R36 DSG paddles don't work

[maclean_cherry]

Hi all,

Bought an '09 R36 last week and have an issue I was hoping to get help with. I've done a search on 'r36 dsg paddle' and read all threads on the 9 pages, no one else seems to have had my exact issue.

Issue is that neither of my DSG paddles work. The up/down shift on the drive selector work fine, all other buttons on the steering wheel work fine too.

My mechanic is going to hook it up to a computer next week and I'm looking at buying the VCDS kit as well (I'm very handy with computers so that'll be a breeze)

Question is, is there anything that could cause both paddles to not work but not affect anything else? Should I try a battery reset? I read the entire manual over 2 days looking for a hint on activating it but didn't find anything (although found heaps of other cool stuff!)

Anybody in Canberra able to help with hooking up to VCDS to check for codes until I can get my own?

Cheers

MC

Edit: Forgot to mention that I bought it off a family that had this as the wifes car with 2 baby seats and the hubby had a twin turbo Z4 for fun so Ive ruled out paddle abuse but obviously parts can still fail..