This is the greatest video EVER!!!! My spare key to my VW Passat that I gave to my husband, died. I replaced the battery TWICE, thinking that the 1st one may have been corrupted or something. But when it STILL didn't work after the 2nd new battery I knew something else was wrong with it. I went to the dealership and how much it costs to have my key fob reprogrammed, he said $90 - $120, but it's better just to get a new one altogether which costs $250. I left the dealership right away, pissed that I only have one set of keys to my car. That didn't sit well with me, so I searched Google on how to reprogram a VW Passat key fob and found this video. It took me all of 2minutes to reprogram my key fob on my own. THE BEST VIDEO EVER!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO! :-)

Brilliant thanks, I was quoted £150 for a new key and £80 to recode after my VW Golf battery was changed by a Main Dealer but no thought about re-coding or checking that it then worked. Appreciate your video, it worked first perfectly.

Wow, so simple. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. You've just saved me a 20minute drive and a garage fee 👍

I replaced the battery and my remote flashed but wouldn't lock or unlock my Passat doors. I was about to throw my remote key in the trash when I found this video. It took me about two minutes to reset it and now my remote works like a charm. Thanks!!!

THANK YOU! You just saved me a new key, tow truck fee and 3 day delay on my vacation sitting in a hotel waiting for VW to send my new key. VW was zero help at all on this!

Thank-you so much. My car was almost on E and I couldn't figure out how to open the gas flap. I replaced the battery and it still wouldn't work. I googled how to reset and saw your video. I can't say thank -you enough. Life saver!!!

Procedure also worked for my VW Golf 7 (2015). Great! Instructions were also in the user manual of my car, which I discovered later on… Many thanks

Another outstanding video from wheels and motors. I had the key reprogrammed at VW when one key got stolen and it stopped opening doors a couple of mouths later. VW suggested the key was worn (4 years old) and wanted to charge me 300 quid for a new key. This video sorted the problem out quicker than the drive to the dealer. Note I have keyless go and the process is very similar. Only difference is when in the car just start it using the button and this synced the key

Wow that was super great. I was stuck and did not know where the key hole was. Also reprogrammed the key in less than a minute. Thank you a bunch.

I have recently had to have a mechatronic unit replaced which affected one of the keys, I looked at the manual but couldn’t make sense of it, so having found this online is great, and this actually works, thank you so much, you’ve saved me another garage visit and another bill. Thank you.

I love my 04' Passat GL Wagon. It was my X-wifes vehicle for a period before I finally got a chance to buy it. Her father, a dealer for Toyota, kept up on it, and I helped during the time I was able. Even I had forgotten as well as the xwife that even though the rear tailgate has an electric trunk opener inside as well as on the fob it also has a keyhole hidden very well in the upper right corner of the license plate. Just right at the end of handle. It was caked from not being used till I was detail cleaning. Smacking my forhead, I cleaned it up and relubricated everything. Never forgetting that again. Plus I love the small center visor that is easily forgotten. LoL

I must have researched on-line a good three hours trying to find out why my freshly re-battery'd fob wouldn't open the car, and how to obtain a replacement fob and get it reprogrammed and re-cut. Then I ran across this two-and-a-half minute video, and voila! My fob works just fine. Wheels And Motors rocks!

You are seriously the best! I have not been able to use my new key fob and in a second you fixed my problem!!! Defiently appreciative!!!

OMG, bless your soul a million times, i thought my car key was dead forever

It's moments like this and people like you that makes life so simple and wonderful 😂. I just did this 'hack' on my 2014 Octavia cuz the door open/close touch wasn't working. Everything is back to normal now. You, kind Sir, are a hero😎🕺. Thanks mate!

Thanks again for that! I have loved everyone of your videos on the Sharan. You make my appreciation for my car grow with each video.

Thank you thank you thank you. I literally bought this car a week ago. When I went to leave for work the other day I accidentally pressed the panic button while the key was in the ignition. Wouldn’t lock or unlock. So figured battery in the fob was dead. So new battery with no luck. Luckily I have another key but It was really buggin me for the past few days. You’re the man!!

Genius! This worked great!! Thanks so much for sharing, you are saving lots of time and money for folks!

It is 9pm and -5 degrees, in Ottawa. My car battery ran out. I had no idea how to open the car. THANK YOU!

