diga60 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hi all. Im new member to this site and need help to match key to car after dash removed and put back in, now car stops after two seconds. Car is 2000 A4 B5 2.5 tdi avant. yellow car symbol with key shows, as does red symbol in middle, looks like brake shoes, plus audible noise. I have tried various methods including....... disconect battery connect batt terminals 30 secs switch ign on 5 times for 10 secs switch ign on and pressing lock and or unlock 10 times left ign on after batt reconect for 40 mins opened all doors manual lock/unlock what else to do........ I hope someone can help, Many thanks in advance Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Have you tried using any other keys you may have? I think this problem is often caused by the immobiliser coil which is wrapped around the key barrel. Could be where everything has been taken apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I have the exact same issue, after seeing loads of lines through my LCD on the cluster i decided to buy a secondhand one and not realising that the cluster is matched to the code stored in the ecu key and barrel etc swapped them over, at first it was ok then i dissconnected the cluster with the ignition still live and now it's immobilized, same as yours so what i've done is bought Vag Tacho to get the code number then Vag Com to match it up using cables, software and youtube. Note to all, before you change a cluster be sure it's fully functional (the secondhand one had worse lines than the original lol) that you have the tackles needed to make it right or you know a good locksmith/mechanic who has the right tools, ie cables and software. I intend to get mine up and running soon using the items i bought, i will let you know how i got on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Keep us informed and if possible if you could put a brief description on here about the process that would be really helpful to anyone else who has the issue and we can then place it in the Technical Section of the Forum. Cheers Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Yeah will do, atm it's tooooooo damned cold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 OK here goes, bought Vag Com and Vag Tacho including various softwares from eBay, waste of money and time, sent the ECU to a place called http://www.ecutesting.com/ charged me 144£ inc VAT to have the need for a code removed from the ecu totally, now i can swap my dials, ignition barrel, whatever without the worry of tripping the immobilizer. Money i get the blue rocket back on the road and not a moment too soon, next thing is fit the new 18" alloys i just got, get the water pump and cam done and finally suspension all around.... can't wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 great result all round ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That's better ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-B5 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Love the wheels! :D and the colour of the car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 4 hours ago, Brad-B5 said: Love the wheels! :D and the colour of the car! TY, water pump and cam belt done too, next it's a stereo with a sub in the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-B5 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Not too bad, what sound system you going for? I havnt yet upgraded my speakers but im running a 1200w 650RMS sub but wanty a twin sub lol ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 31/01/2017 at 4:03 PM, Brad-B5 said: Love the wheels! :D and the colour of the car! TY, water pump and cam belt done too, next it's a stereo with a sub in the boot. Going in next, then white dials with chrome surrounds, change of lights too and a grille ooh it's all far too exciting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 OK, some stuff done, head unit in, added 2 USB's from the HU to the spare switches on the center consul, debadged grille done, rear lights done, side smoked repeaters done, dials done and ICM wasn't firing enough juice at plug 4 so it started burbling, dropped in 4 new coil packs and repaired ICM now running sweet as a kernel. As you can see there is a difference with the dials, i found that because they were stick on dials over the top of the oem black ones that while in the daytime they were great, at night i could not see my speed, not good lol, i got a spare set of black dials and simply cut out the lights and left the numbers and everything else to shine through the white card. Don't look too bad if you ask me and what's more, i can see my speed now. video-1486893499.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Oh a quick tip, i discovered that while renewing my rocker gasket i had some sludge built up in there too so i purchased an engine flush oil (5L drop out old oil put this in run on idle for 20 mins then drain and replace the oil filter). I tried to get the oil filter off from under the car... don't do that lol, i found it was much easier to just whip off the 2 water tanks right above then reach down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-B5 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Great! looks really good, nice one :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonAudiFriendSmythe Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Brad-B5 said: Great! looks really good, nice one :) Thanks mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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