MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: garrardrj on February 26, 2011, 04:51:16 pm

Title: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: garrardrj on February 26, 2011, 04:51:16 pm
Opened the car by the remote drove for 10mins . Got home took ignition key out and now remote lock , boot opening and remote locking doesn't work ! Other key works fine , cause? How to rectify? Vagcom i would think? Typical ! Now computer doesn't work , technology hey. At least my iphone's working otherwise i couldn't type this
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: VC on February 26, 2011, 05:22:01 pm
If your spare key works fine then it's the fob battery
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: garrardrj on February 26, 2011, 05:53:29 pm
Didnt think they had a battery but will look into that solution.
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: VC on February 26, 2011, 07:51:08 pm
dude... how did you think your key fob is powered?  :laugh:
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: garrardrj on February 26, 2011, 08:08:19 pm
I thought i had read that the battery in it is charged up when put back in the ignition and it is turned on. Trouble is i am on loads of forums and have perhaps read it about another car. Which one would it have been?
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: Thor on February 26, 2011, 08:15:30 pm
I thought i had read that the battery in it is charged up when put back in the ignition and it is turned on. Trouble is i am on loads of forums and have perhaps read it about another car. Which one would it have been?

iirc thats a feature on the BMW's. MK5 defo has a battery that you'll need to change
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: candy turbo on February 27, 2011, 12:07:02 pm
my mrs s skoda key has just done this , not the battery or re program , had to order new key ......£85 + vat !! ouch
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: garrardrj on February 27, 2011, 04:47:31 pm
Well replaced battery. Still doesn't work ! Any other ideas apart from the one above. Would it be covered by the " comprehensive VW used car warranty" anyone?
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: Eddie-NL on March 27, 2011, 05:15:38 pm
Sorted :happy2:

Key needed to be adapted again
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: dmac1969 on March 27, 2011, 07:04:37 pm
Is this where you may have prodded the button while the fob is in your pocket? That used to happen to me in the Fabia which had a 2 button flick key - I used to have to unlock the door with the key in the lock hole , then lock it the same way again - the fob always worked after doing this , apparently the code rolls too far from what the car is expecting to get if you press the buttons out of range of the car.
Title: Re: Key fob stopped working!
Post by: Eddie-NL on March 27, 2011, 07:08:06 pm
I had to remove the working remote from the CCM and recode both of them together