2012 vw gti

Maintenance/Repairs
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I recently bought a used 2012 GTI, and received two keys from the dealer, one is the normal key and a “mechanics key”, much like a 02 model I had driven years prior. The car is completely wireless so I can lock, unlock, start/stop engine without the traditional keyhole, but the regular key transmitter still has a “key” part that will unlock/lock the glovebox. The mechanics key does not fit the glovebox lock, though, but it is cut the same as the other key. I get that it won’t turn that lock as it’s not supposed to so that a mechanic/valet can’t get into the box, but is there a place that it goes into to turn the car on, since it is a push button start/stop? I know it’s minor but something that has me confused and it didn’t come with an owner’s manual. Thanks.

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You’ll be needing the manual anyway to properly maintain this car, so see:

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It should be similar to this…