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I have a 1998 beetle. The locking mechanism on the driver's side quit working a while ago and I have been locking/unlocking the driver's door from the insideafter entering from the passenger side. It has been working this way ok for some time. Today, I did the same procedure and tried to start my car. It went into security mode. The horn started honking and the car will not start. What should I do? Do you think unhooking the battery for a period of time and re-installing the battery will reset the computer so that it will start?

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Sounds like bad door latches. You may also need a drivers door lock cylinder.
You should be able to start the car by opening the trunk first. That should disable the alarm, disconnecting the battery will not help.

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