[s-cars] C4 chassis remote lock help

[Tom Mullane]

I bought a new one from the dealer and couldn't get it to work with either
car.  After about 10 tries it started working - I don't know why.
Try a few more times.

Another thought about the trunk lock.  On your car, vertical is unlocked.
If the key slot is vertical, it should work with the power locks.

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <tmullane at snet.net>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] C4 chassis remote lock help


> Bummer. Didn't work. Holding down both buttons on the remote for 15
> seconds did
> nothing. Is there any history of the remotes failing? I checked the
> voltage on the new
> battery (I know, not under load) and it was at 3.26 V. Any other
> suggestions?
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 21:26:33 -0400 "Tom Mullane" <tmullane at snet.net>
> writes:
> > Larry, I just went through some of this with my 95.5 and my A6.  Got
> > plenty
> > of replies here and was able to figure it out.
> >
> > The 95.5 is different from the earlier cars - there is a different
> > procedure
> > for programming the keys.  If you ask at Audi, tell them your car is
> > a 1996
> > A6; it's just easier than trying to educate them.
> >
> > This is well documented in the archives, but it's easier to just
> > write them
> > out than to look them up:
> > 1.Open the driver's door.
> > 2.Take one key and turn on the ignition.
> > 3.Close the driver's door.
> > 4.Lock the car with a second key.
> > 5.Push down both buttons of the remote and hold them.
> > 6.The lights will flash and the car will unlock.
> > 7.Open the driver's door.
> > 8.Remove the key from the ignition.
> >
> > If you are programming several remotes, I have had the best success
> > by
> > programming them all at once:
> > When the first remote synchronizes and the doors unlock in step 6,
> > return to
> > step 4 and program the second remote.
> >
> > The first remote programmed will automagically be associated with
> > seat
> > memory position 1, the second key with 2, etc.  In my case, this is
> > fine for
> > the S6, for which my wife and I each have separate remotes, but for
> > my A6 I
> > have one remote and do not want it associated with any seat
> > positions; this
> > car is driven by 5 or 6 different people.  It is my guess that if
> > you turn
> > the memory seat off while programming the fob, it will not
> > associate.  I
> > have not had the time to figure this out on the A6, but I will post
> > when I
> > do.
> >
> > As for the key/lock problem, it's probably just lack of use and you
> > have the
> > right plan of attack.  The trunk may be an exception.  If you are
> > using the
> > valet key (a bit fatter than the regular key) you will not be able
> > to get it
> > in.  The dealer can cut you a new key by the VIN of the car.  They
> > will tell
> > you that they can't, because this was not available until 1996.  Show
> > them
> > the key and ask them to try.  The "cheap" key is about 60 bucks.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Tom Mullane
> > 1995.5 S6 with not one, but 2 working remotes.
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 18:53:58 -0400
> > From: Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] C4 chassis remote lock help
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> > Message-ID: <20040517.185622.504.0.l.leung at juno.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Looking for collective list wisdom on some lock issues on my
> > new to me 95.5 S6.
> >
> > The remote locking (radio type, two button) had been working
> > with the car correctly until this past Friday where it simply
> > failed
> > to lock the car. I locked the car manually (pushing the plungers,
> > didn't know about the power lock toggle on the driver's door
> > until later) and noted that the trunk did NOT lock, apparently
> > correct if I pushed plungers. I guess I expected things to work
> > like my 200Q (1.8 bar, H+R's, still for sale), so I was surprised
> > that pushing the driver's plunger didn't work the power locks.
> > I assumed the remote's battery had failed, and had to wait until
> > after work to get a new one, once I got home to find out what
> > the battery was (2032 CR Lithium, in case anyone wants to know)
> > as there were no tools at work.
> >
> > Later, upon getting home, I locked the car using the passenger's
> > plunger, trunk was open at the time. When I closed the trunk,
> > the alarm armed. It was then I noticed the first problem.
> >
> > 1.         Has anyone with a C4 car had great difficulty getting the
> > key
> >             into the lock cylinders? Is this just a lack of use
> > issue, or
> > a
> >             central lock issue (would be interesting if the car can
> > prevent
> >             the key being used if the alarm is set off. Super
> > Security),
> > or
> >             perhaps possible vandalism. I finally got the driver's
> > and
> >             passenger's doors locks to accept and turn with the key,
> > but
> >             it took a lot of forcing, scraping with a pick and lube
> > to
> > get
> >             things to work. I STILL can't get a key into the trunk
> > past
> >             halfway. I have noted the storm flap over the key hole
> > doesn't
> >             appear to be there. I did scrape out some dried looking
> > grey
> >             stuff, but the feeling of the key being blocked felt
> > more
> >             mechanical rather than dirt or worse still, super
> > glue....
> >
> >             Note, the keys for this car are the internal cut kind.
> > 2.        The second problem is, even with the new battery, the
> > remote
> >            seems to have absolutely no effect. It doesn't activate
> > the
> > locks,
> >            the alarm, nor do any lights flash in response. The alarm
> > does
> >
> >            arm now that I have the keys working to lock the car.
> >
> > Things I did to reset the remote:
> >
> > 1.        Totally disconnected the battery for close to ten minutes.
> > No
> > effect.
> > 2.        Taka M used VAG-COM to pull codes on the car. There
> > apparently
> >                 are either no codes w/rt the central locking, or
> > there is
> > no way for
> >                 VAG-COM to access central locking.
> > 3.        I tried Fred Munro's procedure to resynch the alarm and
> > the
> > remote.
> >                 No effect, mostly because the remote seems to be
> > doing
> > nothing.
> >                 (at least I think it's doing nothing).
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas what to do next to:
> >         Activate the remote?
> >         Access the trunk lock?
> >
> > TIA, sorry for the long post.
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>