What to do if your VW battery is draining?
I’ve never seen a AGM battery (as stock) in any VW, but I could be mistaken. If you’re losing a full charge overnight, you have a drain. Get a multimeter, disconnect the positive battery cable and put the DMM inline, between the terminal and post and you’ll start pulling one fuse at a time… there’s plenty of info on the web.
How to get rid of negative battery drain?
Remove the negative battery cable from the negative battery terminal. Find the negative cable, which will be marked with a minus sign (-) and may have a black cover over it. Remove the cover, if applicable, and use a wrench to unbolt the negative cable from the terminal.
What happens if you have a dead battery on a VW?
Thinking that was the end of the problem, I went back to Haggerty VW and complained about having to pay over $1,000 and still having a dead battery, and they agreed to give me a $142.50 discount. I thought that was the end of it but I began to have a dead battery again on several occasions over the next several weeks.
How can I find out if my car battery is draining?
Start by connecting a digital multimeter to the negative battery terminal of your vehicle. Then, remove the fuses one at a time while watching for changes in the multimeter’s reading. Once the reading drops, you’ve found the culprit and can take steps to repair it.
Why does my Volkswagen Jetta TDI keep draining?
Whoever designed the electrical on the Jetta TDI must have been on drugs! It is also a diesel 2.0 so it doesn’t like cold weather anyway.
Why does my Volkswagen Jetta not start in the morning?
Volkswagen Jetta Questions – My battery keeps draining and my car won’t start in the morning. – CarGurus My battery keeps draining and my car won’t start in the morning. I’ve had my car into the dealership and they say the battery and alternator are fine. They also said the parasitic draw test showed nothing. I’m suspicious of the radio. It
Why does my car battery drain so fast?
Jumped it, drove it around on Friday afternoon and evening, but by Saturday (and the change in temperature from 60s to 20s) it struggled to crank, cranked for 20 seconds, failed to start, then died. Currently desulfating the one-year-old battery.