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.
The Honda’s engine cranked once, twice, then roared to life.
The tool instructed: "Turn ignition ON with Key 1. Do not start engine."
He repeated for Key 2. Same result.
He turned the key off, waited, then repeated the process for the second key.
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 navigated back to the Immobilizer menu and selected > All Keys Lost . autel maxidas ds708 key programming
After the second key was registered, the DS708 asked: "Perform key verification?"
Then, success.
Marco looked at the DS708. Its plastic casing was scratched, the screen had a small dead pixel in the corner, and the stylus was held on by a rubber band. But it had just saved the customer $600 in dealership towing and programming fees. Marco connected his external battery maintainer to the Honda
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.
He unplugged the DS708.
From the main control unit list, Marco tapped . The screen changed to a dark blue background with white text. The Honda’s engine cranked once, twice, then roared