Help, car wouldn't start

[Vexed]

Hi guys,

I was tinkering with the side mirror last night and everything was alright. I finished with the mirror, put everything back the way it was, and parked the car properly...

This morning my car wouldn't start.

Please check the video below... it makes weird ticking sounds, then it says Fault: Airbag on the MFD.

Is this a battery problem? I made sure that the lights and radio were off while I was working on the mirror last night...

Thanks...

[AALocksmiths]

Looks like power issues to me .. I would be starting with the battery.

[Vexed]

Looks like power issues to me .. I would be starting with the battery.

Thanks mate,
Been reading about this and it seems like a battery issues... I have just asked a mate to go an pickup a new Supercharge gold plus MF66 battery for me, will install it later, hopefully everything will be fine...

[Guest001]

Did you have a door open while tinkering. Interior lights would run an old battery down

[Vexed]

Did you have a door open while tinkering. Interior lights would run an old battery down

From memory, I don't think so... I'm usually careful, but I guess the battery was due for replacement... Been thinking about replacing it for the last month, it always happens when you don't expect it...

[Eaglen00b]

Das Battery icht kaput nein?

[Vexed]

I have installed the new battery... The car starts fine and the windows are behaving... But I still have airbag fault coming up after ignition and the airbag light stays on... Is that normal?

[ian]

go for a drive and see if it clears

[Vexed]

go for a drive and see if it clears

I did that, still the fault is there...

[h100vw]

I did that, still the fault is there...

That's normal with airbag faults, needs fixing with VCDS.

Gavin

[Vexed]

That's normal with airbag faults, needs fixing with VCDS.



Gavin

Thanks Gavin,
Will go to my mechanic to reset.

[Vexed]

I got myself a Ross-Tech Hex+Can cable and VCDS, I have reset the airbag fault and it didn't come back
I have noticed many other faults around, I believe they must be related to the battery problem.
something like this

1 Fault Found:
001674 - ECM Power Relay Load Circuit
P068A - 000 - Opens Too Early - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 255
Mileage: 0 km
Time Indication: 0

I will clear them all tomorrow, drive it for a while and see if anything comes back.

Cheers,
Vexed