# 2001 Audi A3 - Clicks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a3-clicks/177443>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** audi\
**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a3-clicks/177443 "2021-06-13T20:20:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nigel43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Nigel43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nigel43)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a3-clicks/177443/1 "2021-06-13T20:20:45Z")

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It doesn’t want to start make a click sound I trying to push it forward doesn’t want to move

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a3-clicks/177443/2 "2021-06-13T20:30:49Z")

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your battery is dead. and you cant push your car forward because its probably in gear.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a3-clicks/177443/3 "2021-06-14T01:18:17Z")

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Are you trying to push start it with a manual transmission? If so, start it rolling with the clutch depressed. If it has an automatic transmission that won’t work. See if it will start with a jump. Either way, your battery is likely dead and you need to solve that problem.