# Battery dead, can’t get into 2003 Volkswagen Jetta

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-dead-can-t-get-into-2003-volkswagen-jetta/121804>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-dead-can-t-get-into-2003-volkswagen-jetta/121804 "2018-07-28T01:30:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dan551](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@dan551](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dan551)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-dead-can-t-get-into-2003-volkswagen-jetta/121804/1 "2018-07-28T01:30:57Z")

</div>

battery dead, key fob not working, no entry in car

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-dead-can-t-get-into-2003-volkswagen-jetta/121804/2 "2018-07-28T01:33:05Z")

</div>

Do you not have a key to open the door with. If so then have it jumped.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-dead-can-t-get-into-2003-volkswagen-jetta/121804/3 "2018-07-28T01:45:22Z")

</div>

> [@VOLVO\_V70](#):
>
> If so then have it jumped

Dan can’t jump it, he can’t get the hood open because he can’t get into the car. VW - Audi products have a mechanical key that unlocks the driver’s door for just this situation. Unless, of course, Dan left his inside the owners manual in his glovebox!

So Dan, you first need a trip to the VW dealer, with your VIN number in hand to get one of those mechanical keys made. And you probably need a new car battery to replace that dead one.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-dead-can-t-get-into-2003-volkswagen-jetta/121804/4 "2018-07-28T02:06:13Z")

</div>

Mr. Mustang , you are most likely correct as you usually are. Our Volvo has an emergency key in the fob for the drivers door. The replacement fob for a 2003 Jetta shows a key that flips out and apparently the drivers door key slot is behind a removable cover on the drivers door handle. Have no idea if that is correct but this Op could just call a Pop a Lock service .