Modern automobiles have more and more functionnalities and nevertheless they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time simple to operate. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volkswagen Coccinelle, according to its functionnalities, it can be complicated to know precisely how to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle? Even if this required act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will teach you the distinct ways to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Volkswagen Coccinelle with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.
How to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle with key?
So we begin our article which is designed to show you how to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find down below the various guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Volkswagen Coccinelle:
- Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Volkswagen Coccinelle that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Check 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to consult our article on orange lights on Volkswagen Coccinelle to find out the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volkswagen Coccinelle starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Volkswagen Coccinelle,
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How to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle with the key card?
After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Volkswagen Coccinelle with key or will describe you how to do it for a Volkswagen Coccinelle equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is more or less similar, so don’t be reluctant to return to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the actions to stick to to start your Volkswagen Coccinelle with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Volkswagen Coccinelle 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 in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volkswagen Coccinelle
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volkswagen Coccinelle
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How do I start a Volkswagen Coccinelle without a key?
And to conclude, we will see, how to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Volkswagen Coccinelle is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to adhere to:
- 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 mutually and separate 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 quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Volkswagen Coccinelle).
There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Volkswagen Coccinelle.
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