2008 Audi A3 Technical Service Bulletins

476 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2008 Audi A3. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10120002Apr 24, 2015Equipment, Back-over prevention (rear camera). Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 12-42 dated June 20, 2012. The customer complains about the picture quality of rearview backup camera image in the MMI screen. The picture is fuzzy or distorted. The picture looks too bright, too dark, or opaque in certain areas of the image. The colors of the objects in the image are incorrect or slightly off.
• 10120003Apr 17, 2015Exterior lighting. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-92 dated October 24, 2012. Condensation is visible on the inside of the headlight, taillight, fog light, side marker light, front turn signal, daytime running lights, or third brake light lens.
• 10119956Mar 20, 2015Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 14-69 dated November 4, 2014. The following message appears on the MMI display: "Device or cable type not supported". The AMI cable being used is a genuine Audi-branded cable with an Audi part number (see Required Parts and Tools for a list of valid part numbers). The "Device or cable type not supported" message may be displayed when an incorrect AMI cable type…
• 10119945Mar 17, 2015Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 10 number 13-10 dated September 5, 2013. Prior to engine replacement, any debris lodged in transferred assemblies must be removed. If the engine experienced a serious mechanical problem, it is possible that small pieces of metal debris resulting from the mechanical problem may have become deposited in the intake manifold, air intake hoses, exhaust manifolds, exhaust…
• 10119943Mar 12, 2015Equipment, Fuel system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 12-45 dated March 16, 2012. The MIL is on. DTCs are stored in the engine control module (ECM). A false signal may be sent to the controller due to fuel intrusion into the low-pressure system fuel pressure sensor, G410. The result is a reading that is out of tolerance. Improvements to G410 fuel pressure sensor.
• 10058134Mar 12, 2015Equipment. Audi: due to fuel intrusion in low pressure system fuel pressure sensor, a false signal is being sent to controller, resulting in an out of tolerance reading for g410. Model 2005-08 a4, 2007-08 a4 cabriolet, a3, 2007 tt.
• 10119955Mar 10, 2015Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 08-129 dated November 12, 2008. Customer states that the reception of satellite radio occasionally fades or drops out. The information display may show a message related to the satellite radio, such as "Linking", "Updating", "Acquiring Signal", "Loading", "No Signal", or "No Sat".
• 10119941Mar 10, 2015Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 14-96 dated September 26, 2014. The MIL is on. A number of DTC entries with regard to the throttle valve are stored in the engine control module (ECM). In most cases, the entries are sporadic. Contact resistance in the ECM wiring throttle valve.
• 10119940Mar 9, 2015Fuel system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 13-09 dated June 21, 2013. The use of contaminated gasoline or gasoline with a low content of deposit control additives may result in excessive accumulation of deposits on intake valves, intake manifold, fuel injectors, and combustion chambers, engine running rough after cold start, excessive engine cranking time, hesitations while driving, rough engine idle…
• 10119946Mar 6, 2015Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 13-35 dated January 9, 2013. This bulletin lists engine oils that meet Audi oil quality standards (VW 501 01, 502 00, 505 00, 505 01, and 504 00/507 00).
• 10120704Feb 23, 2015Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 28 number 11-18 dated November 9, 2011. Radio turns on and off while vehicle is being driven. Clock in radio sporadically does not work. Door locks actuate while vehicle is being driven. There is a sporadic disruption of S-contact due to lubricant on the contact surface.
• 10120682Feb 13, 2015Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 13-69 dated February 14, 2013. Noises and inconsistent engine operation after cold start during the catalyst heating phase. The customer may misinterpret these symptoms as engine misfiring. This bulletin applies only to non-diesel engines.
• 10231116Dec 22, 2014Equipment. Product quality is Announcing a new innovation in technical service bulletins: portable, easy to access videos
• 10124893Dec 19, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 13-74 dated February 5, 2013. Parking aid sporadically warns of obstacles when none exist. Parking aid is inoperative or provides constant warning. Various parking aid sensor fitting issues. Environmental conditions.
• 10228302Dec 10, 2014Equipment. High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet.
• 10224981Dec 10, 2014Electrical system, Equipment. High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet.
• 10221954Dec 10, 2014Equipment. High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet.
• 10124882Dec 10, 2014Electrical system. High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet. Audi of America has started to host its TSB videos outside of ElsaPro. Doing so provides higher-quality videos, more reliable access to the videos, and the ability to view the videos on different devices.
• 10250944Dec 8, 2014Steering. Steering wheel shimmy, vibration, and/or oscillation
• 10231114Dec 8, 2014Equipment. Technical bulletins and updates
• 10124892Dec 8, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 12-63 dated October 4, 2012. The customer may report flickering of the dash insert lighting, of the A/C control panel lighting, or of the inside light. The condition occurs when the accelerator is pressed while the vehicle is in P or N, or when the vehicle is shifted down when moving downhill. Only vehicles with PR number 8GH may be affected.
