Car alarm goes off when I turn the key and car will not start

Tiny
NIBBLET3
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  • 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
  • V6
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 102,000 MILES
The car alarm goes off when I turn the key in the ignition and it prevents the car from starting. How should I fix this issue and get the car to start?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 AT 2:35 PM

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Tiny
DANNY L
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  • 5,648 POSTS
Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is something to try first. Here is a tutorial on how to reset the anti- theft , security system:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system

After reading, scroll the page to find VW. Let me know and we'll go from there.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 AT 3:03 PM

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