Car does not start
03-17-2002, 10:35 AM
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Car does not start
I broke my arm snowboarding 2 weeks ago and hence I will not be able to drive my TT for a while. Today, I went out to give it a start and the battery is out. Or at least the symptoms seem to suggest that. There are no familiar blinks on the door lock indicators and nothing lights up when I turn the ignition. What should I do? I read the manual and it says something about the battery freezing and not to jump start it with another battery. How do I determine if the battery is frozen? Another thing is that if I am able to jump start it, will leaving the car running charge the battery after I disconnect the booster battery?
03-17-2002, 10:48 AM
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you may want to buy a trickle charger...1/2 amp very slow charge....
plug in and it will be full charge within 24 hrs or so. I use one for motorcycle when winter stored to maintain charge.
03-17-2002, 11:48 AM
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Audi's have a tendency for the batteries to just die . . . it sucks, but is true
People have been complaining about this in all Audi's for years, same with VW's. The only known cure is a new battery from your dealer. Can you jump the car and get it running? Sure, but tomorrow contact Audi Roadside Assistance and ask them to FLATBED the car to the dealer and get the battery replaced.
I had my battery replaced after it cracked and leaked battery acid all over the place. But I never had a problem where my battery died.
I had my battery replaced after it cracked and leaked battery acid all over the place. But I never had a problem where my battery died.
03-17-2002, 01:33 PM
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I had the same problem, I don't drive my car over the winter and when I went out to start it didn't
start so I checked the water level in my battery and there was hardly any in there. So I filled the battery up with water and drove it around for a while to put a charge in the battery and haven't had a problem since. I wasn't aware that VW's and Audi's don't have maintenance free batteries, but I guess I found out the hard way.
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03-17-2002, 02:59 PM
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Re: Car does not start
So I called Audi Roadside assistance, they came relatively promptly and we tried to jumpstart the car. The car did not start, it sort of cranked a little and dies. I suspected that the booster battery does not have enough power and asked my friend to come over with his carf and jumper cables. Same thing, the car did not start. One wierd thing though, I left the batteries connected and his battery charged mine for a while. After disconnecting the cables, I see "FUSE" on the trip meter display. Gonna call the dealer tomorrow.
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