Miguel Silva
Member
Dear all,
I bought an A2 1.2 TDI about 3 weeks ago (here in Switzerland, where I live) and now I have a problem starting my car since about 2 days. And so I would like to ask you some questions, please.
Whenever I entered the car (before I had this problem) I had to wait about 20 seconds before I could start the engine (I could hear a noise, which now I know it's probably the hydraulic pump for the gearbox, by reading different posts in this forum). First question: is it normal to have to wait this "long"?
The present problem I have is the following: to start the car first I wait for the hydraulic pump to do its job (like I used to), and then when I press the brake pedal (like I must) the "brake being pressed indicator" near the gearbox selector doesn't turn off (light stays on) and I can't start the motor.
Quite often I can overcome this by pressing quickly and with some extra strength the pedal brake (repeatedly), and then I can start the motor and everything seems fine. Note: during this procedure (and before starting the motor) the pedal brake gets "harder" and when the motor starts is goes soft back again.
Sometimes, the triangle warning and ABS indicator in the dash light up and stay on after I started the motor.
I read in this forum that the accumulator in the gearbox hydraulic system might be the source of related problems. What do you think?
I tried the test I read also here at the forum in which I should count the amount of gears I can change in Tiptronic mode (with engine off) before the hydraulic pump starts running again: it's about 2 (I can change from 1st to 2nd and then to 3rd without the pump re-starting).
Note: I can select all gears, without problem (as long as the "brake being pressed indicator" turned off, otherwise I'm stuck in STOP).
Note II: I didn't check what is the level of oil in the hydraulic system because I probably don't have the skills/time/knowledge to do the mentioned procedure given also here in the forum (unplug hydraulic pump connector and do a half-turn of the accumulator with a spanner).
When I bought the car I was given 3 months or 3000km guarantee in motor+gearbox, so I still can claim this problem if indeed it's related to the gearbox. So the other question I have is: do you think it's safe to drive back to the garage (about 250km)? Could my problem instead be related to the brakes (since sometimes the ABS indicator lights up) and I'm risking mine and others lives?
Thank you in advance for any help and tips.
Cheers,
Miguel
PS: I already had a problem with the turbo system and so I had to drive in 'limp mode' all the way back to the garage (thanks to this forum I now know what is 'limp mode' and what probably was the turbo problem). I love this car and I had a hard time to convince my wife to agree in buying it together but until now it has been a bit hard dealing with these problems. That's live
I bought an A2 1.2 TDI about 3 weeks ago (here in Switzerland, where I live) and now I have a problem starting my car since about 2 days. And so I would like to ask you some questions, please.
Whenever I entered the car (before I had this problem) I had to wait about 20 seconds before I could start the engine (I could hear a noise, which now I know it's probably the hydraulic pump for the gearbox, by reading different posts in this forum). First question: is it normal to have to wait this "long"?
The present problem I have is the following: to start the car first I wait for the hydraulic pump to do its job (like I used to), and then when I press the brake pedal (like I must) the "brake being pressed indicator" near the gearbox selector doesn't turn off (light stays on) and I can't start the motor.
Quite often I can overcome this by pressing quickly and with some extra strength the pedal brake (repeatedly), and then I can start the motor and everything seems fine. Note: during this procedure (and before starting the motor) the pedal brake gets "harder" and when the motor starts is goes soft back again.
Sometimes, the triangle warning and ABS indicator in the dash light up and stay on after I started the motor.
I read in this forum that the accumulator in the gearbox hydraulic system might be the source of related problems. What do you think?
I tried the test I read also here at the forum in which I should count the amount of gears I can change in Tiptronic mode (with engine off) before the hydraulic pump starts running again: it's about 2 (I can change from 1st to 2nd and then to 3rd without the pump re-starting).
Note: I can select all gears, without problem (as long as the "brake being pressed indicator" turned off, otherwise I'm stuck in STOP).
Note II: I didn't check what is the level of oil in the hydraulic system because I probably don't have the skills/time/knowledge to do the mentioned procedure given also here in the forum (unplug hydraulic pump connector and do a half-turn of the accumulator with a spanner).
When I bought the car I was given 3 months or 3000km guarantee in motor+gearbox, so I still can claim this problem if indeed it's related to the gearbox. So the other question I have is: do you think it's safe to drive back to the garage (about 250km)? Could my problem instead be related to the brakes (since sometimes the ABS indicator lights up) and I'm risking mine and others lives?
Thank you in advance for any help and tips.
Cheers,
Miguel
PS: I already had a problem with the turbo system and so I had to drive in 'limp mode' all the way back to the garage (thanks to this forum I now know what is 'limp mode' and what probably was the turbo problem). I love this car and I had a hard time to convince my wife to agree in buying it together but until now it has been a bit hard dealing with these problems. That's live