2018 Kia Forte
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2018 Kia Forte Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A kayaker near Corriganville Park in Simi Valley lost his only smart key somewhere between the launch point and the parking area. Searched for a solid half hour, retracing every step. Nothing. His 2018 Kia Forte was just sitting there, locked, no way in.

He was already pricing tow trucks and figuring he would be without a car until the dealer could fit him in the following week. I told him I could be out there that afternoon.

First thing I did was pick and decode his door lock with my HY22 Lishi, reading each wafer position to get the exact bitting. Once I was inside, I connected through OBD to the Forte's SMARTRA 3 immobilizer module, pulled the 6-digit PIN code, and ran the all-keys-lost procedure. That AKL sequence wipes every previously registered key from memory, so whatever is sitting at the bottom of a lake somewhere can never start his car.

Cut the new HY22 blade for the CQOFN00100 smart key, paired it to the car, and tested every button: lock, unlock, trunk, panic. Then proximity detection on both front handles and the start button. Engine fired right up in the same lot where he thought he was stranded.

Lock decode to engine running, about 45 minutes. He drove home that same day for a fraction of what the dealer quoted him, and without a tow.

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