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The UK R32 came with two key fobs as standard. Each keyfob has two buttons, lock and unlock.
The US R32 keyfob came with 3 buttons, lock, unlock and boot release. This means you can open the boot only without unlocking the whole car.
Rather than attempting to obtain a US VW Keyfob, I discovered that the UK MkV keyfob has three buttons and would seem to operate on the same frequency as the R32 keyfob.
I purchased the MkV keyfob from Ebay, I have yet to test this but I believe from research undertaken so far that it is a simple case of transferring the key blade of the current R32 keyfob onto the MkV keyfob and reprogramming the transponder. I would then have a working MkV keyfob with my MkIV R32 with 3 buttons, lock, unlock and boot release.
I will attempt to try this, this evening.
The US R32 keyfob came with 3 buttons, lock, unlock and boot release. This means you can open the boot only without unlocking the whole car.
Rather than attempting to obtain a US VW Keyfob, I discovered that the UK MkV keyfob has three buttons and would seem to operate on the same frequency as the R32 keyfob.
I purchased the MkV keyfob from Ebay, I have yet to test this but I believe from research undertaken so far that it is a simple case of transferring the key blade of the current R32 keyfob onto the MkV keyfob and reprogramming the transponder. I would then have a working MkV keyfob with my MkIV R32 with 3 buttons, lock, unlock and boot release.
I will attempt to try this, this evening.