BiturboA6

My battery is just over 4 years old and I might have left the dome light on for several days. I got a jump and the battery was fine and even holding the charge for a few days. I decided not to drive it because the RPMs would go down to about 300 and almost conk out. I decided to get a battery from AutoZone and switch them. The car is still doing the same thing.

Where does the hose from the battery go? i think it goes through one of the drainage areas near the battery.

the dealer told me that every time an audi/vw needs a new battery or if the car battery dies, you have to reset the thottle memory. that is crazy. i have to somehow drive the car to the dealer without stalling (5spd.).

any ideas on this?????

thanks
Drew

WYSIWYG

sounds more like a vaccum leak. got mice?

der Delfin '02

I just had mine replaced last week. I just drove it into Sears Auto Center, got the Diehard International Batt. installed, then drove away.

It was fine.

I did bring it in after having to jump start my car once, and the mechanic (who has a VAG Tool) told be that there was some fault code that shows up when batteries die. He reset the fault codes.

I dunno about throttle memory... that doesn't sound right.

It sounds more like an alternator problem...
Also, have you cleaned the ground wire to your chassis??

WJM

battery will not affect your idle like that... something else