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Update, the CTEK charger didn't rekindle my dead battery so I disconnected the terminals from the car and tried again. It took 36 hours but worked and the battery is back in action. Clearly it's got issues holding a charge but I'll worry about that later. A load of error codes came up but all have cleared except for SOS error. I'll have to figure that one out. Very strange seeing an AI post. That will be tough to monitor for the admins....

I just went to move my Golf and found it was completely dead. I unlocked it with the manual key and plugged in my CTEK charger. Now the alarm won't stop going off in short bursts every 10 or 20 seconds. Will I be able to reset the alarm when the battery has charged or is there any special procedure I need to do?

Thanks Booth, I saw all those threads but nothing makes any suggestions on how to get the flap open if the actuator appears to be broken.

Just went to fill up my Mk 7.5 R for work tomorrow and found I can't open the fuel filler cap. I know its a know problem on these cars but I can't find much about how to solve it. I would welcome any advice, I really need my car this week but the dealer will be shut tomorrow. I've tried spraying WD40 silicone spray onto the latch and pressing all the buttons while trying to open it. Is it worth now taking off the wheel arch trim off inside boot to check the electrical connection for the actuator? How would the dealer unlock it if I took it in to them?

I use a Stoplock for visual deterrent. It's easy to put on the steering wheel and easy to store in the passenger footwell.

Filthy roads recently, but the old girl still scrubs up well... love the lapis pop when she's clean.

I keep thinking about getting a wireless adapter but then I realise I like arriving with a charged phone. Is there a wireless adapter that also does wireless charging?

I'm guessing the 57mpg is in your 2.0 TDi? Still a good result for 35 mile mixed route. The other day I had to drive 500 miles in my R with a heavy friend in the front and a dog in the back. It was mostly motorway cruising at 80 but was pleasantly surprised to average 40mpg at the end of the day. I'd never have the patience to have done that mileage at 60mph but I suspect it would have returned very high 40s if I had. Despite the high cost of fuel I refuse to worry about petrol cost day to day. Back of fag packet calculations told me the cost of having fun over trying to save fuel is a few hundred quid a year so not worth it IMO.

Have you got a picture of your steering wheel? I'm thinking of getting the same from Royal.

Thanks for the interesting replies chaps, as I suspected really, I'll have to take it easy when my dog is with me. I'll start with short trips and work up, hopefully I'll be able to take her on longer trips to visit family later on without too much trouble. The wife and I had been talking about a god for years when suddenly a colleague said they needed a foster dog urgently re-homed and gave us a trial 2 days later. All of a sudden my life has changed considerably but a month in and its a great change!

I've had my 7.5R for a couple of years now and really enjoy 'making progress' whenever I get the chance, (i.e. when the wife isn't in the car!) But now I've got a dog and I'll be taking the creature with me quite often so I was wondering how do other peoples dogs get on with travel sickness? Do you drive much smoother slower when your dog is on board? I've got a great back seat protector from Amazon that envelopes the whole back seat area and still allows me to clip the dog to the seatbelt and hopefully protect the interior from the worst of the hair and vomit!

How did they sort the paint scratches from cleaning? I live in fear of mine being cleaned with a filthy rag when its in for work. I always take mine in clean and explicitly tell them not to clean it.

Can confirm the OBD app was the problem, now resolved by coding Central Electrics, section 22BR MA57, subsection B22 to "Nicht Aktiv" if anyone else needs it.

Thanks, I'll look into it. I looked at my OBD history and found I used an app in the summer called 'Third brake light with lock/unlock' I wonder if that's related. Unfortunately I can't find the app anymore and with OBD you just don't know how their apps mess things up which is why I stopped using them.

I’ve just noticed that whenever I indicate, my third brake light also illuminates. This is very strange and obviously not normal. I wonder if OBD could have done it when I was changing a few settings last year. Has anyone heard of or come across this before?