I have a 2014 Jetta TDI that satside for a week while I was away for work. I installed a FrostHeater plugin just for the purposes of having a way of plugging it in over winter and it was plugged in being that it was below freezing most of the week. I went to go start it for the first time after getting back and it ran for a couple seconds then quit and it almost sounded like a fuse or relay popped. I went to start it again and when I turned the ignition to start, nothing happens. It doesn't try to turn over at all. I figured the battery was bad being the original battery so I installed a new one even though the original tested fine. I tried to find the schematics for the starting system online but was unable to find anything of relevance for a TDI. I went through all the fuses and made sure they were good by testing continuity and seeing if they had power when they were supposed to but still didn't come up with anything. Since it was outside, I can only stand the cold so long so I didn't have a chance to check any relays. Is there anyone who has ran into this before? I'm hoping my starter isn't shot but I'm kind of thinking it is unless there are any recommendations to check something.
Thank you for any help!
Thank you for any help!