my head lights wont come on

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i have a 1999 passat,,my instument panel advises that the car is in drive,, although it is definately in park,,,so car wont start from iginition key,,lucky some previous owner has had a push button starter put in,,,i had no idea why,,i do now,,,my concern is now because the car thinks its not turned on the headlights wont come on,,,any suggestions any help would be great,,, love this car but cant afford to throw a lot of cash at it