Installing OEM Remote Central Locking in a VW Polo 9N 02 - 05

InstallingOEMRemoteCentralLockingInAVWPolo9N02-05 ThisguideisforinstallingRemoteCentralLockinginaPolo9NwithonlyoriginalVAG rd parts,no3 partyrubbish,byStringsO partyrubbish,byStringsOnFire nFire.BigthanksgotoGreidonClubPolofor .BigthanksgotoGreidonClubPolofor guidingmethroughtheprocess.

Introduction Afteralotofresearch,Istillcouldn’tfindadecentRemoteCentralLockingkitformy car,a9NPolo04.Iwantedaflipkeyforpocketspace(andawesomefactor).Allof theRemoteCentralLockin theRemoteCentralLockingkitsarecheap,however gkitsarecheap,however,andtherefore ,andthereforeso soarethefobs. arethefobs. Notcool.SoIpostedonClubPolo.co.ukaboutOEMRemoteCentralLocking,andthe dayIwasabouttogiveupafternoluckatthestealers,Greidrespondedandhas sinceputupwithallmyquestions,havingalreadydonetheupgradehimself.Sothis ismegivingbacktothePolocommunity.Hopeithelps!

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VCDS-Lite(Ipaid£13oneBay) o o o

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PartAKTP2onHickleys.comfor£3.50+VAT

KeybladeforVWFlipkey(Ipaid£6.50) o o

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FOBandflipblademechanism.Easiertobuyasone Part#1JO959753DA(MUSTbe‘DA’modeltoworkwi Part#1JO959753DA(MUS Tbe‘DA’modeltoworkwiththeECU!) ththeECU!)

Transponderforthenewkeyfob(MinecamewiththeFOB) o

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Part#6Q0959433E Part#6Q0959433E MinewasusedfromaSkodaFabia Youmayalsoneedacouplecableties(seestep7.)

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ThisdoesthingsVCDS-Litecan’t,such ThisdoesthingsVCDS-Litecan’t,suchasgettingtheimmob asgettingtheimmobiliserPIN iliserPIN GetthecableoneBay(it’snotthesam GetthecableoneBay(it’snotthesameastheVAG-COM eastheVAG-COMcable) cable) Getversion2.5.Version3.01didn’tworkforme

RemoteCentralLockingECU(Ipaid£25oneBay) o

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DiagnosticSoftwarebyRoss-Tech,succes DiagnosticSoftwarebyRoss-Tech,successorofVAG-COM sorofVAG-COM YouneedaFULLlicensetomakechanges(Googleisyourfriend) You’llneedaK-LineDiagnosticsCable.SearcheBa You’llneedaK-LineDiagnost icsCable.SearcheBayfor‘VAG-COM’ yfor‘VAG-COM’

VagTacho(Ipaid£27oneBay) o

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Volksw Volkswage agen n Polo Polo 9N, 02 - 05. Maybe Maybe 9N3, 9N3, I can’t can’t confir confirm m it. Check Check partnumbe partnumbersandseeif rsandseeif they’r they’re ethe the same.HaveALLof same.HaveALLof yourkeysto yourkeysto hand,includingspares.YouneedtoreprogramALLofthem.

Copiedfromyourcurrentkey Gotowww.carkeyhelp.co.uktohaveitcutfromadigitalphoto

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Enough Enou gh fo for r th the e ab abov ove. e. I pa paid id £9 £91. 1.50 50, , bu but t I ha had d no VA VAGG-CO COM M an and d VagTacho,andIdidn’twaitforcheaplistingsoneBay.Greiddidthe lotfor£40.Shoparound!

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Method 1. Assembleyourkeyfob.Ican’thelpyoumuchwiththis;Iorderedmineused on eBay, with a new transponder fitted already and the retention pin out awaitingthenewkeyblade,whichIthenfitted. 2. MakesureVCDS-LiteandVagTachoarebothworking.Remember,theycan onlyconnecttoyourcariftheignitionisON. 3. Plug in to the car, turn on the ignition and open VagTacho. Under ‘Select ECU’,choose‘VDONEW’.‘Connect’totheECUanduseittoretrieveyour4 digitPIN.Writeitdownandadda0tothefrontofit.This5digitnumberis yourimmobiliserlogin.Unplug. 4. PluginwithVCDS-Lite.Theseareforthemostparttheinstructionsfoundon theRoss-Techwebsite,socreditgoesthere.Thisprocessisformatchingkeys withImmobiliserIIIintheInstrumentCluster: 1)

Thecar'sbatteryvoltagemustbe12.5Vorhigher.Itusuallyis,soI didn’tcheck,butfeelfree.

