How to Use Autel KM100: Video And Image Guide

The Autel MaxiIM KM100 is one of Autel's best-selling key programming tools. Despite its early release, it continues to receive continuous updates.

The latest Autel KM100 key programmer, released in 2025, features not only hardware upgrades but also enhanced functionality. It supports 60-second key generation and offers advanced chip cloning, anti-theft coding, and smart key replacement capabilities for over 700 vehicle models.

What you should know before using KM100

When you want to purchase and use an Autel key programming tool, what information do we need to confirm first?

• Main features of Autel KM100: When you want to buy KM100, you will first understand its functions, whether these functions are what you need and whether they can help us solve practical problems.

• Autel KM100 vehicle list: After understanding the functions of KM100, we also need to understand whether our car can use KM100 for key programming. After all, all tools are not omnipotent and have certain limitations, and may not be suitable for all vehicles.

• KM100 supporting equipment: When you want to use Autel KM100 to program a key, you need to prepare the matching tools, such as a new key model.

How to clone a key using Autel KM100?

As the name suggests, a cloned key is a copy of the original key with the same appearance and identical chip transponder data. It can also be used to start a vehicle.

Before cloning, you need an original key that has been programmed to the vehicle and a new key with a clonable transponder. For Honda, for example, the programmable transponder model is T5. If you're unsure which transponder to use, the Autel KM100 will prompt you with the required transponder model when cloning.

Step-by-step to clone a car key with Autel KM100 below:

• Step 1 : In the KM100 operation menu, select the Reading/Cloning option in the upper right corner.
• Step 2 : Place the original key on the sensing area above the KM100 to read the key information.
• Step 3 : After clicking Start to read the original key successfully, remove the original key, place the new key on the sensing area, and click Clone.

Image display of key cloning using Autel KM100

If you want a more detailed explanation of the key cloning process using the Autel KM100, you can watch the following YouTube video:

How to Do Autel MaxiIM KM100 Key Generation?

Step 1: Autel KM100 - 60s key generation

When you lose all your keys, do you panic and not know what to do? The Autel KM100 effectively solves this problem. Using the Autel MaxiIM KM100, you can easily generate keys in 60 seconds, which not only solves the inconvenience caused by lost keys, but also improves the efficiency of key programming.

You can watch the official video below to see how to generate the key:

Step 2: Pair to IMMO with Autel KM100 Universal Key Programmer

In the previous step, we generated a new universal key. The next step is to pair the key with the car's IMMO system so that it can start the vehicle normally. Fortunately, the Autel KM100 has advanced IMMO functions, which allows us to continue the pairing process.

Here are the pair to IMMO steps:

• Plug the VCI into the car and make sure the Autel KM100 is connected to the vehicle.
• Select Popular Functions to enter the guidance interface for adding a key.
• Put the original smart key into the car, turn on the ignition switch (Don't press the foot brake and press the engine starustop button twice.), and read the key information.

• Take out the original key and place it a few meters away, put the newly generated smart key into the car, and turn the ignition switch on and off several times according to the prompts on the screen.
• After the registration and matching is completed, try to start the engine, lock/unlock the doors and windows, and make sure the key can be used normally.

The following is a detailed video of how to use KM100 to pair a key with a vehicle:

Can Autel KM100 program OEM keys?

The KM100 is designed primarily to program Autel's own IKEY universal keys. While it has some limited support for key renewal, its main purpose is to generate and program the Autel universal key as a replacement.

Final Thought

It is an advanced all-in-one key and immobilizer programming tool designed to solve all problems related to car keys. It can not only clone keys, but also add new keys and perform immo key learning.

This guide provides comprehensive instructions for using the Autel KM100 in various scenarios, including key cloning, adding smart keys, and emergency vehicle start. We will continue to update this content and add more application scenarios for the Autel KM100's functions to provide you with more convenient guidance.