Instrument cluster out, cluster in, now won't start. Help!

[ArosaRacer]

guy at work had this on a fabia, i plugged in Vag-com it came up with imobliser and cluster fault codes cleared them down and it started, its VAG's own way i think of stopping you making the car clockable

 

[v-g]

I can clear codes with SHENZHEN United Intelligence Technology Co.'s OBDII CTOOLS.
I usually use that to clear the airbag lamp.
I did not clear any lamps this time.

 

[v-g]

its VAG's own way i think of stopping you making the car clockable

What do you mean by clockable?

 

[Tom B]

Lowering the miles/kms on the cluster.

 

[v-g]

"My" VAG technician is back to work and came by to day with a VAS 5052. The only thing it could tell us was that the transponder signal was weak. (That's directly translated from Norwegian.) Weak, wtf?

He wrote down some numbers and will email them to VAG and get my SKC. This is an old Leon, so I assume he won't need to dial up the GEKO system.

I hope I can get this code and use VAG-COM's key matching capabilities to clear out the old key-matching and re program the key.

 

[Big_daddy]

Wish i had my own vag tech, speed dial 1 save as.

 

[v-g]

Mind the " "'s on "My". He don't show up for free any time I want.
But I live close to the dealer, and their test route passes my place, so I often get lucky.
Just wished it helped to day.

 

[v-g]

I got pushing help with the car this afternoon. So it's now pushed off the street and down to the garage, now I can sleep better at night!

I hate vandalism! Two BMWs broken into this week. I don't have anything visible to steal, besides the car, so the fukkers left mine alone.

 

[v-g]

I got my original 4 digits SKC and used VAG-COM's key matching capabilities to clear out the old key-matching and re program the key.

Worked like a charm!

 

[65coupe]

So the lesson here then is....

Don't f*ck about with the dash

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[v-g]

...unless you know what you're doing. (Which I thought I did, because I've messed with it many times before.) To have a mechanic nearby and/or VAG-COM helps too.