Try your secondary key.
Golf mk5 key fob not working.
A remote control vehicle key can get out of synch when the buttons are pressed outside of operating range.
Even with a dead battery the center console should be able to read the key.
Get out of the frequency range of the vehicle.
Basically about a year ago now i installed a sony cd player in my mk4 golf along with a sub and amplifier.
As i couldnt fix the problem i just.
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If the battery is not the issue your remote control vehicle key may need to be resynchronized.
They will lock alarm chirps and alarm light on the door flashes but they won t unlock.
The linkage can sometimes pop off especially if the doors have been unlocked with a slim jim or door hanger recently.
It s fairly easy to hook into the rod and cause it to disconnect if you stuck an object down into the door.
Sometimes when i lock it the light for the alarm flashes but at.
If neither key is working exit and lock up the vehicle.
Do not use the backup key as it only opens doors and will not start the car.
The hatch release still works as well.
Once i had finished fitting everything i went to lock the car via the remote and nothing happened i checked all the fuses on the side of the dash and they were all fine.
Unable to say for definitely without diag equipment.
I got a call at lunch saying that the key fob was no longer working and she couldn t get into the car or start it keyless ended up going to get her and used my key to get it home.
It sounds like it is the key fob possibly although it is strange as it was working not too long ago.
Make sure that your key fob battery is not dead.
To resynchronize the remote control vehicle key follow these steps.
Unfold the key bit on the remote control vehicle key.
Only thing i can say for sure is that it is absolutely nonsense about having a short period of time to change the battery in the fob.
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Howdy so today i went to unlock my car with my fob and for the life of me could not get it to unlock.