I would love for someone to just tell me how ignorant I am. I was checking fuses (driver side door jam box) and have since found the very correct diagram but didn’t take the time at first…..and with multimeter dead I said fuck it and pulled one by one. Didn’t find any bad, went to move car and there is no recognition of the start/stop button. The only thing that pops up on the dash is driver door open and Red Steering wheel symbol. It will not go into accessory.

What is odd is the red led anti theft lock lights blink as if the car is stuck or not recognizing that the fab is in the car.

The Fab will Unlock the car, pop the trunk, and sound the alarm but it will not lock the vehicle.

I want to note that I have never had any issue with the start stop button. Never once had to fiddle to get connection. I would assume the issue would be I pulled a fuse out and confused the anti theft and now I don’t know the secret VW handshake to get it to trust me again 😩

Ps. After purchasing Ross Tech Vagcom equipment I told a friend “now there’s nothing I can’t fix”…….. ohhhhhh VW you tricky tricky love you