- Honda Ridgeline
- Honda Fit
- Honda CR-V
- Honda Civic LX
- Honda Odyssey LX
- Honda CRV
- Honda CRZ
- Honda Insight
- Honda Accord Crosstour
- Honda Accord Coupe 2DR
- Honda Civic EX
Key Programming: Honda CR-V 2002-2004
Key Programming: Honda Pilot 2003-2007
Key Programming: Honda Civic 2001-2005
Key Programming: Honda Civic 2012-2013
Key Programming: Honda Civic Hybrid 2006-2011
Key Programming: Honda Civic SI 2006-2011
Key Programming: Honda Civic EX 2006-2011
Key Programming: Honda Accord 2003-2007
Key Programming: Honda Accord Coupe 2DR 2008-2012
Key Programming: Honda Accord Crosstour 2010-2012
Key Programming: Honda Insight 2010-2014
Key Programming: Honda Fit 2009-2013
Key Programming: Honda CRZ 2011-2015
Key Programming: Honda CRV 2007-2013
Key Programming: Honda Odyssey LX 2011-2017
Key Programming: Honda Civic LX 2006-2013
Key Programming: Honda CR-V 2005-2006
Key Programming: Honda Fit 2007-2008
Key Programming: Honda Ridgeline 2006-2014
Key Programming: Honda Odyssey 2005-2010
About HONDA
Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, with 400 million sold by the end of 2019. It is also the world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines by volume, with more than 14 million sold each year. In 2001, Honda overtook Toyota as Japan’s second-largest automaker. In 2015, Honda was the world’s eighth largest automobile manufacturer.
Honda was the first Japanese automaker to launch a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Honda manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft, and power generators, among other things, in addition to their core automobile and motorcycle businesses. Honda has been involved in artificial intelligence/robotics research since 1986, and their ASIMO robot was released in 2000. They also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the production of the Honda HA-420 HondaJet in 2012. In China, Honda has two joint ventures: Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda.
Honda spent about 5.7 percent (US$6.8 billion) of its revenue on research and development in 2013. Honda was also the first Japanese automaker to be a net exporter from the United States in 2013, exporting 108,705 Honda and Acura models while importing only 88,357.
Soichiro Honda, Honda’s founder, had a lifelong interest in automobiles. He was a mechanic at the Art Shokai garage, where he tuned cars and raced them. Honda founded Tkai Seiki (Eastern Sea Precision Machine Company) in 1937 with funding from his friend Kato Shichir, working out of the Art Shokai garage. Following initial failures, Tkai Seiki won a contract to supply piston rings to Toyota, but lost the contract due to poor product quality. After failing to graduate from engineering school and visiting factories throughout Japan to better understand Toyota’s quality control processes known as the “Five Whys,” Honda was able to mass-produce piston rings acceptable to Toyota by 1941, using an automated process that could employ even unskilled wartime laborers.
