Help needed with my Key. Won't start the car just says SAFE?

[Hendo]

Hi Guys

I bought a new key fob off ebay and just took all the electronic bits, key and transponder out the old key and put it in the new case. It will unlock the door with the remote but when I try start the car it just come up saying "safe"

Anyone got any idea's?

Thanks

Richard

 

[towcestervag]

immobilizer issue
did you damage the chip?

 

[Hendo]

Dont think so!

 

[S3 Dave]

Dont think so!

Hold your old key by dash/ignition if it works you need to take the key apart find the chip and put it in the new one!

 

[mike foster]

Are you sure you transferred the immobiliser chip across? It's a capsule shaped glass object that is held in the plastic and nothing to do with the circuit board.

The one in the new key fob will not work with your car.

 

[Hendo]

Hold your old key by dash/ignition if it works you need to take the key apart find the chip and put it in the new one!

Din't work!!

 

[Hendo]

Are you sure you transferred the immobiliser chip across? It's a capsule shaped glass object that is held in the plastic and nothing to do with the circuit board.

The one in the new key fob will not work with your car.

Yeah I transfered the chip across?

 

[mike foster]

Not good ! You couldn't have got the chips mixed up could you ? Clutching at straws I know but if the chip has been damaged it's a trip to Audi (somehow!) and a new key coded.

 

[Hendo]

Got it sussed I stripped the key down and found it already had a immobiliser chip hidden inside. I removed that chip and replaced it with my original on and worked no problem.
So turns out that it will not work with 2 immobiliser chips inside the key housing lol.

 

[mike foster]

Got it sussed I stripped the key down and found it already had a immobiliser chip hidden inside. I removed that chip and replaced it with my original on and worked no problem.
So turns out that it will not work with 2 immobiliser chips inside the key housing lol.

Obviously not ! That's why I said transfer the old chip to the new fob (see post #5). There is only room for one chip in the fob so how and why you put two chips in is a bit of a mystery I have to say !!

 

[Hendo]

Obviously not ! That's why I said transfer the old chip to the new fob (see post #5). There is only room for one chip in the fob so how and why you put two chips in is a bit of a mystery I have to say !!

Well I was presented with a plastic area where the old chip was hidden underneath. I couldn't get it out originally so I assumed it wasn't meant to be move to I just secured in place my old chip and hoped for the best!

I should have maybe asked for advice first rather than just go at it. Oh well live and learn.

 

[jsosic]

Well I was presented with a plastic area where the old chip was hidden underneath. I couldn't get it out originally so I assumed it wasn't meant to be move to I just secured in place my old chip and hoped for the best!

I should have maybe asked for advice first rather than just go at it. Oh well live and learn.

Thank you for this thread I also bought fob off ebay and moved everything except immobilizer chip! And boy was I scared when engine shut down, and yellow heater sign started to flash with SAFE :-/

Google saved me