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Mk5 GTi does nothing when i turn the ignition key

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Had the battery disconnected and when i reconnected the terminals the ratchet accidentally touched the other terminal. When i open the door the lights come on as per usual. Radio works, instrument cluster lights up with dates, km and distance travelled. When turning the key absolutely nothing happens.
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I did the same thing, and it was a fues that burnt, thats a good place to start...
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They seems to ok... the auto elec's next recommendation was the ECU.
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Does the motor swing/turn over?
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Niks...
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The motor would still turn if the ecu was fried. Something has shorted or a fuse has popped somewhere. Go through every fuse again.
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check the big fuses on the battery this is exactly why you should just use a short spanner when you tighten the battery and why you do positive first and then the negative.
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Next thing, how do i get it into neutral when the ignition is dead?

Need to get the car moved out of the garage.
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Lift up the cover under the lever, the park lock solenoid can be pulled back and the box then can shift into neutral. Its the silver "barrel" on the right of the shift mech. If you look at the lever you can see the pin holding it in park, use a screwdriver to gently push it out the way.

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Oh you definitely popped the main fuse. It will be one of the four on top of the battery.

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there is a release for the gearlever somewhere in the front of the gearlever
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Updates André?..... You get it out the garage and running again. I know you're in NZ and all, but still......
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Haha... so she was towed to the european dealership. They plugged in VAG COM and voila... she started again. Needed a reset of some sort...
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shoves wrote:Haha... so she was towed to the european dealership. They plugged in VAG COM and voila... she started again. Needed a reset of some sort...
Glad you got sorted. I wonder if you disconnected and reconnected the battery if that would have had the same effect. Next time be more careful :oops:

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