Tag: Volkswagen

Does Your Owner’s Manual Have a Troubleshooting Guide?

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How Deep Is Your Owner’s Manual? We’ve done a couple of owner’s manual rants and got to thinking about where the average driver might look in their respective manual if they ran into trouble, specifically with dead or dying key fobs. So, we examined a sampling of owner’s manuals from BMW and Mini, Fiat Chrysler, …

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Start an Audi with a Dead Key Fob

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How to Start an Audi with a Dead Key Fob Starting Your Audi 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. Early Models Early Audi models use a slot in the dashboard but do not …

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Audi and Volkswagen Videos: Help with Key Not Working

How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries in Audi and Volkswagen Vehicles We now have 21 videos offering help to Audi and VW drivers with Key Not Working This video covers A3 and Q3 models, 2020 and newer, hiding the key hole. ———————————————————————- This demonstrates replacing the battery in a late model VW flip key …

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Three Things to Know about Automatic Braking

Automatic Braking The news in March 2016 is that 20 auto manufacturers and counting have agreed to roll out automatic braking in their cars by the 2022 model year. These are terrific systems and a technology we love and we only argue that there is little reason other than cost to wait a full six …

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Key Fob Battery Replacement Videos (Remote Controls. Smart Keys)

How to Replace Batteries in Key Fobs. Video Help We post videos here of us replacing batteries in key fobs or remotes. Manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order. All GM, Stellantis (FCA (except Wagoneer)), Nissan, and Toyota Motors made vehicles are grouped together under their parent company names. Acura Fobs Acura latest key fob A …

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Open a Volkswagen or Audi that has a Dead Key Fob

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How to Open a Volkswagen or Audi with a Dead Key Fob First, if you are already inside, click here for help getting an Audi started and here for a Volkswagon! Second, for video help, click here! Finally, if you need another manufacturer, click here. Retrieving the mechanical key There are three general styles of …

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