Wednesday 20 March 2019

VAG Key Programmer <£500 advice

Good and reasonable- priced programmer (<£500) for VAG: supervagVVDI2 VAG, Vcds, vagtacho 5, Iscancar, lonsdor K518S, OBDSTAR X300 DP PlusAutel MaxiIM IM608 etc.

Part 1: First for reviews:
There are plenty for older pre 2008 precoded models , but later vag is going to cost you to get reliability and good coverage . there are some lower cost units like supervag that give a good coverage .
Many of the china products have some coverage like Lonsdor K518S, OBDSTAR X300 DP PLUS etc , and of course Autel MaxiIM IM608 has some interesting coverage.

original Supervag is a good tool in my opinion.. It does what it says and it’s easy to use. 
It’s the first tool I use for AKL or spare key 2006-2013 key + remote programmingThe problem is Audi.. Poor coverage.

For Audi I use vvdi2 but it’s not a £500 tool. good tool..
My vag tools.. Iscancar, supervag, vvdi2, Vcds, vagtacho 5.
For Audi tt mk1 I use vagtacho 5 clone.
For all Kline I use iscancar + Vcds.
Can and uds -2013 I use supervag (on akl need tango or similar ) except Audi.
For the rest vvdi2.

FYI, the original Xhorse supervag is stopped to produce any more.

Part 2: Next is for operations & Car list:
  1. vvdi2 VAG operations
How to use VVDI2 make key for Audi a6l 2.4 all key lost

