摘要: |
In the two recent decades that have passed, and my years spent in multiple automotive dealerships, I've witnessed countless keys and key fobs being programmed. Of course, the dealership was the only one in town with that capability. Scan tool and programming capability Part of the reason why was because the dealership service departments were the only ones that possessed the appropriate scan tool capabilities often required to carry out that process. At the time, independent automotive facilities in my area didn't typically have their own handheld factory scan tool like the dealerships did. Early on, when a customer needed a key (or key fob), it was often a matter of pairing the fob to the car with a series of simple button-pushes. When the job was more involved, it was usually sublet to the local dealer. That might mean simply having a key cut/ programmed and then shipped to the original shop. Sometimes it could mean driving the customer's vehicle to the dealership. And in the worst-case scenario, it meant towing the vehicle to the dealer (as certain functions may have had to be carried out with the vehicle present). |