Your Audi Q2 doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably plausible, actually that it is in question if your vehicule doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Audi Q2 ? You are on the good website, we have made this article to help you see more clearly and solve your concerns connected to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Audi Q2, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Audi Q2
Before explaining the different solutions available to you, here is a short introduction to explain the purpose and operation of the immobilizer in your Audi Q2. This electronic part was invented 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Audi Q2. In fact, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) included in the key, and, a immobilisation control box included in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Audi Q2 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is actually the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this instant, that it will permit you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Audi Q2
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer allows your Audi Q2 to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Audi Q2, but first of all you should try this procedure to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not perform a less important operation to reestablish the normal start of your car. In fact, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Audi Q2), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it includes the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your car 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 validate the digit and resume, repeat the operation until you have entered the entire code. This should enable you to start your Audi Q2 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealer
If in spite of a battery change, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Audi Q2 still doesn’t want to start, it’s almost certainly your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Audi Q2. In fact, your transponder must have been weakened or must have fallen off your key. To correct this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can restore your Audi Q2 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 car dealership if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Audi Q2.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Audi Q2, this is not recommended at all for some reasons. First your Audi Q2 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it finds out that the immobiliser on your Audi Q2 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
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