  1. Lonsdor K518S for VAG car list

VOLKSWAGENVOLKSWAGEN\Touareg\2003-2007\ImmobilizerRead PIN code,Learn key,
VW\Phaeton\2008-\ImmobilizerRead PIN code,Learn key,Read pin code,
VW\IMMO2 & IMMO3 \Read PIN codeDashboard,Immo box,Engine,Dashboard(CANBUS),Touareg 3.0 Diesel,
VW\IMMO2 & IMMO3 \ImmobilizerImmob box,Dashboard,Dashboard(CAN),Immobilizer(CAN),10 Jetta,
VW\Remote \2015 POLO\Program remoteProgram remote,
VW\Remote \Program remoteAdd remote,Delete remote,
VOLKSWAGEN\Touareg\2008-2011\ImmobilizerRead PIN code,Learn key,Read pin code,
VOLKSWAGEN\Phaeton\2003-2007\ImmobilizerRead PIN code,Learn key,
VW\Remote \ Central door lock(1281)Add remote,Delete remote,
VW\Remote \Central module(1281)Add remote,Delete remote,
VW\IMMO 3.5\Read PIN codeDashboard,Immobiliser,Engine,
VW\IMMO 3.5\ImmobilizerImmobiliser,Dashboard,
VW\IMMO 3.5\RemoteAdd remote,Delete remote,
VW\IMMO4\NEC 24C32\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\NEC 95320\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\2013 NEC 24C64\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO5\Immobilizer/ Smart keyBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\NEC 24C64\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\2013 NEC+24C64 color screen\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Delete key,Directly add key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\9S12XHZ512\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\CDC+24C32\ImmobilizerRead immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Backup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\Identify IMMO\Identify IMMO4Identify immo4 type,
VW\IMMO4\2012 NEC+24C64 color screen\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
VW\IMMO4\NEC35XX\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,
VW\IMMO4\NEC95320(Bora Jetta)\ImmobilizerBackup EPROM,Reset EPROM,Backup immo data,Restore immo data,Make dealer key,Make OEM key,Key learn(OBD),Directly add key,Reset odometer,Odometer adjustment,Delete key,Unlock key,
VOLKSWAGEN\IMMO4\Magotan/CC\ImmobilizerMake dealer key,Learn key,
VOLKSWAGEN\IMMO4\NE24C64(2014-)\ImmobilizerMake dealer key,Learn key(OBD),Backup EPROM,Recover EPROM,Delete key,Directly add key,Reset dashboard,Odometer adjustment,Unlock key,Backup immo data,
VX\IMMO4\MQB-35XX(Mainland/VDO)\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Backup immo data,Recover immo data,Make dealer key,Program key(OBD),Add key,Delete key,Recover dashboard,
AUDIAUDI \A6L\-2009 \ImmobilizerBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Unlock key,
AUDI \Q7\-2009 \ImmobilizerBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Unlock key,
AUDI \A6L\2009-\ImmobilizerBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Unlock key,
AUDI \IMMO5\Immobilizer/Smart keyBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Clear airbag fault code,
AUDI \Q7\2009-\ImmobilizerBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Unlock key,
AUDI \A3/TT/R8-CDC32XX+24C32\ImmobilizerBackup EPROM,Reset EPROM,Backup immo data,Restore immo data,Make dealer key,Delete key,Add key,Reset odometer,Unlock key,
AUDI\Q3\-2013\ImmobilizerUnlock key,Backup EPROM,Recover EPROM,Make dealer key,Learn key(OBD),Directly add key,Delete key,Reset dashboard,Odometer adjustment,Backup immo data,
Audi\A1\ImmobilizerBackup EPROM,Reset EPROM,Make dealer key,Key learn(OBD),Directly add key,Delete key,Reset odometer,Odometer adjustment,Unlock key,
SKODASKODA\IMMO2 & IMMO3\Read PIN codeDashboard,Immo box,Engine,Dashboard(CANBUS),Touareg 3.0 Diesel,
SKODA\IMMO2 & IMMO3\ImmobilizerImmob box,Dashboard,Dashboard(CAN),Immobilizer(CAN),10 Jetta,
SKODA\Remote\Polo (2015)\RemoteProgram remote,
SKODA\Remote\RemoteAdd remote,Delete remote,
SKODA\Remote\Central door lock (1281)Add remote,Delete remote,
SKODA\Remote\Central module (1281)Add remote,Delete remote,
SKODA\IMMO 3.5\Read PIN codeDashboard,Immobiliser,Engine,
SKODA\IMMO 3.5\ImmobilizerImmobiliser,Dashboard,
SKODA\IMMO 3.5\RemoteAdd remote,Delete remote,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC 24C32\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC 95320\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC 24C64 (2013)\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 5\Smart keyBackup immo data,Make dealer key,Learn key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC 24C64\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC+24C64 (2013)\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Delete key,Directly add key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\9S12XHZ512\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\CDC+24C32\ImmobilizerRead immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Backup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\Identify IMMO type\IMMO 4Identify immo4 type,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC+24C64 (2012)\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,Clear airbag fault code,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC35XX\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Read immo data,Make dealer key,Directly add key,Delete key,Learn key,Unlock key,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC95320 (Bora Jetta)\ImmobilizerBackup EPROM,Reset EPROM,Backup immo data,Restore immo data,Make dealer key,Make OEM key,Key learn(OBD),Directly add key,Reset odometer,Odometer adjustment,Delete key,Unlock key,
SKODA\IMMO 4\Magotan/CC\ImmobilizerMake dealer key,Learn key,
SKODA\IMMO 4\NEC24C64 (2014-)\ImmobilizerMake dealer key,Learn key(OBD),Backup EPROM,Recover EPROM,Delete key,Directly add key,Reset dashboard,Odometer adjustment,Unlock key,Backup immo data,
SKODA\IMMO 4\MQB-35XX (Mainland/VDO)\ImmobilizerBackup EEPROM,Recover EEPROM,Backup immo data,Recover immo data,Make dealer key,Program key(OBD),Add key,Delete key,Recover dashboard,

FYI, the red words means they need to pay for subscription after 180 days trial.



