Concat
Veteran Member
Hi all,
I was sick of the range on my key fobs and replacing the batteries did nothing. I was mentioning to my mechanic that I was going to extend the antenna, and he said not to bother. Just get a new fob on ebay.
So I did that, and followed the process for pairing it to the car by inserting my old key into the ignition, and the new key into the car door.
It worked like a charm, and I got my range back... BUT the trunk button doesn't work. It lights up on the fob, but doesn't open the trunk. Is there a separate process for getting that to work? I do have access to VCDS. To clarify, the key opens the trunk fine, and the button on the driver side door also opens the trunk. It's just the FOB that gets no response.
I was sick of the range on my key fobs and replacing the batteries did nothing. I was mentioning to my mechanic that I was going to extend the antenna, and he said not to bother. Just get a new fob on ebay.
So I did that, and followed the process for pairing it to the car by inserting my old key into the ignition, and the new key into the car door.
It worked like a charm, and I got my range back... BUT the trunk button doesn't work. It lights up on the fob, but doesn't open the trunk. Is there a separate process for getting that to work? I do have access to VCDS. To clarify, the key opens the trunk fine, and the button on the driver side door also opens the trunk. It's just the FOB that gets no response.
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