Pre-FL Octavia RS Electrical Issues

[Jake02]

A big hello from Down Under.

I have a 2008 pre-FL Octavia RS 2.0 TFSI liftback manual in Candy White and this evening, for the first time, something wasn't spectacular with it. Tonight upon driving home the electrical system went AWOL. The indicators stopped working, the headlights went on and off, the alarm went off and the dial lights went on and off too. I got home, turned the car off, the alarm went off again (despite the interior button being pressed) and I ended up disconnecting the battery as it just kept going off and off and off. I'll check in the morning but has anyone had anything similar and what did you do to fix it?

Every reply is appreciated

[willskoda]

When I had an electrical gremlim with my Lexus I gave the battery a full charge. No problems after that. Might be worth checking it?

[Wardy]

Yep, battery charge is a good shout. I've had similar gremlins when the battery's gone dead flat after a CAN gateway issue.

Check battery connections as well.

[blueR36]

Re-align the throttle body after. With vag-com has artery a battery disconnect the ignition is flat

[chr1staylor]

Bit early to be on the sauce isn't it Blue?