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Why does the Volkswagen Passat not open?
Years 2014-2023

Answer

The first thing to do when the Volkswagen Passat does not open is to make sure that the remote control battery is not dead. It could also be a badly coded key or the control unit not recognizing the key and must therefore be reset.
Posted on: 29 November 2021 by ScegliAuto

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