VW Beetle 2000 - Won’t start after battery change immobiliser on

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Fri 31 Dec 2021 11:42
VW Beetle 2000 - Won’t start after battery change immobiliser on - ilove-VWs
Yes she is an old girl my VW Beetle nearly 200,000 on the clock starts first time every time,
The battery died so I got another, connected it and now it won’t start it’s trying but the immobiliser kicks in what can I do .. do you no if I can reset it any help would be appreciated thank you
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Fri 31 Dec 2021 12:10
VW Beetle 2000 - Won’t start after battery change immobiliser on - elekie&a/c doctor
Disconnect the battery for 10 mins and retry .
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Sun 2 Jan 2022 17:29
VW Beetle 2000 - Won’t start after battery change immobiliser on - 3uga

as first responder said:
Disconnect the battery, wait 10 minutes, connect battery, wait 10 minutes without opening doors, use remote to lock/unlock and the try starting car.

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Fri 28 Jan 2022 19:55
VW Beetle 2000 - Won’t start after battery change immobiliser on - ilove-VWs
Thank you for your help I tried both and it still won’t start it tries then the immobiliser comes on
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