Your Audi A2 doesn’t want to start? Have you tested all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the trouble emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually plausible, in fact that it is in question if your vehicule no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Audi A2 ? You are on the good article, we have created this article to help you see more clearly and resolve your problems relating to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Audi A2, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Audi A2
Before explaining the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to demonstrate the aim and functions of the immobilizer in your Audi A2. This electronic element was invented 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Audi A2. In fact, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) integrated in the key, and, a immobilisation control box integrated in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Audi A2 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will let you turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Audi A2
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer enables your Audi A2 to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Audi A2, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a mechanic examine that you can not execute a less important procedure to reestablish the normal start of your vehicle. In fact, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Audi A2), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it contains the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your vehicle by entering it manually. To do this, turn on the ignition, use your centralized button to enter the digits, several quick presses (example: 2 for digit 2) then a stop of one and a half seconds to confirm the digit and resume, repeat the procedure until you have entered the entire code. This should let you start your Audi A2 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealer
If despite a battery change, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Audi A2 still doesn’t work, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Audi A2. In fact, your transponder must have been affected or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this trouble, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Audi A2 key. Depending on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a duplicate or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Audi A2.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Audi A2, this is not recommended at all for some reasons. First your Audi A2 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it finds out that the immobiliser on your Audi A2 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the technique, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Audi A2, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A2 category.