Thank you Sir... This just helped me out today in the morning I would have been late for work but this tutorial came through... Much appreciated

Thank you. Right to the point not like most other videos 👍🏻

You sir are not the hero we deserve, but the one we needs. You are a genius!!! Thank you soooo much❤❤❤

dealership wanted to charge $250 just to diagnose the problem. I knew there was an answer, and you just provided it. thank you so much!! 2019 VW Jetta

This worked for my VW Touran. You Sir are a great man, a legendary figure who will be forever revered in human history. My blessings to you our saviour 🙏🏻

German cars. Amazing technology. As a mechanic not used to working on them, they can be intimidating. But I've serviced BMW's and they're more complex. Thanks for this video.

This works exactly like you have said it. Brrrriiillliiaaannttt job. Thank you

This is great! I have a 2015 GLI, no key ignition push to start and the steps were exactly the same! Thank you so much for sharing. Bless 🙏

Thanks a lot, used it when my Octavia key wouldn't work even after putting in a new battery. Lifesaver.

thank you for the vid. fixed the alarm issue with my 2000 jetta (old ass car i know). the alarm was always working until i recently changed the car battery. did pretty much everything mentioned with a couple minor differences: 1. pressed the unlock button on the key 2. inserted key into driver side keyhole (think my generation jetta's the keyhole isn't covered so nothing to prop open) 3. turned the key in the keyhole to unlock and the unlock alarm lights on the car lit up (2 blinks for unlock)...which might have programmed the key already but i still went to the next step 4. inserted key into ignition and just powered on, not engine start 5. locked the car from key and alarm set (1 blink and the beep sound) (in case this helps anyone else)

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was losing my mind. What hoops they make you jump through to reprogram your fob! I spent a hour trying to get this to work.

I love this channel as a Sharan MK2 owner ALL the information is great , Thank you for sharing all the tips .

Thank you so very much. I didn’t even think to check the manual, as I knew KZfaq would have the answer for me. With your help my spare key is functional again and I now know how to open the car with the lock. 👍

Thanks a lot! Anyone doing this with push button start do the same procedure as above but just press the start button without your foot on the brake, because some don’t have keyed ignitions. Thank you so much!! 2014 Passat tdi

Last time I left my keys in my pants and gave them a good wash in the washing machine I was charged big money to “reprogram “ the key. This time I found you on KZfaq. You saved me time and money. Many thanks 👍

Awesome! Thanks so much. Had nearly given up. Couldn’t find the keyhole until your video. Thanks again.

Brilliant video! Also (FYI for any future readers of this comment section), this "out of sync" problem can occur if one clicks the "open" key too many times when out of range. This is something that can occur if one clicks "open" when trying to find their car in a parking lot. Cheers!

A KZfaq tutorial that works 😄 🔥

Thank you sooooo much , the dealer wanted to charge me $180 to re sync my key 😊

Just purchased a second-hand mk7 golf, second key wouldn't activate car, steps worked perfectly, thankyou!

Thank you for posting this! Really helped me out.

Thanks so so much!!! This has been so helpful. Thanks for the all the details and the great explanation. The dealer wanted to charge me 250£ to re sync ! Thanks again 🙏🙏

May you be blessed, I thank God for your existense, you saved me from the possible great displeasure of the customer.

I have the one with no key hole for the ignition, all I had to door was hit unlock and turn key in door and it was reprogrammed. THANKS FOR THE HELP!!! SAVED ME

Thank you very much for this video I had this issue earlier today and after watching this clip problem was solved. Saved me a trip to the garage or calling out an electrician.

Remember, this is just for resyncing the central locking function. It's not reprogramming the key/immobilizer. The battery has nothing to do with the car's immobilizer. In every key, there is a small transponder hidden inside it. This is separate from the central locking circuit and works without a battery. This transponder is only possible to program with special hardware.

My VW GTI has a push button start. Does this work the same way if I buy a new fob off of eBay and then I can reprogram it?

My local VW dealership, who had just serviced my car, didn't tell me this. They said to bring the key in (a three mile drive through town) and they would take an hour to reprogram it. With your help it took me less than a minute.

Excellent worked exactly as you described. Many thanks for this clear and concise video.

TRIED THIS METHOD AND IT REALLY DOES WORK. THANKS.

