Teaching Procedures

Key teaching procedures need to be done, by the dealer, after replacing a defective ECM (Electronic Control Module), or when providing additional key(s) to the vehicle owner.

Key teaching procedures start with an ECM request for vehicle specific data from the tester. The "virgin" ECM stores the vehicle specific data, and then the compares the data in the "learnt" ECM to the original data in the tester. If the data loaded correctly then key teaching can begin.

If vehicle specific data is incorrectly sent to the ECM three times, the ECM will reject the key teaching request for 1 full hour.

NOTE: The one-hour timer limitation cannot be reduced by any user actions. For instance, if the battery is disconnected and reconnected during this period, the one-hour timer will restart.

Key teaching requires the ignition (w/key) on while a series of specific tester commands are run. The ECM stores the relevant data in the EEPROM and in the transponder. The ECM then runs an authentication process. If the authentication process indicates that the teaching process was successful a confirmation signal is then sent to the tester.

NOTE: KIA recommends setting the User Password when the car is initially sold.