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3 Which Immobilizer System does my Car have and which Procedures are applicable?
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Acc/Start Authorization. Many of the older non-US market vehicles as well as some US-Market VW Golf Cabriolet (1E) and
VW Transporter/Eurovan (7D) have a separate Immobilizer Control Module Address 25 - Immobilizer.
Which Immobilizer System does my Car have and which Procedures are
applicable?
The Length of the PIN (4, 5 or 7 digits) it not directly relevant to the Immobilizer Generation/Model.
Immobilizer Generations are not pinned on a certain Date, they are Model and in some cases even
Country/Market specific.
None: Cars without Immobilizer will not have a symbol in the instrument cluster showing a key inside a car and will start
and run as long as you cut a new key that is able to turn the ignition. The key may also have a W with a strikethrough to
indicate that Immobilizer isn't present. If in doubt, check the Factory Repair Manual for your specific vehicle.
Immobilizer Generation 1
Keys for vehicles with Immobilizer 1 usually have a small F on the key blade, which stands for Festcode (Fixed Code).
Immobilizer 1 Vehicles were sold in the Rest of World (RoW) Market only, not in the North American Region (NAR). If in
doubt, check the Factory Repair Manual for your specific Vehicle.
Immobilizer 1 can also be identified via the Immobilizer Identification/Serial Number. All VW, Seat and Skoda Immobilizer 1
Serial Numbers contain 3Z (for Example VWZ3Z0S1101234), if you see something else there it is unlikely you have this
Generation at hand. Audi models as well as the early VW Passat (3B) may show different Serial Numbers, so this does
NOT apply to these models.
Immobilizer Generation 2
Many 2000-2001 Model Year Vehicles sold in the North American Region (NAR) have Immobilizer 2 and there are other
Rest of World (RoW) Vehicles with Immobilizer 2 which started earlier than that around Model Year 1998. To identify an
Immobilizer 2 Vehicle, use VCDS to Select the Instrument Cluster (or Address 25 - Immobilizer in Vehicles with a separate
Immobilizer Control Module) and look in the Extra Field. You should see a 14 digit Immobilizer ID Number such as ImmoID VWZ7Z0W0648696. There should NOT be a 17 digit VIN Number in the Extra Fields. If in doubt, check the Factory
Repair Manual for your specific vehicle.
The North American Region (NAR) market VW Cabrio used two different generations of Immo 2, depending on whether the
vehicle was built before or after 05/1999. Early production NAR Cabrios with 25- Immobilizer part numbers beginning
with 6H0 are Immo 2/Gen 2. Later production systems can be identified by the 6X0 serial number which is Immo 2/Gen 3.
Immobilizer Control Module Swapping (integrated in Instrument Cluster) > Ross-Tech Website
Immobilizer Generation 3
Many 2002 and newer Model Year vehicles sold in the North American Region (NAR) have Immobilizer 3 and there are
other Rest of World (RoW) Vehicles with Immobilizer 3 as well. Use VCDS to Select the Instrument Cluster (or Address 25
- Immobilizer in Vehicles with a separate Immobilizer Control Module) and look in the Extra Field. You should see BOTH a
14 digit Immobilizer ID number and ALSO a 17 digit VIN number in the Extra fields like this: WVZKB58001H231169
VWZ7Z0W0648696. The first 17-digit string is the VIN and the second 14-digit string in the Immobilizer ID. Keys that have
been previously matched to a different Immobilizer 3 System cannot be reused with another one (which has a different
Immobilizer ID). In some cases, you'll need to check in the Engine Control Module in Measuring Value Block (MVB) 081 to
see the VIN and Immobilizer ID. If in doubt, check the Factory Repair Manual for your specific vehicle.
Immobilizer III Immobilizer Swapping (Separate)|Immobilizer Control Module Swapping (integrated in separate
Control Module)
Immobilizer Generation 4
Many newer cars including all of the Golf/Jetta (1K) Models use Immobilizer 4. There are different varieties of Immobilizer 4
Implementations, some of them don't show a 14-digit Immo-ID anywhere, but rather a "Challenge" Value in Advanced ID.
This Challenge changes every Time Terminal 15 (Ignition) is cycled.
As a general rule, VW models using Immo 4A (with Adaptation) may have Serial Numbers that contain VWZ (for
ExampleVWZ7Z0G7051888). VW models using VWX (for Example VWX7Z0G7051888) "or ones without a Serial Number
shown at all, do not use Adaptation and will have the revolving "Challenge" Value in Advanced ID. Those systems using a
Challenge Value are not considered supported at this time. This means with challenge systems, VCDS cannot perform
ANY of the procedures listed below:
Key Matching
Immobilizer Generation 5
Ross-Tech does not support Immobilizer 5 procedures at this time.
would punch that Information into an Online System that would give them the PIN. At that point they were able to give it to
you. Unfortunately VW/Audi has eliminated that System and now the dealer never sees the PIN. The GeKo System sends
it directly to the Dealers' Scan Tool, which sends it to the Car and does the Key Matching - without ever showing the PIN to
anyone.
There are Locksmith Supply Companies that sell Products that purport to be able to extract PIN Codes, which could then
be used by VCDS. Just as they sell Lockpicking Tools to legal Users, those Tools could also be used for Criminal Purposes
and as a Result, we do not sell or recommend them.
For the US Market the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) has been working with automakers including VW
to hopefully provide some form of access to Immobilizer information using the Secure Data Release Model (SDRM).
erWin offers some Immobilizer and Pass-Thru solutions which are mentioned under the notes section of our Official Factory
Repair Information page.
The following Chart shows what Information is needed to perform each Procedure. The Requirements and Steps differ
depending on whether the Component you are installing is brand new, or if it has been previously matched to a
Vehicle. Please understand that this is a general Chart and there may be exceptions!
Immobilizer 1 & 2
Immobilizer 3
Immobilizer 4
Immobilizer
5
Original/Car PIN
needed
N/A
Original/Car PIN
needed
Not Supported
Not Supported
Not
Supported
No PIN needed
N/A
No PIN needed
N/A
Cluster Swapping
(New)
Original/Car PIN
needed
N/A
Cluster Swapping
(Used)
N/A
7-digit SKC that the Dealer retrieved for your exact Immobilizer ID Number.
Workshop Code (WSC) for the Dealer that retrieved the SKC.