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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Craigh1983 on February 03, 2014, 02:25:33 pm

Title: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Craigh1983 on February 03, 2014, 02:25:33 pm
Just got in my car to find that when I turn the key to start the engine, nothing happens... All I get is a fast clicking noise.

The red display which shows time is very dimly lit and there is a warning light flashing on the dash. It's a red exclamation mark in a circle which is in brackets.

What could have happened????

Thanks
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Pikey Motorsports on February 03, 2014, 02:27:19 pm
your battery has gone flat
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Craigh1983 on February 03, 2014, 02:31:26 pm
Really? I don't know why tho as the lights were all switched off and so was everything else?
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Pikey Motorsports on February 03, 2014, 02:35:54 pm
battery may have gone bad especially in this cold weather.. how olds the battery?

i would 100% say batterys flat
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Craigh1983 on February 03, 2014, 02:39:18 pm
Yep it's dead alright. Mum has given me a jump start and it's working again. New battery I think then!
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: jonnym on February 03, 2014, 02:43:48 pm
Yeh deffo symptoms of a dead battery!!
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Melvin084 on February 03, 2014, 07:01:06 pm
As everyone has said already, its you're battery and its most likely because of the cold. It happen to me as well when i didn't move my car for 3weeks but i put a spare battery on and it was working again like magic :happy2:

Best thing to do is recharge it if you can for 48hours or buy a new one
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Craigh1983 on February 04, 2014, 06:05:41 pm
Just bought a new battery and having it fitted later on.

Just one question... My battery died again while I was at work and it's completely flat! I have an R-tech stage 1 remap, will that be affected because the battery has been dead all day?

Thanks
Title: Re: URGENT: Car won't start. Advice needed please
Post by: Pikey Motorsports on February 04, 2014, 07:23:58 pm
No it won't be affected only revo maps need resetting