I’m logging my experiences with the above-referenced open source project and our 2001 New Beetle. Why? We bought brand new keys for the Beetle, had them cut by a Highland Park Locksmith, I coded the remote buttons at home, and now for the last step I’m trying to code the immobilizer chips on the new keys so that they can start our New Beetle and not kill it after 4 minutes.

Before kw128test can help, it needs a computer and a compatible cable. I’m planning to use my macbookpro11,5 and this cable. When I have them connected, I plan to follow the steps Kermit123 laid out. Expect continuous updates, here. I bought our New Beetle from my parents, who bought it secondhand from a dealer. The scratch off is no longer around that displays a security key code (SKC); however, it appears the dealer passed the following string to my mom who wrote this down on manual 3.1 and the key section on page 21: 1729 / 01699. I assume the SKC is 1699, but I’ll verify it with kw128test after I have it running with the USB cable and a Mac. Greg writes that this cable is compatible with kw128test, but before ordering it I perused kw128test’s wiki that says to consider this cable for a Mac and load these drivers. I plan to follow syntax similar to what this Mac user posts or another or just stick to what the wiki says.