Hi all
Recently I lost my last a4 key (with the remote).
I ordered two more from the dealer who did the programming and they worked.
Then I found the old key and tried to program that by using the following method:
turn car on but not running.
put non programmed key in driver door
turn and hold at unlock position
push the lock and unlock buttons
et voila..... no keys work now.

Can any one see what I am doing wrong?
If there is another way please let me know what it is.
Can this be done by a user?

Is the dealer the only one who can do this?

Thanks
Barry

 

do it again. it should work. idk if you can have 3 keys though

 

I'll try again but i did it 3 times. the same way. lol
i only tried to do 2 keys but now none works.
does it matter if you press lock or unlock or do you need to press both? (doesn't make sense to me).

does it matte which key u use to turn the car on? I used a then working key since I assumed the one i put in the door would be programmed.
What do you think?
Barry

 

Oh, and....
Since i did it multilpe times i must have made the same mistake over and over.
Would you please be so kind as to give me the instructions in your words, perhaps i will be able to see my mistake.
Thanks in advance.
Barry

 

I tried all combinations of keys and lock/unlock buttons.
Could not get a 3rd key to program tho.
Thanks

 

so did you manage to get 2 of them programmed your self? im down to one key my self and am looking at ordering another one prob from ebay or something and i am also curious if can program it my self... thanks in advance

 

The process is relatively simple as long as you have one key that works.
Unfortunately the instructions I found in Google somehow lead me astray and it didn't work the first 3 times i tried. Problaly my problem.
I ended up trying all combinations of what I thought the instructions worked eventually.
Here are the instructions as best i remember them.
1 Insert your good key in the ignition and turn the car to on, not running. Most dash idiot lights come on.
2 Get out of the car and close the door (or maybe leave it open)
3 insert new key in driver door lock.
4 turn it to the lock position and hold it there, (clockwise). This is where i thought the original iinstructions said to to go to the unlock (counter clockwise) position.
5 are you still holding the key in that position??? good
6 now press the LOCK button, the lights wll flash. If it doesn't then push the unlock button. If that doesn't work try them both together.

I think the sequence I suggest first in each step is correct, (or not)
Give it a try. it will work eventually.

 

You can prolly program a second key, but it is unlikely you can get a key from ebay since the physical key pare is rather unique.
Good Luck