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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Hello everyone,

I'm new in the forum and I need some help!! I recently bought a 2001 Audi A6 Avant and I'm trying to fix little thing myself. The other day I bought over ebay a new case for the flip key. I disassembled and switch it over to the new one, now when I put the key in the ingnition the key light on the dashborad start flashing and when I try to turn on the car is shuts off after a second. I try to reprogram it and it worked even though the key light on the dashboard kept flashing but when I went back after an hour, the car was acting the same as before trying to reprogram it. I hope that some one will be able to help me and I can skip the dealer.

Thanks in advance.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 415francesco76
Hello everyone,

I'm new in the forum and I need some help!! I recently bought a 2001 Audi A6 Avant and I'm trying to fix little thing myself. The other day I bought over ebay a new case for the flip key. I disassembled and switch it over to the new one, now when I put the key in the ingnition the key light on the dashborad start flashing and when I try to turn on the car is shuts off after a second. I try to reprogram it and it worked even though the key light on the dashboard kept flashing but when I went back after an hour, the car was acting the same as before trying to reprogram it. I hope that some one will be able to help me and I can skip the dealer.

Thanks in advance.
Did you make sure that the immobilizer chip was transferred over and is placed correctly and not broken? It looks like a tiny cylindrical glass tube and is very delicate.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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I found the chip and tried to remove it, I wasn't able to take it off, hopefully I didn't brake it. I end up keeping that part and replaced the rest.

Thank you so much to indecided !
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Originally Posted by 415francesco76
Hello everyone,

I'm new in the forum and I need some help!! I recently bought a 2001 Audi A6 Avant and I'm trying to fix little thing myself. The other day I bought over ebay a new case for the flip key. I disassembled and switch it over to the new one, now when I put the key in the ingnition the key light on the dashborad start flashing and when I try to turn on the car is shuts off after a second. I try to reprogram it and it worked even though the key light on the dashboard kept flashing but when I went back after an hour, the car was acting the same as before trying to reprogram it. I hope that some one will be able to help me and I can skip the dealer.

Thanks in advance.
Did figure out that problem

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