Recent cars have a growing number of functionnalities and although they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always user friendly. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Audi A2, depending on its functionnalities, it can be complicated to know precisely how to start a Audi A2? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will teach you the several ways to start a Audi A2 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Audi A2 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Audi A2 with key?

So we start our content page which aims to show you how to start a Audi A2, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the different measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Audi A2:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to have a look at our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Audi A2 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to have a look at our content page on orange lights on Audi A2 to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Audi A2 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Audi A2,

How to start a Audi A2 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Audi A2 with key or will show you you how to do it for a Audi A2 equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure remains pretty much similar, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the actions to adhere to to start your Audi A2 with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, examine on your dashboard if your Audi A2 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Audi A2

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Audi A2

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How do I start a Audi A2 without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Audi A2 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Audi A2 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Audi A2).

There, you’ve learned all the ways to start a Audi A2.

If you have any additional questions about the Audi A2, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A2 category.