If your car shuts off more than 3 seconds after engine start it has nothing to do with the immobilizer.
Mk5 jetta key fob battery.
Reading the keyless entry faq.
I have replaced the battery and it still doesn t work but the red led lights up when buttons are pressed.
My spare key fob works fine.
The battery compartment should be on the left side and the key on the right.
Taking the same screwdriver pry open the battery compartment to get to the battery.
Wedge the screwdriver into the.
Also includes immobilizer info.
For mk5 jetta or golf see 1000q.
My fob looks the same at first glance but does not pull apart into separate pieces.
Replace the battery with the cr20232 with the side facing down.
It seems that the bad fob has lost its programming and needs to be reset.
Lastly put the key fob back together by reversing these steps.
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Thinking about getting an extra key and generally curious about vw keyless design and immobiliation.
For mk4 vw remote programming see 1000q.
Flip out the metal key.
This page shows how to program take apart and replace the battery in mk5 mark 5 5th generation vw jetta smart key remote fobs.
The immobilizer shuts the engine off in the 1st second the chip inside the key does not have a battery or other internal electricity source.
For mk3 1995 1999 jetta tdi or passat tdi keyless entry programming see 1000q.
Anyway looks like my 2011 has a different fob than what is shown in the faq for mk5 6.
I have tried the procedure printed in the owner s manual which is very unclear.
One of the key fobs for my 2005 5 jetta has stopped opening closing the doors.
Get your battery here.
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