A5 - Cannot Remove Master Key from Ignition

May 25, 2009 2 Replies

I have a new 2009 A5 with smart key. With the car turned off, I placed the key in the slot to power close the windows. Following this, I could not remove the Master Key from the ignition. I tried pushing in and pulling out the Master Key beforre removing, but no luck. I also removed the ignition key from the Master Key and that did not help either. What am I doing wrong?


Did you try turning on the engine, then shutting it off and removing the key? Does that work?

Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA

A6 1996 petrol manual. On my old thing the one key I have sometimes won't turn. The steering wheel needs to be wiggled from side to side until the key can turn.

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