# 2002 Volkswagen Golf won’t start after running out of gas **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** volkswagen\ **Created:** [February 20, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-golf-won-t-start-after-running-out-of-gas/159002 "2020-02-20T19:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BenjaminBhembe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@BenjaminBhembe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BenjaminBhembe)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-golf-won-t-start-after-running-out-of-gas/159002/1 "2020-02-20T19:03:55Z")
I left my CITI GOLF idling for sometime then the fuel was finished and it has cut off, I put fuel and tried to start but it couldn’t start. It only has a click sound on the starter. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-golf-won-t-start-after-running-out-of-gas/159002/2 "2020-02-20T19:35:06Z")
Sounds like the battery discharged after the engine stalled, recharge the battery. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-golf-won-t-start-after-running-out-of-gas/159002/3 "2020-02-21T18:12:49Z")
After the battery is charged, or replaced, or a jumper battery is hooked up, you might need to do the key dance to get fuel and fuel pressure up to the engine: turn key from Off to Run and after a few seconds back to Off and back to Run. Each time the fuel pump runs briefly. After several steps like this, turn the key all the way to Start.