Audi key replacement & programming

Audi vehicles run Immobiliser 4 (MQB), BCM2 and older Immo 3 Megamos systems. That matters, because it decides whether a key can be added through the diagnostic port in minutes or whether the immobiliser module has to be read directly before a new key will ever be accepted. MQB Audis store immobiliser data across the dash, gateway and ECU. We pull component security data through OBD or bench, generate the correct dealer key, and cut HU66 blades on-site. BCM2 A4/A5/Q5 all-keys-lost is handled without dash removal in most cases.

Every Audi job starts the same way: we confirm the exact year, model and key type, verify ownership, then originate the key from the vehicle. The mechanical blade is cut by code from the VIN on a computerised machine — not copied from a worn key — so the new key turns smoothly in the ignition and the door instead of chewing the wafers further. If you still have a working key we can add a spare without disturbing the keys you already own; if every key is gone, we can also erase the lost ones from the vehicle so they can never start it again. That last step matters in New York, where a stolen key is a stolen car.

We carry virgin OEM-grade Audi fobs, shells, batteries and blades on the van, along with Autel, Xhorse and AVDI programming equipment and a Condor code-cutting machine. Typical timing: Spare key 45 min · all keys lost 2–4 hrs. Beyond keys, we repair the mechanical side that goes with them — sticking ignition cylinders, failed door lock barrels, trunk and glovebox locks — and we can rework cylinders so a single key runs the entire vehicle again.