2003 A4 1.8T - Car Will Not Start When It is Cold
12-21-2004, 10:08 AM
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When I turn the key I hear an electrical 'whine' of the car powering up...
when I park the car at night I turn off the stereo and heat so that is not hitting the system when I start the car. That is just habit.
12-21-2004, 10:12 AM
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have you looked at your battery? There is a little eye that will tell you the condition of the
battery. It is actually in the manual as well. Green means good, black means it needs to be replaced. Check that real quick.
12-21-2004, 10:31 AM
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Not sure if what I saw was the eye...but lets just say it is
I found what i can only assume is the eye on the battery. Its on the top and had what looks like (to me at least) like a sensor surrounded with black plastic petals. The eye is black. I looked in the manual (as I was jumping up & down to stay warm) and did not see anything referring to the eye.
Not for nothing....but if it is the battery...HOW could the dealer keep my car for three days last week, replace the switch and let me drive off with a bad battery???
And before it even got to the dealer...Audi roadside assistance hauled it off on a flatbed.
Not for nothing....but if it is the battery...HOW could the dealer keep my car for three days last week, replace the switch and let me drive off with a bad battery???
And before it even got to the dealer...Audi roadside assistance hauled it off on a flatbed.