Remote key not working - battery change

Well our second key decided to give up trying to unlock the car this week.....already using the spare after the primary one stopped after about 18 mths - I know, lazy, just never got around to sorting it out and the spare worked so.....

Anyway, obviously had to do something this time!!

So, having had a quick search around the internet I established how to open the "plipper" - best description I can come up with is that you flick the metal part out, and then insert a coin/wide screwdriver/something into the channel where the metal bit sits, then twist - this will start to push out the lower panel of the plipper, behind which sits the battery.

Off to the jewellers to get a new battery - ?1.50.

Drop in new battery.

Press button and

Nothing...... :evil:

LED (on the plipper) was lighting but absolutely no action from the car...

So, down to the dealers to consult the Touareg techy (could have sorted it over the phone actually).

Turns out that when you have replaced the battery, in order for the car to "recognise" the key again, you need to insert it into the ignition and turn on. Turn back off and remove and ALAKAZAM! it works!!!

No doubt some people will already be aware of this, but I wasn't, despite having initially searched to find out how to replace the battery!

So, hopefully, this may help someone else in future.


(I know that this will be news to Kaine & Scottie as they will have changed their cars long before .......