Got a new car! Remote keyless doesn't work.

Nakatomi2010

So, we got a used 2006 Volkswagen Jetta, and we did indeed get 2 keys, however after we drove off the lot and got far enough away and decided it was my turn to give the car a go and try our second key we learned of a really awesome anti theft device the car has, if the key is not programmed to the car properly, that bitch wont start, just gives me a blinking key letting me know it wont start....

So, how do I program the new key to work? I found a thing for the 2007 models, but I can't seem to locate '06, and the '07 method doesn't seem to work, unless I'm not waiting long enough....

Help please

Wezoin

Talk to a dealer/the person who sold you the car. Dealerships have special computers they can hook the key up to and program it to (at least for a couple other brands, I'd assume VW has the same thing)

TL DR

The dealer will likely charge a good bit for what will amount to less than a minute of work. I know it cost my mom >$100 to program a new key for my Mazda 6, and a little digging showed that it was possible without any special equipment. Same with programming the remote entry, it just needed a sequence of key turns, door opening/shutting, and button pressing to activate.

I haven't seen anything online about it, but it might be worth looking into for a minute before you take it in.

TrippyDK

For a certain part of my 2007 Ford key fob, it required a special key fob that the dealer had, and a sequence of key turns and button presses.

EDIT: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=368404 Theres a couple of methods posted on there, but they are nonspecific to what year they belong to. Maybe you could snoop around that forum.

finalflight89

You bought from a dealer? I'd suggest going back and saying "program my key for free", costs be damned, because that key should have been programmed from the beginning.

Willeth

finalflight89 wrote: »

You bought from a dealer? I'd suggest going back and saying "program my key for free", costs be damned, because that key should have been programmed from the beginning.

This. There's no way they can charge you because they fucked something up when selling you the car.

EggyToast

finalflight89 wrote: »

You bought from a dealer? I'd suggest going back and saying "program my key for free", costs be damned, because that key should have been programmed from the beginning.

Yes, hello, they gave you the wrong key. Tell them to fix it.

Willeth

EggyToast wrote: »

finalflight89 wrote: »

You bought from a dealer? I'd suggest going back and saying "program my key for free", costs be damned, because that key should have been programmed from the beginning.

Yes, hello, they gave you the wrong key. Tell them to fix it.

Or this.

Facepalm.

Everywhereasign

Did you do the thing where you have one key in the door and another in the ignition.

I forget the sequence and my manual 8 floors down. But taking it back to the dealership will solve the problem in a couple minutes.

<EDIT Following better reading skills>

It's not the remote portion that isn't working, IE the lock/unlock buttons, it's the immobilizer right? That has to be programmed at the dealership, they need the VAG software plugged in under the dash.