A4 V6-3.0L (AVK) (2004)
Control Module: Customer Interest
A/T Controls - Gear Indicator Flashing/DTC's 16987/17086
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September 15, 2006
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Condition
Gear indicator in the instrument cluster flashes and the faults "16987 and 17086 control unit faulty" are logged in the transmission control unit.
Supersedes Technical Bulletin Group 01 number 04-05 dated July 8, 2004 due to updated information.
Affected vehicles
Technical Background
In certain operating conditions the automatic data back-up during the after-running control EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
Memory) cannot be accessed.
Production Solution
From production week 48/2003 gradual software change.
Service
It is not necessary to receive an authorization number from the Technicians Helpline for the repair described in this bulletin.
Note:
Any Update Programming procedure (flash) may overwrite any "TUNED" ECM or TCM programming. A "TUNED" ECM or TCM is described as
any ECM or TCM altered so as to perform outside the normal parameters and specifications approved by Audi of America, Inc.
Current Tuned ECM or TCM requirements: If you encounter a vehicle with a "Tuned" ECM or TCM, your dealership must do the following before
performing any procedure that updates ECM or TCM programming:
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Notify the owner that their ECM or TCM was found to have been tuned
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Notify the owner any damage caused by the tuning of the ECM or TCM (including any adverse emissions consequences) will not be covered by Audi
of America, Inc. warranties.