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Youcanchecktomakesureakeyhasthecorrecttransponderinitby: [Select] [17 - Instruments][Meas. Blocks - 08]Group 022 [Go!]The valueinfield3mustbe1.Ifvalueisnot1,thekeyisnotcapableof beingadaptedtoImmobilizer.Youcancheckeachkeyin thismanner. Besureatleasttocheckthenewkeytomakesureyouhavetheright transponder.

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[Select] [17 - Instruments][Meas. Blocks - 08] Group 024[Go!]Any numbers displayed in fields 1-4 represent the time in minutes that mustbecounteddownbeforetheImmobilizerisunlocked.Ifthefields are all zero, skip to step 5. If the Immobilizer is locked:[Done, Go Back][CloseController,GoBack-06]Donotswitchofftheignition! Allow the car to sit for AT LEAST the number of minutes that were indicatedbythedisplayinGroup024

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[Select] [17-Instruments][Meas.Blocks-08] Group024[Go!] Make sureallfieldsarezero[Done,GoBack]

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[Login-11] Enterthe5-digitPIN[DoIt!] 

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[Adaptation - 10] Enter 21in "ChannelNumber"[Read]The"Stored Value" is the number of keys currently matched. Enter "new value" (use upand down,don’ttype it) of 0 [Save]. This clears out the old key-matchings. Enter a "new value" (again use up and down, don’t type it) corresponding to the total number of keys to be matched,includinganyexistingkeys[Save]

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[Done, Go Back] [Close Controller, Go Back - 06]Switch ignition off andremovekey

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Insertthenextkey toignitionandswitchignitionon.TheImmobilizer warninglightwilllightupaboutasecond,thengoout.Switchignition offandremovekey.Iftheimmobilizerlightflashes,repeatstep6,but don’ttypeinthenewvalues,useup/downtoselectthem.Noticethat boxone,‘oldkey’,changesto‘newkey’whenyouusetheup/down buttonstoselectthevalues,butnotwhenyoutypethem

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Repeat step 8 with each key until all keys have been matched. The transponderchipshavebeenwrittenalready,butthat’sfinebecause they’vebeenwrittentothecaryou’reprogrammingthemtoanyway

5. Allofyourkeysnowwork.InVCDS-Lite,locateandconnecttotheECU(46- Central Convenience) and writedown the ‘SoftCoding’. This code tellsthe ECU the number of doors and central locking mode. You can change this code,accordingtothepop-upVCDS-Litedisplays.Youcanselectsingledoor mode orall locksmode. Sowrite down the altered version ifchanging the mode. Though I think single lock mode kind of spoils the point of central locking…Unplugfromthecarandunplugyourbatterytoo 6. Removetheairventfromthedriver’sfootwell.Thereisasingletorxscrew holdingitinplace. 7. RemoveyouroldcentrallockingECU,locatedbehindthe(blue)clutchpedal switch.RemovetheECUbeforeunpluggingit.TheECUissecuredinit’sown holder, which in turn clips onto a larger frame. I can’t give you too much detailhereasmyuncledidthispartforme.Youmayhavetobreaktheclips holdingitinplace.Disconnectthewire(s),Ithinkthere’sonefor3doorsand 2 for 5 doors. Replace itwiththe,erm,replacement. Connect the wire(s). ThethirdsocketispresumablyfortheOEMalarm.Securewithcabletiesif youbroketheclips.IfyouhaveaLHDcar,youwon’thaveahardjob;theECU is orientated so you can unplug the cables first and slide out the ECU. Reconnectyourbattery. 8. Connect tothe new central locking ECU with VCDS-Lite, asyou did earlier. Click "Recode-07"andenterthesoftcodingyouwrotedown.Nowitwill workwithyourcar. 9. Click "Adaptation - 10" to change the locking settings, such as autolock/unlockandindicatorflashing.Exitandunplug. 10. Timetoprogramtheremote. a. With driver's window down and all doors closed, put the old key in the ignition and turn the electrics on.

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b. Lock the driver’s door from the outside with the fob key. c. Press unlock on the remote, wait a couple of seconds and press it again Congrats!YounowhavefullVWcentrallocking,andnotathirdpartyinsight!

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