• 10124888Dec 8, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 14-50 dated May 14, 2014. Customer feels vibration in the seat, vehicle floor, footwell, pedals, or steering wheel. This condition does not lead to any handling concerns or loss of vehicle control. Customer feels the vibration while driving at highway speeds from 55 ? 80 mph (88 ? 128 km/h). This bulletin is not applicable if this vehicle has a Repair…
• 10124898Dec 4, 2014Equipment. This is an advance notice for Audi of America employees. This notice contains information for the accessories operations technical bulletin.
• 10228379Nov 25, 2014Engine cooling. The programmed values for the misfiring recognition are not automatically reset by deleting the memory once.
• 10225058Nov 25, 2014Engine cooling. The programmed values for the misfiring recognition are not automatically reset by deleting the memory once.
• 10222031Nov 25, 2014Engine cooling. The programmed values for the misfiring recognition are not automatically reset by deleting the memory once.
• 10124866Nov 25, 2014Engine. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 13-29 dated September 16, 2013. The engine warning light is on after engine replacement. The engine is not running roughly. However, the engine control module, J623 (address word 01), is storing one or more engine misfire fault codes. The fault codes occur at light load, between 8% and 14% accelerator pedal position. The programmed values for the misfiring…
• 10231142Nov 17, 2014Equipment. Technical bulletins and updates
• 10124867Nov 7, 2014Engine. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 14-50 dated August 15, 2014. A check with the engine oil service dipstick T40178 is necessary, but the adjustment values for the dipstick are not available in the Elsa repair manual. Because of a system change, the adjustment values for the service dipstick T40178 were removed from the repair manual.
• 10124877Nov 4, 2014Electrical system. The following message appears on the MMI display: ?Device or cable type not supported?. The ?Device or cable type not supported? message may be displayed when the wrong AMI cable type is used. See the Service section of this bulletin for an overview of the AMI cables that support iOS devices.
• 10231140Nov 3, 2014Equipment. Technical bulletins and updates
• 10228377Oct 30, 2014Electrical system, Fuel system. Assistance to properly diagnose a fuel pressure sensor -G247- concern
• 10225056Oct 30, 2014Fuel system. Assistance to properly diagnose a fuel pressure sensor -G247- concern
• 10222029Oct 30, 2014Fuel system. Assistance to properly diagnose a fuel pressure sensor -G247- concern
• 10124716Oct 30, 2014Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 14-83 dated July 17, 2014. MIL on. DTCs may be stored in the engine control module (ECM). Assistance to properly diagnose a fuel pressure sensor -G247- concern.
• 10065411Oct 30, 2014Fuel system, Other or unknown. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250950Oct 21, 2014Wheels. Tightening wheel bolts
• 10250949Oct 21, 2014Steering. Steering wheel leather damage, all vehicles
• 10124754Oct 21, 2014Steering. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 48 number 13-54 dated September 13, 2013. Steering wheel appearance damaged due to external impact (e.g., contact with finger nails, zippers, watches, rings, etc.). External impact (e.g., contact with finger nails, zippers, watches, rings etc.) can cause damage to the appearance of the steering wheel. This type of damage is not warrantable, as numerous investigations have…
• 10243757Oct 13, 2014Equipment. Audi Elsa Newsletter
• 10067708Oct 13, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10124751Oct 12, 2014Wheels. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 13-46 dated December 9, 2013. Wheel bolt requires torque adjustment.
• 10243756Oct 6, 2014Equipment. Audi Elsa Newsletter
• 10124764Oct 1, 2014Equipment. The audio CD or navigation DVD cannot be ejected from the RNS-E optical disc slot behind the navigation screen. The adaptation for enabling the eject button was either not performed at PDI or was not performed correctly (with a bus sleep immediately following the adaptation change). If ODIS OBD self-diagnosis was used, then it's possible a value of "1" was used, or if using the GFF test plan, the "CD/DVD Ejecting"…
• 10066409Oct 1, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10228407Sep 26, 2014Equipment. Technical Service Bukketein.
• 10225086Sep 26, 2014Equipment. Technical Service Bukketein.
• 10222059Sep 26, 2014Equipment. Technical Service Bukketein.
• 10124818Sep 26, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 13-76 dated March 14, 2013. MIL on. A number of incident memory entries with regard to the throttle valve are stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (01). In most cases, the entries are sporadic. Contact resistance in the ECM wiring ? throttle valve.
• 10124806Sep 23, 2014Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Windshield is streaked, has a snakeskin appearance, or its surface feels rough. Residue from industrial fallout as well as normal road dirt and grime may accumulate on windshield.

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