Alarm will not turn off after installing a new battery?

2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
220,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CHARLES JOHNSON4
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I put a new battery in my car. The alarm went off and I can't get it to go off. Nothing works. Changed battery in key fob, still didn't help.
Nov 30, 2023 at 5:56 AM
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This can happen when you have a voltage spike when the new battery was connected. I would remove the negative battery cable and leave it overnight and reconnect it the next morning. This guide may help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system

Also, I would try a hard reboot of the electrical system.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-performing-a-hard-system-reboot-for-your-vehicles-electronics-systems

Please go over these guides and get back to us.
Nov 30, 2023 at 2:20 PM
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CHARLES JOHNSON4
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I have tried the hard reboot and just about everything that I could find online, and nothing helps.
Dec 1, 2023 at 4:29 AM
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Did you disconnect the battery overnight? If so, it sounds like the access/start authorization control module, or the electrical system control module has gone out. We should do a CAN scan to see if any codes are stores so we don't replace the incorrect part. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:


https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ


Please go over these guides and get back to us.


Dec 1, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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CHARLES JOHNSON4
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Yes the battery was disconnected overnight.
Dec 2, 2023 at 5:13 AM
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Okay, well since the hard reboot and disconnection overnight didn't help, we should do the CAN scan to see if any codes are stored. Let me know what you find.
Dec 2, 2023 at 10:50 AM
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CHARLES JOHNSON4
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I don't have a CAN scanner.
Dec 2, 2023 at 1:10 PM
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You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon. We need to gather codes to see which direction to go in to fix the car.
Dec 4, 2023 at 9:22 AM