# Jetta Keyless Entry

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-keyless-entry/39535>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\
**Created:** [November 15, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-keyless-entry/39535 "2009-11-15T19:41:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Johnspencer24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@Johnspencer24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnspencer24)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-keyless-entry/39535/1 "2009-11-15T19:41:59Z")

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I have a 1999 Jetta, and just recently my keyless entry remote has stopped working. It won’t unlock or lock the doors. I can still get inside, but because the alarm goes off and the ignition is on lockdown, the car won’t start. ps. I already replaced the battery.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-keyless-entry/39535/2 "2009-11-15T20:25:25Z")

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I already replaced the battery.

Was that the battery in the key that was replaced?

Is that your only key? I believe the car came with three, two regular keys and one valet key.

I suspect that now that you don’t have a backup key, you will have to pay the dealer or a locksmith with VW equipment to take care of the problem.

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**Author:** ![Johnspencer24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@Johnspencer24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnspencer24)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-keyless-entry/39535/3 "2009-11-16T17:46:58Z")

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Yeah i fixed it already, thanks anyway though. i bought it used some five years ago and only received one key. So I took the terminals off the battery and held them together for a minute and reset the computer. now the signal from the remote to the car is being picked up and i don’t have to worry about the alarm or ignition lockdowns.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-keyless-entry/39535/4 "2009-11-16T23:17:33Z")

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How did you get the idea to hold the battery cables together like this?