Recent vehicles have a growing number of options and although they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time simple to operate. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volkswagen Crafter 2, dependent on its options, it can be difficult to understand how to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem evident to many of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the different ways to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Volkswagen Crafter 2 with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2 with key?

So we begin our content page which is meant to teach you how to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find listed below the various measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Volkswagen Crafter 2:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Volkswagen Crafter 2 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine 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.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to read our content page on orange lights on Volkswagen Crafter 2 to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volkswagen Crafter 2 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Volkswagen Crafter 2,

How to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Volkswagen Crafter 2 with key or will explain you how to do it for a Volkswagen Crafter 2 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is roughly similar, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the steps to stick to to start your Volkswagen Crafter 2 with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Volkswagen Crafter 2 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find 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.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volkswagen Crafter 2
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volkswagen Crafter 2

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How do I start a Volkswagen Crafter 2 without a key?

And at last, we will see, how to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Volkswagen Crafter 2 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to stick 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 extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Volkswagen Crafter 2).

There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Volkswagen Crafter 2.

If you wish more tutorials on the Volkswagen Crafter 2, go to our Volkswagen Crafter 2 category.