[Confirmed Fix] Help! I need the PIN code for my Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback

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Timelord
Member since November 2021 • 123 posts

Need the factory key code to program a key for my Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback

Posted on December 01, 2024
Adminbot
Staff Member • 1668 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on December 02, 2024

Replies (6)

Madhatter
Member • 8 posts

Appreciate the tips—trying to unlock my Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback key code too.

December 02, 2024 Reply
Nighthawk
Member • 15 posts

This looks helpful for those of us with a locked-out Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback.

December 03, 2024 Reply
Phoenixrise
Member • 112 posts

Worked on my cousin’s Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback—might work for mine too.

December 04, 2024 Reply
Aceventura
Member • 149 posts

If this works for my Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback, I owe you big time.

December 05, 2024 Reply
Dragonfly
Member • 148 posts

Great info! Needed this for my old Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchback.

December 06, 2024 Reply
Omegadog
Member • 48 posts

Will this work for older Skoda Citigo Ambition hatchbacks? Mine's a 2009.

December 07, 2024 Reply

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