Got a killer deal on a 07 A6 4.2, or did I? key stuck, no start, "SAFE" message
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Got a killer deal on a 07 A6 4.2, or did I? key stuck, no start, "SAFE" message
Hello all,
This is my first thread. I purchased a 2007 A6 4.2 that is not running. It has 155,000 miles. It is in great shape inside and out. Cost me $1000 usd
I have done a ton of digging and have not found any solutions that work yet or enough information to find a solution.
Here is what I am currently facing, along with what I have tried so far:
1. The key is stuck in the ignition. I can turn the key just fine, but it will not release. The battery was dead when I picked up the car. I had to trailer it home. Charged the battery all night inside my house at 2 amps. holds a charge just fine.
I was planning on figuring out how to get key free first and then move on to the no start issue.
any advice would be great.
This is my first thread. I purchased a 2007 A6 4.2 that is not running. It has 155,000 miles. It is in great shape inside and out. Cost me $1000 usd
I have done a ton of digging and have not found any solutions that work yet or enough information to find a solution.
Here is what I am currently facing, along with what I have tried so far:
1. The key is stuck in the ignition. I can turn the key just fine, but it will not release. The battery was dead when I picked up the car. I had to trailer it home. Charged the battery all night inside my house at 2 amps. holds a charge just fine.
- There is no pin hole near the keyhole to release key
- I have tried shifting into all positions and back to the park with no luck.
- I have the center console area removed because i was going to see if the cable was possibly misaligned but did not want to keep removing parts to get to cable yet.
- depressing the shift release that sits under ash tray did not help
- battery inside if key is good.
- dash turns on
- "safe" is displayed in odo screen
- esp message
- brake not working error message
- MMI does not power on but all other electronics seem to be working.
I was planning on figuring out how to get key free first and then move on to the no start issue.
any advice would be great.
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When you get your VCDS, The first thing to do is a full auto Scan with the freeze frame option turned on!!!, This will give you information on when the code was set. I had some from back in 08 on my car when I bought it 2 years ago. This will alsosave a log file that you can go back and refer to. Once that is done, you need to go in and manually clear the codes that it comes up with. Since the battery was dead, you will have a ton of them. Using the Clear DTS button will clear some, but not all of the codes, again, do it manually. Now that you have all the codes cleared, turn the car off, let it sit for a few minutes then scan it again. You will now have a good idea of what is really going on. Post your second scan for us to look at.
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When you get your VCDS, The first thing to do is a full auto Scan with the freeze frame option turned on!!!, This will give you information on when the code was set. I had some from back in 08 on my car when I bought it 2 years ago. This will alsosave a log file that you can go back and refer to. Once that is done, you need to go in and manually clear the codes that it comes up with. Since the battery was dead, you will have a ton of them. Using the Clear DTS button will clear some, but not all of the codes, again, do it manually. Now that you have all the codes cleared, turn the car off, let it sit for a few minutes then scan it again. You will now have a good idea of what is really going on. Post your second scan for us to look at.
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