rockerdan
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I have been searching for info on glow plugs and havent been able to find much about KESSY.
Many yrs ago i owned a 1980 VW rabbit diesel and it had a choke,and glow plugs that would take awhile to get hot,and it rarely started when below 32 degrees....lol...that car was awesome on fuel economy but it really was hard to start each day!
My new 2011 jetta will be here in a couple weeks(the wait time is killing me!) It has the nav/kessy system on it.
So,is there a glow plug light on these models?....do i need to activate them somehow?...i have read some old posts saying the door activates glow plugs when opened....or does the car read that im within close proximity and activate them?....it seems to me that would be bad for battery since i might get in to just get something but not start car.
I believe on KEY models the first turn of the key might activate glow plugs.
anyway,id love to know the start procedure with KESSY specifically(salesmen seem useless on the KESSY models) and Id love to hear from my northern neighbors more then anything,cause your temps would need a longer glow cycle im guessing.
thanks
Dan
Many yrs ago i owned a 1980 VW rabbit diesel and it had a choke,and glow plugs that would take awhile to get hot,and it rarely started when below 32 degrees....lol...that car was awesome on fuel economy but it really was hard to start each day!
My new 2011 jetta will be here in a couple weeks(the wait time is killing me!) It has the nav/kessy system on it.
So,is there a glow plug light on these models?....do i need to activate them somehow?...i have read some old posts saying the door activates glow plugs when opened....or does the car read that im within close proximity and activate them?....it seems to me that would be bad for battery since i might get in to just get something but not start car.
I believe on KEY models the first turn of the key might activate glow plugs.
anyway,id love to know the start procedure with KESSY specifically(salesmen seem useless on the KESSY models) and Id love to hear from my northern neighbors more then anything,cause your temps would need a longer glow cycle im guessing.
thanks
Dan
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