I tried everything... i tried searching for threads all morning and tried the whole one key in ignition and one key outside stuff... nothing seems to be working...
yester day while i was skateboarding at the skate park i slapped on the ground super hard and landed right on my key fob... then when i was leaving i noticed my key fob didnt work. so maybe i broke it? theres no visual signs of damage... i opened up the key fob and the batteries fell out but i put them back in...

i called the dealership over the phone and the parts guy insisted that my fob was broken. and told me i had to pay $130 for a new remote plus labor to program it.... any help would be greatly appreciated... heres a pic of the keys and fobs i have... hopefully this helps... thanks!!

 

Most auto parts stores have that little thing where you point your fob at it and it lights up if it sees a signal. Try that just to be sure.

 

If the remote is broken and you want a new one, I can tell you about upgrading to a flip key style remote if you would like.

 

oh yea thats right huh? im going to try that tomorrow..

dude i asked the parts guy at the dealership about that... i asked him if i could use the flip key style one and he said "no you cant.. we've had people try it here before and they were all unsucessfully programmed. its impossible." and i was like damn oh wells... but yea how do you do that anyways?

 

What year is your car? It should be as simple as replacing the central locking pump to an N model from the B model in your car now. If you are interested in doing this I might have a pump to sell you for cheaper than you can find on ebay. Shoot me a PM.

 

I have the same key fob as yours (the one on the left). What battery (batteries?) does it take ? I just bought my 97 A4 last week and there is no dead on it its place.
Thanks,