My battery on my 2008 jetta is dead and i cannot get the car into neutral to push it into a position where i can jump it, how do i shift to nuetral with a dead battery?

i have tried putting the key in, turning it in it's various positions and attempting to shift [it's a automatic btw] with no succuss, all the VW help lines that i have contacted have been unhelpful at all, none of them seem to know anything about the car itself, and will not connect me to a mechanic even to fix this simple problem

 

Got to autozone or nappa or some such, and see if you can rent a portable battery charger. Also check heavy equip. rentals in your area they might carry some. If not check into buying one, i have done some research for you and it seems this happens to alot of people, and they all have the same response. Portable Charger. Good luck.

 

yup, there's a neutral safety switch in there. You would think applying the brake and then using whatevber button to shift, would let it shift. I got a friend who, if not mistaken, just forces it into neutral..lol...not saying to do that, but will it even shift out of drive, like putting inot park?

 

LMAO Forcing into nuetral. Sounds like something i would do.

 

Yup me too. I'd get really mad and then it would be over!!