Your Volkswagen Passat 8 doesn’t want to start? Have you tested all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually possible, in fact that it is in question if your car doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Volkswagen Passat 8 ? You are on the good article, we have written this article to help you see more clearly and fix your concerns related to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Volkswagen Passat 8, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Volkswagen Passat 8
Before explaining the different alternatives available to you, here is a short intro to show you the aim and functions of the immobilizer in your Volkswagen Passat 8. This electronic element appeared 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Volkswagen Passat 8. 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 Volkswagen Passat 8 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one required by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will permit you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different possibilities to bypass the immobiliser on your Volkswagen Passat 8
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First technique, your key no longer enables your Volkswagen Passat 8 to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Volkswagen Passat 8, but first of all you should try this process to start it and take it to a garage verify that you can not perform a less significant procedure to restore the normal start of your vehicle. Actually, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Volkswagen Passat 8), 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 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 Volkswagen Passat 8 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Fix your key at a key specialist or your car dealership
If despite a battery swap, different attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Volkswagen Passat 8 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 system from your Volkswagen Passat 8. Actually, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To fix this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can repair your Volkswagen Passat 8 key. Determined by 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 Volkswagen Passat 8.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Volkswagen Passat 8, this is not recommended at all for several reasons. First your Volkswagen Passat 8 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it knows that the immobiliser on your Volkswagen Passat 8 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Passat 8, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Passat 8 category.