This is a really good video and seems to work for a lot of people. But apparently not in my case. I bought a Skoda Octavia from 2006 (so it should be exactly the same as your VW) a couple of weeks ago, and the main key works, but the spare doesn't. The light on the key flashes when you push the button, but it doesn't unlock the car; and if you use the actual key to open the door, you can get in and start the engine (keeping in mind being quick about it as the alarm goes off if you haven't started within one minute). I've tried doing this, as that didn't work I changed the battery, and tried again, still nothing. Have you (or anyone else here in the comments) had any similar problems? Any tips other than going to a VW dealer and paying for a new key? (the previous owner said the second key hasn't been used for quite some time as he thought it had just ran out of battery and started using the other one instead)

Thank you very much for your information. I fixed my Hyundai Accent today according your way of solution. I did not believe it would be fixed but it did...greetings from Greece 👏👏👏

Thanks !! There are other videos like this but you are the only one I found that mentions the hidden mechanical key cover ! You helped me !

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Thank you so much for this video, worked the first time I tried it. VW Passat 2008

This worked for my 08 passat 2.T appreciate it 💯

Thanks! I've tried it in a VW Golf MK7 and it works! Cheers!

It worked! Thank you so much. Saved me £90+

Fantastic....saved me loads of money not going to my local VW dealer. Thanks again.

Most excellent! Just what i needed to know, works perfect on our 2005 VW Jetta. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you so much! I was ready to panic lol. Luckily your video saved me!

You are a genius! I tried it on my Skoda and it worked on the first try!

I did exactly what you showed in the video and it worked. Thank you

THANK YOU, JUST TRIED IT OUT AND IT WORKED, BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW.

I have a 2015 Skoda Octavia and that worked perfect for it. Thanks for your help 👌

Worked for me, thanks! Battery was dead a few days and this method solved my problem.

Brilliant video ! Worked with my 2015 Skoda Octavia. Thanks very much !

Thank you for a straight forward no nonsense video.

Thanks so much, spent $30 to reprogram my key. now you've helped me save another $30

This is documented, accurate info. Sometimes it will not always work. I believe that occurs when the remote is not OEM, but I have no sciency stuff to be sure. If it does not, a locksmith with the correct software can readily reprogram ( providing you have a good remote and a working system )

Worked on my 1999 vw like a charm thank you

Thanks, yours is the only simple video that works!!

O.M.G! Alan Day Colney Hatch Lane wanted to charge me 78 pounds to reprogram my key. You helped me do it FREE in less than 30 seconds. THANK YOU

Excellent. I am most grateful for your advice. Worked Perfectly on a 2009 Jetta

Thank you!!! This video just saved me a lot of time and money. The instructions worked perfectly for my 2019 VW Tiguan!!

Mate. Nice work. Thought I was up for some cold cash here but this worked first time! Spot On!!! Thanks

hey, thx a lot. after years i tried it like you showed us and jep its working now. Thx you are a Hero

Thanks!!!! I have a Passat and this worked great!!! Followed your directions and easy peasy lemon squeezy lol!!!

Great mate....I wish I could watch this video before order a taxi ....but I still save repair cost .thanks for uploading.

Thanks for the help, just reprogrammed my wifes 2008 beetle and works now.

Easy peasy is right. Worked like a charm on my '12 Passat. Thank you so much.

Thanks!! As newby VAG user surprised after reloplacing new remote battery. After couple ingitionLockCharged-Fords i was upset until this video. ....Manual 4cm thick and foreign language...

Reprogramming method works for push start too!! Thank you very much

Worked like a charm my friend. Thank you so much!!! VW Golf GTI 2015

perfect instruction. Thank you!

Thank you very much, worked for my VW Passat 2007!

Perfect !!! Works great on Golf 6 TDI 140. Thank you very much.

Worked first time thank you!!

Thank you so much. Saved me a lot of hassle and garage fees.

Worked like a charm!! Thank you!

Thanks for that tip. Saved our lives!

really i'm so thankful for this video it's really helped me a lot , i had a key wasn't working since i bought car and i changed battery and everything wasn't work until i saw now your video and everything is working with me now . keep going and really much thanks for this

Thank you so much!! Saved me so much time and money!!

Worked on my 2013 Beetle! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

This video helped so much thank you bro ! Saved me so much money

Brilliant! Worked first try, thank you 🙂

Great video, thanks a lot, just solved it with your instructions!!…great!…many blessings from Ecuador 🇪🇨

Worked with my 2012 Eos with push button start/stop. Do not depress the brake pedal. 💯

Thanks worked first time saved me some money .

Thanks for this video clip, it helps alot. I thought someone has re-programmed my Tiguan and waiting for the right time to drive it away🤣🤣😂😂its going to be a tough year for me ...Happy 2018 all🤣😆🤣😆☺️

Man! Iv saved 500 bucks! Thank you for sharing this!