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Steering Wheel Electronics - Stored DTC's

91 08 65

2015993/2

November 7, 2008.

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 08-03 dated January 25, 2008 for reasons listed below.





Affected Vehicles

91 Steering wheel electronics - stored DTC

Condition





- One of the following DTCs is stored in the steering wheel electronics control unit (J527):

- DTC 02071 (Local databus - defective)

- DTC 01426 (Control unit in steering wheel E221 - no signal/communication).

- No loss of functionality with the multifunction steering wheel.

Technical Background

Cycling the ignition several times quickly (within 5 seconds) may cause faulty messages on the LIN bus. This leads to one of the above fault entries.

Symptoms are not visible to the customer.

Production Solution

No change.

Service

Erase the DTC memory, as the entries have no effect on the functionality of the steering wheel electronics.

Warranty

This TSB is informational only and not applicable to any Audi warranty.

Additional Information

All parts and service references provided in this TSB are subject to change and/or removal. Always check with your Parts Department and service manuals for the latest information.