ChugBug
Veteran Member
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I was camping this weekend and my car was doing fine. Then I went to the ranger station and stopped my car. It was coldish outside (45 degrees F) and when i started my car back up again, the brake indicator on the tranny wouldn't go off when i depressed the brake and the car woudl not get out of park no matter what. I called VW roadside assistance for advice and they told me to step ont he brake, then turn the key one turn so no lights had come on yet, shift into a spot between neutral and drive and then start the car and palce it in drive. they claimwed this would reset whatever was wrong and fix the problem till i coudl get to a dealership.
Well, i did that, it worked, but it didn't reset the sensor or whatever because I had to to that for the rest fo the trip and part of the way back until the tranny had warmed up. Any advice for me here? I dont' wanna waste money at the stealershipa dn I'm hoping this is just some sensor or chip adn an easy fix.
Many thanks for the help
Jolene aka ChugBug
P.S. my car had NO problems towing my 900 pound teardrop trailer down hwy 1 and over to Big Basin park.
I was camping this weekend and my car was doing fine. Then I went to the ranger station and stopped my car. It was coldish outside (45 degrees F) and when i started my car back up again, the brake indicator on the tranny wouldn't go off when i depressed the brake and the car woudl not get out of park no matter what. I called VW roadside assistance for advice and they told me to step ont he brake, then turn the key one turn so no lights had come on yet, shift into a spot between neutral and drive and then start the car and palce it in drive. they claimwed this would reset whatever was wrong and fix the problem till i coudl get to a dealership.
Well, i did that, it worked, but it didn't reset the sensor or whatever because I had to to that for the rest fo the trip and part of the way back until the tranny had warmed up. Any advice for me here? I dont' wanna waste money at the stealershipa dn I'm hoping this is just some sensor or chip adn an easy fix.
Many thanks for the help
Jolene aka ChugBug
P.S. my car had NO problems towing my 900 pound teardrop trailer down hwy 1 and over to Big Basin park.
