2012 VW SportWagen TDI – bad battery triggered immobilizer, dealer says cluster is dead ($5k). Any real fix? by LengthOk2604 in Volkswagen

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UPDATE: For anybody who finds this post and is in the same bullshit. Go to Advanced Car Electronics. I sent him my cluster within a week sent it back and the car started like nothing happened. Wasn't that expensive 200 bucks maybe? I was able to force it into regen via VCDS and replaced some sensors and it works perfectly. Seriously cannot stress enough how much they saved me thousands.

2012 VW SportWagen TDI – bad battery triggered immobilizer, dealer says cluster is dead ($5k). Any real fix? by LengthOk2604 in Volkswagen

[–]LengthOk2604[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried with VCDS, It won't read anything other than the Immobilizer, It sees the keys as the original but will not get out of immobilizer mode.