[Resolved] Replacing remote for VOLKSWAGEN LUPO 1400 TDI - need access code?

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Trying to program a spare key - need the key code for my VOLKSWAGEN LUPO 1400 TDI

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Can’t believe this worked on my VOLKSWAGEN LUPO 1400 TDI. Huge thanks!

I’ve got a 2012 VOLKSWAGEN LUPO 1400 TDI, would this method still work?

Where exactly do you find the key code on a VOLKSWAGEN LUPO 1400 TDI?

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