{"id":10534,"date":"2020-08-28T07:05:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T07:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/?p=10534"},"modified":"2020-08-27T07:19:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T07:19:32","slug":"how-to-add-mercedes-benz-infrared-key-via-obd-with-xtool-x100-pad3-plus-kc501","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/how-to-add-mercedes-benz-infrared-key-via-obd-with-xtool-x100-pad3-plus-kc501\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Mercedes-Benz Infrared Key Via OBD with XTOOL X100 PAD3 plus KC501?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Powerful in functions and fashionable in appearance, KC501 is a professional Key & chip programmer which can not only read,write keys and read key remote frequency, but also generate dealer keys. It support read and write MCU\/EEPROM chips, read and write Mercedes Infrared keys. Moreover, it support PC connection which brings you better user experience.<\/p>\n

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KC501 is compatible with X100 PAD3<\/a> (X100 Elite), i80, \u00a0Auto pro pad etc.<\/p>\n

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KC501<\/a> Adapter Functions:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.Read and write keys<\/p>\n

2.KC501 supports read and write keys, support read key remote frequency as well as generate dealers key.<\/p>\n

3.Read and write MCU\/EEPROM Chips<\/p>\n

4.KC501 can read and write MCU\/EEPROM Chips<\/p>\n

5.Read and write Mercedes Infrared Keys<\/p>\n

6 KC501 supports PC connection or tablet<\/p>\n

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Prepare two car keys:<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0One original key+ one blank key<\/p>\n

Test the two keys before operation<\/p>\n

The original key can start the car normally, but the new key can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Procedures:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1: Read EIS info<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Connect X100 Pad3<\/a> tablet with WiFi firstly<\/p>\n

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Enter main menu<\/p>\n

Select [Immobilization] -> [BENZ]<\/p>\n

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Agree to the disclaimer<\/p>\n

Select [Infrared key system] -> [Add Key]<\/p>\n

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Pay attention to the instruction of Add key:<\/p>\n

This function will perform the following functions in sequence:<\/p>\n

1.Read the EIS information.<\/p>\n

2.Obtain the password from the programmed key<\/p>\n

3.Generate the key file<\/p>\n

4.Write the data to the new key<\/p>\n

Make sure the network connection is ok.<\/p>\n

Press \u201cOk\u201d to continue<\/p>\n

Complete the following steps:<\/p>\n

-Connect KC501<\/a> to XTOOL X100 Elite<\/p>\n

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-Insert the original car key into the EIS<\/p>\n

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-Wait for 5 seconds, and then remove the original car key from the EIS<\/p>\n

Click on \u201cOK\u201d on the screen<\/p>\n

Select the communication method with EIS, and press \u201cOK\u201d to continue<\/p>\n

Select [Read via OBD] -> [Automatic Identify]<\/p>\n

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Read out the EIS info incl. the car VIN, EIS No. SSID, odometer and key status, etc.<\/p>\n

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Press \u201cNext\u201d<\/p>\n

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Step 2: Get password from the programmed car key<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow the prompt to insert the same original car key into the lock<\/p>\n

Wait for 5 seconds, and then remove the original car key from the lock<\/p>\n

Press \u201cOK\u201d to continue<\/p>\n

Follow the steps below to operate:<\/p>\n

The original car key has passed the verification, and the original car key data will be collected soon. Note that after the data collection is completed, the original car key needs to be inserted into the lock and wait for 30 seconds, and then the car can be started normally after inserting and removing the key several times.<\/p>\n

Insert the same original car key into the infrared key jack of KC501<\/p>\n

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Press \u201cOK\u201d on the screen to continue<\/p>\n

Collecting data\u2026<\/p>\n

Wait for about 5-15 minutes<\/p>\n

Collection data successfully<\/p>\n

Insert the programmed key into EIS (without turning on the ignition switch)<\/p>\n

Wait for 30 seconds, put it out and reinsert it<\/p>\n

The programmed key may need to be plugged and unplugged many times to start the car normally.<\/p>\n

Press \u201cOK\u201d<\/p>\n

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Obtain the password successfully<\/p>\n

Press \u201cOK\u201d<\/p>\n

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Step 3: Generate the key file<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Choose one key location to be generated<\/p>\n

Note: select any one unused key<\/p>\n

Press \u201cOK\u201d<\/p>\n

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Insert a new key into KC501 infrared key slot, and press \u201cOK\u201d<\/p>\n

Key file has been written into the new key<\/p>\n

Press \u201cOK\u201d<\/p>\n

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Finally, test the programmed and original key, both can start normally and the remote is ok as well.<\/p>\n

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Done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Powerful in functions and fashionable in appearance, KC501 is a professional Key & chip programmer which can not only read,write<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,1135],"tags":[2138,2104,2106,2139,2137,2140,2102,2112],"views":2781,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10534"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10538,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10534\/revisions\/10538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}