Author Topic: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery  (Read 47852 times)

Offline Rhyso

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How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« on: 17 February 2008, 16:42 »
sometimes your remotes can lose their coding with the car meaning your remote won't lock / unlock but there is a solution  :smiley:

you need two remotes for this!!

1. Place your first key into the ignition and turn to the second notch (do not start the car)

2. Now close the door and place your second key into the handle lock

3. Turn the key to the lock position and let it spring back to the central position.

4. Hold down the Lock button on your new remote, you may hear a bleep from the car

5. Now unlock the car using the key in the barrel and remove, then take your first key out of the ignition

6. Close the door

7. Your remote should now be coded

Also to change the keys battery this link will help:
http://www.riskin.org/vwkey/


Try these if your silver key clip is broken on your fob, You can buy just the cover:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16404

Got VAGCOM and only one key?
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/vw-remote-matching.html
« Last Edit: 28 June 2010, 14:57 by Rhyso »

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Re: How to - Resync you keys
« Reply #1 on: 30 September 2008, 11:47 »
Hello, ive brought a used Key from Ebay with a new blade which im going to get cut, however I do not have any key holes in either doors on my Golf.  Brought the car used and im not sure if its had the mod done for the de-lock, or whether its been like that from new?  My car is a 2000 year X reg VW Golf GTI 1.8 Turbo, 3 door.  Ive heard that you have to use Vagcom connected to the ECU with a usb lead and a laptop in order to program a new keyfob?

Any ideas would be a great help as im not sure how im going to program my new key.


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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2010, 22:20 »
justed changed my battery and now the bloody key fob dont work :angry: :angry: have tried syncing it and still nothing

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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #3 on: 07 June 2010, 17:24 »
DONT WORK :angry:

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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #4 on: 13 September 2010, 18:30 »
who sells the batterys for the remote ? halfords etc or is it a vw dealership only thing?

cheers  :undecided:

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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #5 on: 14 September 2010, 09:56 »
who sells the batterys for the remote ? halfords etc or is it a vw dealership only thing?

cheers  :undecided:

Halfords / Dealers or possibly somewhere like Timsons

Its basically a watch battery

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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #6 on: 14 September 2010, 21:15 »
who sells the batterys for the remote ? halfords etc or is it a vw dealership only thing?

cheers  :undecided:

Halfords / Dealers or possibly somewhere like Timsons

Its basically a watch battery

ok,thanks

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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #7 on: 17 May 2011, 13:19 »
Will this code the key to start the ingition?
80% of your posts are total tripe, as they are mostly replies to sh1te posts created by the morons that, unfortunately this forum attracts.

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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #8 on: 17 May 2011, 13:26 »
Will this code the key to start the ingition?

No - this only does the remote function.  The immobiliser side of things needs to be done via VAGCOM / dealer.

If you're only replacing the battery then the immobiliser won't need re-programming; if you've had a new key or the immobiliser chip inside the fob has become damaged then it will need VAGCOM / dealer visit


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Re: How to - Resync your keys / Change key battery
« Reply #9 on: 17 May 2011, 13:30 »
IIRC - Vagcom cannot do key SKB(??) code retrieval.

I've had a look on mine and it isn't apparent.

I think there is another bit of software (dos based) that is needed to acquire the code for the immobiliser. Alternatively, I have heard that VW keep a record of all codes applied to each vehicle which a UK dealer will get from them.