I should also add , that I shut the car down and restarted it and everything was fine.

 

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Post some codes up on here.. Whats the miles on her? How old is the battery?

 

Was it transmission malfunction code?

 

I don't have the code yet, I have had the car for about a month . I have been trying to figure out which program that I need to use to interface with the computer. And the cable as well. Guess I will be speeding the process up a bit now. I would like the program that allows you to bleed the vanos system and do the smg adaptation? The car has 99k on it right now.

 

Keep in mind, sometimes when you fully don't shut down the car and let it sit in "radio mode" (where radio is working etc.) you have to shut it down completely, close the door, lock it and unlock it, so the SMG pump will prime. In some cases SMG pump wont prime which will result in car not starting and throwing a code.

 

If you're SMG is doing that, you need to get it looked at. I've waited for months in a parking lot for my wife to come out of a store and that's never happened. If yours does that when you try to start, the SMG is trying to actuate the clutch and doesn't have enough stored pressure to do so. That could be a sign your accumulator pre-pressure charge isn't correct.

 

Sounds voltage related. I wouldn't run the radio with engine off. These cars are very sensitive to voltage and it doesn't take much to drain the battery to the point it won't start and starts puking all kinds of codes/warning lamps. Ask me how I know...

 

I appreciate all the input, that's the reason I joined this forum! The car started and immediately threw the red cog. In the dash it said reduced power. I'll have to have the battery tested and pull the code when I get the cable.