  1. OBDSTAR X300 DP PLUS for VAG Car list

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VW/AUDI/SKODA/SEAT V34.19
VW
Read PinCode
17 Dashboard
Jetta
Passat
Bora
Golf
Sharan
Polo
Lavida 3.5
Sagitar 3.5
07-
06
Touran 3.5
Caddy 3.5
VW 2007-
25 Immobiliser
Auto
Manual
01 Engine
Auto
Chip 44(Santana Vista)
Program Keys
2 ~ 3.5 Generation Immobiliser
17 Dashboard
25 Immobiliser
Jetta(2010-)
4       Generation Immobiliser
Automatic Diag Type
Engineer mode(All keys lost by OBD)
CDC+24C32 ICM
NEC+24C32 ICM
Johnson Controls(2013 Bora/Jetta) ICM
Johnson Controls(NEC95320) ICM
Motorola 9S12XHZ512 ICM
NEC+24C64 ICM
Color Meter
Type 1(2013)
Type 2
White Meter
VDO -12
2014.6-
NEC+24C64 ICM(MQB Key)
NEC+95320 ICM
NEC+35XX ICM
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (After June 14)
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (Before June 14)
Magotan/CC
5       Generation Immobiliser
New Touareg
Other Special Function
Chip 48 Read/Write
Generate Special Chip
Unlock Chip 48
Program Remote
09 Central control
B5 Central door lock(KWP1281)
46 Central comfort module(kwp1281)
46 Central comfort module(Canbus)
2015- Jetta
2015- Polo
BCM
BFM
AUDI
Read PinCode
17 Dashboard
Auto
A4 RB8 2006-2007
Manual
25 Immobiliser
Auto
Manual
01 Engine
Auto
Manual
Program Keys
2 ~ 3.5 Generation Immobiliser
17 Dashboard
25 Immobiliser
4       Generation Immobiliser
Engineer mode(All keys lost by OBD)
A1
NEC+24C64
2013
2014.6-
A3/TT/R8(CDC+24C32/3217/3297)
A4 RB4
A4 RB8
Q3
NEC+24C64
2013 Models
2014.6-
Q7/A6L(C6)
9S12DT(G)128
9S12DT256
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (After June 14)
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (Before June 14)
NEC+24C64 ICM(MQB Key)
5       Generation Immobiliser
A4L/A5/Q5
A6/A7/A8
Other Special Function
Chip 48 Read/Write
Generate Special Chip
Unlock Chip 48
Program Remote
35 Central lock(KWP1281)
Type 1
Type 2
46 Central comfort module(KWP1281)
BCM
BFM
SKODA
Read PinCode
17 Dashboard
Auto
Octavia 3.5
25 Immobiliser
Auto
01 Engine
Auto
Program Keys
2 ~ 3.5 Generation Immobiliser
17 Dashboard
25 Immobiliser
4       Generation Immobiliser
Automatic Diag Type
Engineer mode(All keys lost by OBD)
CDC+24C32 ICM
NEC+24C32 ICM
Johnson Controls(NEC95320) ICM
Motorola 9S12XHZ512 ICM
NEC+24C64 ICM
Color Meter
Type 1(2013)
Type 2
White Meter
VDO -12
2014.6-
NEC+24C64 ICM(MQB Key)
NEC+95320 ICM
NEC+35XX ICM
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (After June 14)
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (Before June 14)
Other Special Function
Chip 48 Read/Write
Generate Special Chip
Unlock Chip 48
Program Remote
09 Central control
B5 Central door lock(KWP1281)
46 Central comfort module(kwp1281)
46 Central comfort module(Canbus)
2011-
BCM
BFM
SEAT
Read PinCode
17 Dashboard
Auto
Manual
25 Immobiliser
Auto
Manual
01 Engine
Auto
Manual
Program Keys
2 ~ 3.5 Generation Immobiliser
17 Dashboard
25 Immobiliser
4       Generation Immobiliser
Automatic Diag Type
Engineer mode(All keys lost by OBD)
CDC+24C32 ICM
NEC+24C32 ICM
Johnson Controls(NEC95320) ICM
Motorola 9S12XHZ512 ICM
NEC+24C64 ICM
Color Meter
Type 1(2013)
Type 2
White Meter
VDO -12
2014.6-
NEC+24C64 ICM(MQB Key)
NEC+95320 ICM
NEC+35XX ICM
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (After June 14)
MQB NEC+35XX ICM (Before June 14)
Other Special Function
Chip 48 Read/Write
Generate Special Chip
Unlock Chip 48
Program Remote
09 Central control
B5 Central door lock(KWP1281)
46 Central comfort module(kwp1281)
46 Central comfort module(Canbus)
BCM
BFM

  1. Autel MaxiIM IM608 for VAG key programming
VAG key programming: Autel MaxiIM IM608 is pretty good and fast, an alternative to vvdi2. Although vvdi2 is a proven product, you can have a try Autel MaxiIM IM608 for VAG car models key programming.
autel-maxiim-im608-immo-coverage-02

FYI, Autel MaxiIM IM608 is a new tool which replace Auro IM600, look here for its full package:autel-maxiim-im608-01


To be continued for these VAG key programmers’ reviews.

To sum up:
For VAG key programming, all of the above tools are highly recommend, because they all work. Considering budget, VVDI2 VAG is ideal that you can have only VAG car models authorization.