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Old 30th October 2014, 05:40 PM
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To program the car the OBD port needs to be live, not sure on the situation on the A8 and these "Dealer tools" but VCDS does not work unless the ignition is switched on, and you cannot switch the ignition on unless a valid key is within the car.

One possible solution maybe to move the OBD port to somewhere else and place a dummy one that does nothing in the usual location, or even rig up a switch to disconnect the Can H and Can L from the port.
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