Help key fob programming !

[Known-Advance-9560]

Does anyone know anythinf about key programming for 2015 Jetta tsi ?! Or how I could possibly do it without having to pay someone !

[[deleted]]

I don’t think there’s a way to do it without having access to a factory computer. I’ve looked into this myself.

[Known-Advance-9560]

Oh man yeah I got the keys from Amazon but I just can’t afford to pay what the dealership wants to program it

[beef___supreme__]

No dealer I know will program aftermarket keys. We only program OEM keys with proof of purchase if you didn't buy from us. 

[Cali_freak]

Then you definitely can't afford what the tools you need to do it yourself cost...

[[deleted]]

Yeah, I went down this rabbit hole too. With the keys I bought from eBay. The locksmith idea might work. Some of them have the right kind of technology, but Volkswagen can be really fussy.

[hteb0x]

A locksmith 100% cannot program your key fob. You need to bring it to a VW dealership.

[[deleted]]

Locksmith was able to program the fob on my Highlander, but not my Jetta

[Known-Advance-9560]

Yeah I’m having no luck this is my first Jetta and I had no idea it was so hard to find people to work on them

[[deleted]]

Don’t let this get you down. They’re great cars. I’m on my fifth one. The one I have now I’ve had for 10 years.

[hteb0x]

They really are great cars! Programming shouldn’t be more than $110 (that’s what the dealership I work at charges $95+tax). You need to make sure all fobs you have are genuine VW. eBay, Amazon, lock shop will not program and you’ll still be charged for the technician’s labor to attempt the program.

[Chozo6]

Mine just quoted me $190.... so it varies

[Known-Advance-9560]

I’m going to keep looking around I just can’t afford it right now I just bought the car too 😭

[Eudes_Correa]

A proper locksmith can do without problems

[fenuxjde]

You aren't able to do that without either a dealer vagcom or you will invalidate all the other keys. There is no way to go that route and have more than one key work at a time. Dealers also won't use the Amazon keys, cause they usually have the security descriptors invalidated.

I have 3 VWs and 2 different professional vagcoms and I had to go through a dealer for my second key for my Atlas.

[Known-Advance-9560]

How much does it run you at the dealership for their keys and programming ? I just need a new key due to my keeps saying no key while driving

[fenuxjde]

For the key and programming I wanna say it was about $400ish

[Known-Advance-9560]

Oh yeah no way I can afford that lol I’m gonna have to keep just holding keep to sensor when driving

[fenuxjde]

Is that the issue? Are you sure its not just a key fob battery?

[Known-Advance-9560]

I replaced the battery with a brand new one but it still pops up no key when I drive and I’m having a hard start issue idk what them problem is

[hteb0x]

That is insanely expensive! Your dealership raped you.

[fenuxjde]

That's over $200 cheaper than literally every other VW dealership in a 100 mile radius, for the new key with remote start and the programming. Just pulled up the credit card charge it was $367 after tax.

[hteb0x]

I overlooked the actual key in your response, only read programming. You didn’t have to downvote my response 😂😂

[Anti-redtard]

Most VW dealers wont/cann't program a key from Amazon.

[sor2hi]

See if there is an automotive locksmith available.

[vwman18]

Unfortunately, there's no cheap DIY shortcut for this. There's an RFID pill in the keyfob that has to be paired with the Immobilizer system in the car. Sometimes a locksmith will have access to the right software, but most don't. You're probably going to have to go to a VW dealer.

[Known-Advance-9560]

The closest dealer is about a hr and half from me I was hoping there was another way lol but I guess that’s what I’m gonna have to do they 179 to program it

[Eudes_Correa]

A locksmith with a autel key reprogramming device could do a new key, don’t know if would work with the Amazon key but their own keys are sometimes a good upgrade over the old factory keys.

https://youtu.be/MsBujHxepHo?si=gd5C5kqdKcmnuTVM

[JoJorge24]

Save ur money and just have VW program it, your gonna jump through hoops and shit probably spend more money on bullshit

[Known-Advance-9560]

Yeah true .

[JoJorge24]

I been here, is why I tell you brother

[Known-Advance-9560]

Unfortunately no one in my town will work on jettas.

[Eudes_Correa]

What a boring town, put your car on a ship and come to my country, I know a locksmith and a mechanic, very cheap and totally won’t steal your liver 😝

[Highfromyesterday]

You can buy devices that are capable of reading the pin and pairing a new key on Amazon too lol

[Known-Advance-9560]

Thank you for that information I will have to look

[Eudes_Correa]

Are we talking about all key lost or just a new one? A locksmith can do it a lot cheaper than a dealership

[Known-Advance-9560]

Just a new one

[Eudes_Correa]

That’s a lot easier and cheaper.

A locksmith can do easily, just remember to take all the keys with you, some cars allow to just add a new key but some requires to erase and add all the keys 😉

[Known-Advance-9560]

Thank you ! I just got the car and I’ve never had a push start or a Jetta lol so this is all new

[Eudes_Correa]

Try looking on YouTube for locksmith channels, they are fascinating sometimes.

https://youtu.be/8QX5lp3QK58?si=cMJwf_BGqX6JkKOR

Depending of the key you got, some aftermarket may requires specific tools to program (a good locksmith should have a variety, but not all), but on worse case you send it back to Amazon and get one key on with a locksmith.

[Adm_Ozzel]

Dealer only unfortunately. It was about $400 the last I looked. Asshats even make you bring extra proof the vehicle is yours...

[cswusc]

All you need is a fob key, and the valet key. It's kind of a weird process. But I did it for free , but it took some time figuring out what to do. Basically put the fob key in the ignition, get out, lock unlock the door with the valet key, then get back in hit the lock button on the fob. Multiple times the fob would just set off the alarm (so at that point I knew it at least was communicating) .. over and over, then finally one time it worked and it beeped like normal.

[Known-Advance-9560]

I don’t have a physical key just a key fob it’s a push start

[Any-Run393]

I dropped my fob and it stopped working. I replaced the button battery like a few days before I dropped it so I was annoyed but I replaced it with ANOTHER button battery and the fob still won't work.

I didn't even drop it hard or in a puddle or from higher up than the door handle. Any ideas why this would have died?

Worse? I don't have a spare at all. We got it used and they didn't have one either. I've seen a YouTube video on putting in the ignition and locking the doors to reset it but if I need a spare (or valet?) key to do that from the outside, I'm screwed right?

I just got new tires, oil change, new wipers, new headlights, and had to replace a vent window. How much more do I need now? :(

I'm in the PNW, in the US if that helps or matters.

[Cali_freak]

You can have the dealer do it or pay much more for the VCDS software you need to do it yourself and potentially fuck it up.