FletchMan
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2006
- Location
- Black Hills
- TDI
- 2006 Jetta, 99.5 Jetta...previously owned 2000 Beetle and 1990 Jetta 1.6
I have a 2006 TDI that goes dead if it sits several days. It's no problem just overnight. Sometimes it's ok after a couple days and it seems the time varies to kill it completely.
That said, I've tried to track down the problem. Using my multimeter and disconnecting a cable to install to meter inline, it appears the draw is about up to 500 milliamps. I've flipped the door latch and wait for things to shut down. It seems there's no consistency in what is pulling what. For example, the radio fuse under the hood might drop it 100 milliamps. A couple on the dash, like the sunroof control module and the vehicle electrical control system module seem to drop it anywhere from another hundred to nothing. I know things go to sleep and they also seem to wake up when reinserting fuses but that isn't my complete problem...I don't think. I can pull all the fuses that seem to make a difference and can't ever get it below a 240 amp draw.
I've tried to measure draw at the fuses without removing them. It seems the draw there is very minimal, but again, its the radio, and the modules mentioned above....very small amounts.
Is there a third fuse box? I have VCDS - is that helpful for this stuff?
Thoughts? Ideas?
Thanks.
That said, I've tried to track down the problem. Using my multimeter and disconnecting a cable to install to meter inline, it appears the draw is about up to 500 milliamps. I've flipped the door latch and wait for things to shut down. It seems there's no consistency in what is pulling what. For example, the radio fuse under the hood might drop it 100 milliamps. A couple on the dash, like the sunroof control module and the vehicle electrical control system module seem to drop it anywhere from another hundred to nothing. I know things go to sleep and they also seem to wake up when reinserting fuses but that isn't my complete problem...I don't think. I can pull all the fuses that seem to make a difference and can't ever get it below a 240 amp draw.
I've tried to measure draw at the fuses without removing them. It seems the draw there is very minimal, but again, its the radio, and the modules mentioned above....very small amounts.
Is there a third fuse box? I have VCDS - is that helpful for this stuff?
Thoughts? Ideas?
Thanks.