Valet key...did VW miss something?

[soldierguy]

Did VW miss something like...oh...I don't know....perhaps an exterior key hole?!?!

Seriously...lets look at a possible scenario here. You go to a restaurant and hand off the valet key to the attendant because your key/remote combo is on a ring with your house key, etc and you don't want the valet to have that. The valet takes the valet key and the car, and takes it to a parking lot 2 blocks away. He can't lock the car, because he has no key fob and there are no keyholes on the exterior of the Golf. So now your car is sitting unlocked in a lot not in view of the valet attendant.

For me it's not an issue...I don't think I've ever used valet parking. But it hit me while noticing the valet attendants from some local hotels running a couple blocks from their hotels to unattended parking areas to retrieve cars. I haven't seen a key hole on my Golf, and the valet key has no lock & unlock buttons on it.

Did I miss something here? Or did VW miss something? Just curious...not an issue for me, but just an observation about the MkVI.

 

[mo_focus]

if you remove the cover under the driver's side handle there is a key hole. But i don't think it was meant for valet, its mostly for emergencies i think.

So the question is what do we do with that Valet key i think you might have to call VWoA and ask them. Better yet, tell them you only have the valet key and you locked your keys inside. How are you suppose to get in. I wonder if they would know the answer

 

[mo_focus]

Ohh one more thing to add. You would need to use the keyhole to roll up/down the windows as well. I'm not going to remove the cover everytime for that either!

 

[owr084]

Ohh one more thing to add. You would need to use the keyhole to roll up/down the windows as well. I'm not going to remove the cover everytime for that either!

That's what VCDS is for - just reprogram the controller to allow the remote to raise/lower the windows and/or sunroof...

 

[soldierguy]

Thanks mo_focus for the tip on where to find the key hole. I found it this morning. Funny thing though...the owner's manual mentions using a key in the keyhole on the driver's door as part of resetting a key, but it doesn't say where the keyhole is at or how to get to it! There is a little pry-slot on the bottom side of it that I never would have found on my own if mo_focus hadn't mentioned where the keyhole was.

 

[mo_focus]

That's what VCDS is for - just reprogram the controller to allow the remote to raise/lower the windows and/or sunroof...

that's on my to do list. I don't have the vag com. Waiting for someone else to program it for me.