No power windows, locks, no trunk or gas release, no interior lights HELP
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No power windows, locks, no trunk or gas release, no interior lights HELP
So I went for dinner today, got back in the car to go home..... noticed that there's a crack in my window?... So i guess this happened when I either go out of the car to go into the restaurant, or when I opened the door to get back in. My windows where up all the way so the crack is the one that forms when you open the door.
I now have the following things not working :
windows wont go up or down (wont seal once door is closed)
no power locks from remote, button inside car, or even from holding the key to lock in the driver side door.
interior map lights do not come on
gas tank wont open
trunk wont open
All of my dash is lit up, AC, heated seats, power mirrors all work fine.
All gauges are fine, no abnormal activity.
Someone please help, I am a new TT owner and the nearest audi shop is an hour and a half drive away.
Re: No power windows, locks, no trunk or gas release, no interior lights HELP
I want to say disconnect the battery and jump it when you put it back in.
My battery died after four month of her sitting in the garage and everything locked out.
Nothing worked. till I pulled the battery out jumped it then put it back in and jumped it again.
Re: No power windows, locks, no trunk or gas release, no interior lights HELP
Re: No power windows, locks, no trunk or gas release, no interior lights HELP
I would guess that your battery has dropped a cell. Modern auto's with all the electronics do very strange things when the voltage is incorrect. A 12 volt 6 cell battery puts out roughly 2 volts per cell, when one cell shorts the voltage is off by two volts. The change in voltage screws up all sorts of sensors and systems. A quick and dirty way to check for this is to do the following....
With the car turned off.
If you have a voltmeter measure across the battery terminals, you should read between 11 -12 volts.
Now turn on the headlamps and measure the voltage again, if the reading dropped approximately 2 volts immediately (or in 2 volt increments) you have a "shorted" cell, your battery is bad and is getting ready to leave you at the side of the road.
If the voltage drops in a steadily decreasing manner your battery does not have a shorted cell but may have an open cell under load. An open cell will generally only show open under heavy load, such as starting the car. If you car turns over mostly normal it's probably not that.
rogerb