Contemporary automobiles have more and more options and nevertheless they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always simple to operate. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volkswagen Passat 7, dependent on its options, it can be challenging to understand how to start a Volkswagen Passat 7? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, according to 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 explain the different methods to start a Volkswagen Passat 7 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Volkswagen Passat 7 with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Volkswagen Passat 7 with key?
So we begin our article which aims to show you how to start a Volkswagen Passat 7, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the various measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Volkswagen Passat 7:
- Identify the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article on the steering wheel blocked on Volkswagen Passat 7 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Insert 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 until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to read our article on orange lights on Volkswagen Passat 7 to learn the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volkswagen Passat 7 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Volkswagen Passat 7,
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How to start a Volkswagen Passat 7 with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Volkswagen Passat 7 with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Volkswagen Passat 7 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still more or less similar, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the actions to follow to start your Volkswagen Passat 7 with a card:
- Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Volkswagen Passat 7 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 placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly located on the centre console.
- Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volkswagen Passat 7
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volkswagen Passat 7
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How do I start a Volkswagen Passat 7 without a key?
And finally, we will see, how to start a Volkswagen Passat 7 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 Passat 7 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:
- 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 procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, 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 Volkswagen Passat 7).
There, you’ve discovered all the techniques to start a Volkswagen Passat 7.
If you need more guides on the Volkswagen Passat 7, go to our Volkswagen Passat 7 category.
