One fob toots horn, the other doesn't...

VicGuy

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2012 JSW Golf Wagon, 97 Golf Turbo Diesel
Bought a 2012 JSW last month.
Came with two key fobs.
They both lock and unlock the car.
On locking, one fob toots the horn, the other doesn't.

Ideas?

Thanks!
 

Nuje

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2015 Sportwagen; Golf GLS 2002 (swap from 2L gas); 2016 A3 e-tron
Bizarre - no idea how/why that'd happen.
Be sure to update here when you figure it out. :)
 

tadawson

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Not sure on the JSW, but on my Passat, settings are per fob, not global, so it might be as simple as those preferences are set differently . . .
 

VicGuy

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Not sure on the JSW, but on my Passat, settings are per fob, not global, so it might be as simple as those preferences are set differently . . .
Those preferences are set with VCDS/VAG-COM ?
Or in the 'normal' settings in the car MFD?
 

tadawson

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Those preferences are set with VCDS/VAG-COM ?
Or in the 'normal' settings in the car MFD?
In the Passat, on the MFD. A lot of settings are unique to the fob that unlocked the car. Lock/unlock, lighting prefs, etc. are per fob . . .
 

JSWTDI09

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2009 JSW TDI (gone but not forgotten)
Bought a 2012 JSW last month.
Came with two key fobs.
They both lock and unlock the car.
On locking, one fob toots the horn, the other doesn't.

As stated already these settings are often key fob dependent. Therefore, the first decision you have to make is: which option is the one you want? Toot or no toot? Whichever key fob works the way you want - leave it in the house. Then take the one that doesn't work the way you want and go to the car. Turn on the ignition, and look through the MFD menus for "ATA confirm" (ATA = Automatic Theft Alarm and the confirm is for horn confirmation that the ATA is armed).
If this "ATA confirm" is not in your MFD menus, you will need VCDS to set this option. It probably is in the menus somewhere since somebody already turned it on (or off) for one of the FOBs.


Have Fun!


Don
 

VicGuy

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As stated already these settings are often key fob dependent. Therefore, the first decision you have to make is: which option is the one you want? Toot or no toot? Whichever key fob works the way you want - leave it in the house. Then take the one that doesn't work the way you want and go to the car. Turn on the ignition, and look through the MFD menus for "ATA confirm" (ATA = Automatic Theft Alarm and the confirm is for horn confirmation that the ATA is armed).
If this "ATA confirm" is not in your MFD menus, you will need VCDS to set this option. It probably is in the menus somewhere since somebody already turned it on (or off) for one of the FOBs.


Have Fun!


Don
Thanks!
I didn't realize that the 'ATA confirm' in the MFD had a check in the box for one fob but not the other.
Problem solved!
"Not a bug, a feature" and RTFM ! :)
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