How to disable the immobiliser Audi S3 ?

Your Audi S3 doesn’t start anymore? Have you tested all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the problem emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually quite plausible, actually that it is in question if your car doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Audi S3 ? You are on the good article, we have made this article to support you see more clearly and solve your trouble linked to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Audi S3, then the different techniques to disable it.

How your immobiliser system works on Audi S3

Before describing the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to demonstrate the purpose and operation of the immobilizer in your Audi S3. This electronic part came out 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Audi S3. Actually, 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 S3 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will enable you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.

First technique, your key no longer allows your Audi S3 to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Audi S3, but first of all you should try this procedure to start it and take it to a mechanic examine that you can not execute a less significant procedure to restore the normal start of your automobile. Actually, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Audi S3), 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 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 confirm the digit and resume, duplicate the procedure until you have entered the entire code. This should enable you to start your Audi S3 without having to remove the immobiliser.

Fix your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If even though a battery change, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Audi S3 still doesn’t want to start, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Audi S3. Actually, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this problem, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can fix your Audi S3 key. Based on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a copy 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 S3.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Audi S3, this is not advised at all for many reasons. First your Audi S3 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, 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 realizes that the immobiliser on your Audi S3 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 benefit people with bad intentions.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Audi S3, do not hesitate to consult our Audi S3 category.