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1998 Audi A4 key replacement info - no tow needed - EZ Car Keyz Oxnard CA
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1998 Audi A4
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1998 Audi A4
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The 1998 Audi A4 is a B5 chassis running the Megamos ID48 transponder chip inside a mechanical HU66 key blade. No buttons, no remote, no battery. The immobilizer is Immo2, controlled by the instrument cluster (part number prefix 8D0 919 xxx). If the car cranks but won't fire and the immobilizer light stays solid on the dash, the cluster isn't seeing the chip. A worn key with a cracked transponder glass capsule is the usual culprit on these, not an electrical gremlin.
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An architect in the Mandalay Village Marketplace area of Oxnard called me from a parking garage. Her 1998 A4 had one key left and it stopped starting the car that morning. Cranked fine, just wouldn't catch. The immobilizer light on the cluster stayed solid instead of blinking off.

She had already called the dealer. They told her to get it towed in. Problem was her car sat on the lower level and the tow driver couldn't make the turns down there. The dealer's answer to that was basically "figure it out."

I drove in, parked one level up, and walked down with my bag. Pulled her old HU66 key apart and the Megamos ID48 glass capsule had a hairline crack. The transponder was intermittent, which is why it had been working some mornings and not others for the past week.

I read the SKC PIN from the instrument cluster through the OBD port using my VVDI2 in VAG login mode. Cut a fresh HU66 blank on the machine in my van, seated a new ID48 chip, and programmed it to her Immo2 system right there on the lower level. Tested it three times cold. Fired every time.

Her car never left that parking spot. The whole job took about 35 minutes and cost a fraction of what the dealer quoted, and that quote assumed she could even get the car to them.

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What if I need a 1998 Audi A4 key after hours or on the weekend?
Call us. Audi dealer service departments run Monday through Friday with limited Saturday hours and nothing on Sunday. If your only key breaks on a Friday night, the dealer can't touch it until Monday at the earliest, and that assumes they have an open slot and an HU66 blank on hand. Audi owners on forums like Audizine and AudiWorld describe waiting days just to get a service appointment, even during normal business hours. We work nights and weekends because that is when most people find out their key is dead.
How long does it take to make a new key once you arrive at my car?
Can you make a replacement key faster than the Audi dealer?
My 1998 A4 immobilizer light stays on and the car won't start. Is it the key or something else?
I bought an aftermarket key blank online for my A4. Can you just cut and program it?
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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
Santa BarbaraGoletaMontecitoCarpinteriaOjaiVenturaSanta PaulaFillmoreOxnardPort HuenemeCamarilloMoorparkSimi ValleyThousand Oaks
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