2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2018 Volkswagen Atlas Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A grad student in the Otay Mesa West area called me one morning from his apartment parking lot. He had a 2018 Atlas and one key left. Not lost, not broken, just one. He wanted a spare before that single key became a much bigger problem.

He'd already called the VW dealer. They gave him a number that made him wince and told him to bring the car in during service hours. On a graduate stipend, burning half a day sitting in a waiting room was not going to happen.

I pulled up to his parking lot before his first class. He came out with his one key and his registration, and we stood next to the Atlas while I got to work. I decoded the cuts from his existing key, cut a matching blade, and enrolled the new transponder through the OBD port. The whole thing ran about 25 to 30 minutes. I tested both keys in the ignition while he watched, and both started the car cleanly.

He made it to his lecture. The dealer savings were an afterthought by then. He just wanted his spare and his morning back.

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