Your Audi Q8 doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the problem originates from your immobiliser ? It is quite plausible, in fact that it is in question if your vehicule no longer wants to start or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Audi Q8 ? You are on the good article, we have written this article to support you see more clearly and resolve your concerns related to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Audi Q8, then the different techniques to disable it.

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How your immobiliser system works on Audi Q8

Before detailing the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to show you the role and operation of the immobilizer in your Audi Q8. This electronic component was invented 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Audi Q8. 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 Q8 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 instant, that it will permit you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this device will work.

The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Audi Q8

Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser

First process, your key no longer permits your Audi Q8 to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Audi Q8, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not perform a less important procedure to bring back the normal start of your automobile. In fact, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Audi Q8), 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 automobile 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, duplicate the procedure until you have entered the full code. This should let you start your Audi Q8 without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If despite a battery swap, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Audi Q8 still doesn’t work, it’s most likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Audi Q8. In fact, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To fix this problem, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can repair your Audi Q8 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 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 Q8.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Audi Q8, this is not recommended at all for several reasons. First your Audi Q8 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. Furthermore to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Audi Q8 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the technique, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

If you have any additional questions about the Audi Q8, do not hesitate to consult our Audi Q8 category.