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Discussions on topics of interest to drivers concerning things they may not understand about their vehicles as well as articles on the future of the auto industry.

Start a Volkswagen with a Dead Key Fob

How to Start a Volkswagen with a Dead Key Fob Starting Your Volkswagen But first, if you are still locked out, click here for help getting inside! Second for video help, click here! Finally, if you need another manufacturer, click here. First Keyless Start Models Volkswagen models that use the Start/Stop button and have a …

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Volkswagen back-up start processes updated

Volkswagen back-up start Audi and Volkswagen share the back-up entry and start pages, and as we just updated Audi models, it was reasonable to re-check Volkswagen back-up start processes.  A back-up start process is made necessary by the fact that the batteries in the key fobs die with great regularity. We made two basic changes. …

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Several changes made to the Audi back-up start page

VW back-up start

Audi back-up start We reviewed a dozen manuals from 2023 and 2024 to look for changes in Audi back-up start procedures, and spotted several. The page has been updated. Back-up start procedures are made necessary when the battery in the key fob dies, which happens with alarming frequency. A6 models now share the same back-up …

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No changes found in Audi back-up entry processes

Audi unlock

Audi back-up entry A review of five 2023 and seven 2024 Audi models finds no changes to back up entry processes. Many models still have a visible key hole, such as the A4, A5, Q2, Q5, and TT, while others continue to use a cap covering the key hole, such as the A3, A6, A7, …

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All symbols pages have now been re-ordered by color

Symbols Pages We set out to re-order our remaining two pages, Volkswagen and Skoda, only to open them and discover they were and our list had not been updated. So as of now, all our symbols pages have been reset, 49 of 49. We can now focus on the final 2024, 2025 updates of our …

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New color arrangement added to the Audi symbols page

Audi symbols page We have begun gathering information to update the Audi symbols page, but first, the page required the color re-ordering. That task has now been completed which makes 47 of our 49 symbols pages now re-set. Its tempting to simply finish them all, and we will likely do so as we update the …

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We have finished our Jaguar symbols update

Jaguar Symbols update The Jaguar symbols update is now complete. The result is the addition of 19 symbols and indicators, only four of which are brand new to our database. Much like Land Rover, the page now holds just over 90 images, a number that, in both cases, is still surprisingly low. The reason we …

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