[Method] Locked out - need key code help for Audi 4000 S quattro

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How to find the key code to program keys for my Audi 4000 S quattro?

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I really hope this trick works on my Audi 4000 S quattro.

I’m also looking for how to retrieve the key code on a Audi 4000 S quattro.

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my Audi 4000 S quattro.

This just might solve my Audi 4000 S quattro's ignition issue.

Appreciate any advice—my Audi 4000 S quattro won’t recognize the key.

Great info! Needed this for my old Audi 4000 S quattro.

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