SO first off, i have a 1999 A6 quattro. It was kind of terrible, after two days of cleaning, waxing and otherwise detailing my car, i decided to change back the tranny to the normal mode from the "sport" mode via vagcom because it didn't get very good gas mileage on my trip home from school (23 vs 28).

Here's where I made my mistake without even realizing it. I was editing the tranny module and I switched the key - i think - from off to accessory mode. VagCom didn't seem to care so i didn't think anything of it. An hour later i tried to start the car and all i hear is the starter turning over - no ignition (or anything beyond that). And on top of that, the trip and all the saved mpg, etc. were reset and things flashed a little bit.

Now i tried to reconnect to the tranny module and of course it won't let me, yeah sucky. So I believe that is the cause: the tranny module is corrupted or something. Does anybody have any clue what i could do to fix it? I'll probably call the Audi dealership tomorrow if nobody has anything (i need to get back to school by sunday!). Any thoughts would be great!

 

try disconnecting the battery overnight is my only suggestion

 

Well it turned out it was just a low battery problem? It was working fine a few hours prior so I don't know for sure how it happened. Oh well. Problem solved.

 

Next time don't leave the radio and lights on while you're washing your car, it hurts battery life