Car won't start help please!

[HoJo]

One thing that hasn't been pointed out.
If you get the car started up and running, pull the power from the battery. If the alt is bad, the engine will die.
Granted that only really works of the alt is pretty much dead, not in the process of...

And possibly take out control modules in the process. Not a good idea.

exactly imfu sounds like an alternator problem to me not a battery so much. if the alternator is dead it will run ff battery til the battery dies. if you get it jump started and the alternator is dead you will not make it far. alternators usually are pretty cheap like $80 bucks after giving them your old one but can get super espensive like $200-300 after exchanging your old one. dont buy a bettery unless you know for sure otherwise you are stuck buying a battery and alternator= more $$ my advice= jump start it, let it sit there and run with all the lights/stereo/everything on if it dies just sitting there its the alternator if not its the battery. I have been working on cars over 8 years now and it just sounds like an alternator to me.

I wouldn't say the alternator is bad yet. It might be bad but I wouldn't bet on it. The first thing to check is the battery and go from there. Alternators in VW's and Audi's don't go out all that often. BTW, I was a VW/Audi tech for 25 years before I jumped to the other side of the parts counter about 3 years ago.

As for the picture look for something like this.

I couldn't find a good picture on the web so this is from my wifes 03 Passat.

EDIT: To add what mikecdm said VW and Audi factory batteries are drop shipped from Interstate Batteries.