No-start condition

[Dan DiBiase]

http://www.ross-tech.com/

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA




________________________________
 From: Richard Thomsen <rajemez at windstream.net>
To: quattro at audifans.com 
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: No-start condition
 
I have heard a lot about VAG-COM on this list. Where would I get this?

I have the electronic version of the Bently on an old computer, which I
could resurrect to look up the codes, if I could get the codes from the
vehicle.

        Richard Thomsen

On 10/16/2012 7:04 PM, Mark Rosenkrantz wrote:
> Start with VAG-COM.  Check battery voltage, recharge if low (not a
> jump).  Try arming/disarming with key in driver's door lock.
>  
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> 
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Richard Thomsen <rajemez at windstream.net
> <mailto:rajemez at windstream.net>> wrote:
> 
>     The vehicle is a 2000 A6 quattro. My wife drove it to work on Friday,
>     and parked it at 1100 hours. After that, there was a sever hailstorm -
>     small hail, but lots of it (4" deep in some places). When I came by at
>     about 1500 hours, I noticed that its 4-ways were blinking. I figured
>     that the alarm system was activated, so I deactivated it by using the
>     remote to unlock and then lock the car. The 4-ways kept blinking, even
>     after I tried it several times. So I opened the car and turned on and
>     off the 4-way switch. This stopped the blinking for a while, but it
>     started again. I thought the battery might be low, so I then decided to
>     start it, but it would not start. Even with a jumper, it would not
>     start.
> 
>             I contacted Kwik Lube, and they came down with their machine
>     to read
>     the codes. They said that their machine detected 77 modules in the car,
>     but could not communicate with any of them, so they could get no codes.
>     They said that I would have to take it to the dealer to see what is up
>     with it.
> 
>             We think that the problem is the security system not letting
>     the car
>     start, but cannot seem to disable it.
> 
>             Ideas?
> 
>             Thank you for your assistance.
> 
>                     Richard Thomsen
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