I completed an additional-key job for a 2018 Honda Pilot through Keyman Mobile Car Locksmith. The work included making a new key, cutting its blade, and programming it to the vehicle. Once the work was finished, the key operated correctly, including remote locking and unlocking.

This case was about adding a usable spare. The customer wanted another key for the Pilot, and the finished result combined a cut blade with working electronic functions.

The request: an additional key for a 2018 Honda Pilot

The vehicle and the type of request set the scope of this job: a 2018 Honda Pilot that needed an additional key. I prepared the new key for that vehicle and completed the cutting and programming work.

For a customer, the practical result matters most. A spare should be ready to use when it is needed, with the key itself and its remote controls working correctly. That was the result of this service.

Cutting and programming the new key

The completed work covered both parts of making the additional key:

  • Key cutting: I cut the blade for the new key.
  • Key programming: I added the new key to the vehicle so it could function with the Pilot.

These were parts of the same job. I finished the key preparation and programming before checking its operation.

Checking Lock and Unlock

After the new key was added, I verified that it worked with the vehicle. The remote Lock and Unlock buttons both operated correctly, allowing the doors to be locked and unlocked from the key fob.

The job was completed with a working additional key. Checking those everyday controls was part of confirming the result, so the customer had a usable spare rather than an untested key.

Planning an additional Honda Pilot key

If you would like another key for your Honda Pilot, contact Keyman Mobile Car Locksmith with the model year and tell me whether you have a working key available. Mention whether you need a complete additional key or help with a particular problem, such as remote buttons that are not working.

For this 2018 Pilot, the request was completed with a newly cut and programmed key and working Lock and Unlock functions.

Contact Keyman Mobile Car Locksmith about a spare key.

Case report by Eugene Keyman, Keyman Mobile Car Locksmith.