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Dear customer, are the door locks working manually?Did this problem started after some kind of work of mishap in your car?Thanks
Thanks for your reply. How many time do you have without replacing yur golf's battery and the key fob's battery?
When you try to start your golf, the engine does nothing? Don't you hear a noise like a click? Accompanied that all dashboard lights go out?Thanks
Yes dear customer, it is presenting a clear symptom of a flat battery. What you must do is replace it. If the problem continues, you may also be presenting problems in the starter motor since your vehicle is 2001 and with time internal problems can occur in the starter motor, but that the lights fall on the dashboard is an important symptom that the battery does not have enough energy to spin the engine.So go directly to replace it, in case the problem remains perform maintenance to the starter motor.Have you understood me dear customer?
Dear customer, the only way to do what you want is to disconnect the alarm module. This module is located at the bottom of the dashboard. Although I do not know its exact location I know that it is in this area, now disconnecting the sleep mode can make you activate the anti-theft system that's the reason why I wouldn't recommend it.
As for the battery I would recommend you to replace it because it's very likely that the previous owner hadn't done it so you can try to start the vehicle by jump start that will work but from one moment to another when you turn off and want to start the vehicle unfortunately you won't be able to do it because the battery does not have the capacity to give the necessary charge to turn on.
Dear customer, the replacement of the battery can be done by yourself is very simple, but keep in mind that you must connect the positive cable in the positive of the battery and the negative cable with the negative of the battery, do not go to exchange or touch the cables, because you could cause a short.