2011 Audi A6 Technical Service Bulletins

962 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2011 Audi A6. 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.

• 10123882Mar 25, 2013Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 19 number 11-19 dated February 10, 2011. Discontinuation and mixing of Audi-approved engine coolants. G11, G12, and G12+ coolants have been replaced by an improved version. G12++ coolant (for service available) has been introduced in MY 2005 for all engines. G13 has been introduced in MY 2008 as factory filling and service.
• 10251035Mar 18, 2013Brakes. Brakes make moaning or "muh" noise when accelerating from stop or turning at slow speeds
• 10243990Mar 18, 2013Other or unknown. Elsaweb Newsletter
• 10123871Mar 18, 2013Brakes. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 47 number 10-01 dated July 15, 2010. Muh? sound or moaning noise coming from the front brakes (FNRG). The performance of the brakes is not compromised. The pistons in the calipers in certain vehicles may not retract far enough, which may leave contact between the rotor and pad. This contact may cause a ?muh? sound or moaning noise in low speed conditions.
• 10066938Mar 18, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10216693Mar 13, 2013Engine cooling. Customer complains of excessive oil consumption.
• 10123885Mar 13, 2013Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 13-36 dated February 14, 2013. Customer complains of excessive oil consumption. In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine.
• 10228350Mar 7, 2013Engine cooling. Engine warning light on after engine replacement
• 10225029Mar 7, 2013Engine cooling. Engine warning light on after engine replacement
• 10222002Mar 7, 2013Engine cooling. Engine warning light on after engine replacement
• 10123896Mar 7, 2013Engine cooling. The engine warning light is on after engine replacement. The engine is not running roughly. However, the engine control module, J623 (01), is storing one or more of the following engine misfire fault codes: DTCs P0300 - P0304. The fault codes occur at light load, between 8% and 14% accelerator pedal position. The programmed values for the misfiring recognition are not automatically reset by deleting the memory once.
• 10123863Mar 4, 2013Electrical system, Latches, locks and linkages. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 13-82 dated February 5, 2013. Central locking via remote control does not work either sporadically or permanently. The locks can still be operated manually. Missing synchronization between the remote control key and vehicle because the battery has been disconnected or the battery of the remote control has been replaced.
• 10124025Feb 19, 2013Engine cooling. Some Audi A6 customers have reported small coolant leaks from the air charge cooler on their vehicles. We have identified the radiator mountings installed in production as the cause of these small leaks.
• 10067543Feb 19, 2013Engine cooling. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10051789Feb 19, 2013Engine cooling. Audi: the air charge cooler, on some vehicles, leaking small amounts of coolant, caused by installation of radiator mountings, at time of production. Models 2009-2011 a6.
• 10251023Feb 18, 2013Suspension. Steering wheel shimmy, vibration and/or oscillation
• 10250475Feb 18, 2013Steering. Steering wheel shimmy, vibration and/or oscillation
• 10123987Feb 18, 2013Suspension. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 13-35 dated January 18, 2013. Customer feels vibration from 55 - 80 mph (88 - 128 km/h) in the seat, vehicle floor, footwell, pedals, or steering wheel. This condition does not result in any handling concerns or loss of vehicle control.
• 10124038Feb 15, 2013Engine cooling. This document contains information on the upcoming service action 19i4.
• 10067575Feb 15, 2013Engine cooling. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250432Feb 14, 2013Engine cooling. Engine oil consumption - Customer complaints, 3.0T TFSI Model Year 2009 ? 2012
• 10123971Feb 14, 2013Engine cooling. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 12-34 dated December 12, 2012. Customer complains of excessive oil consumption. In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine.
• 10063849Feb 14, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10124000Feb 5, 2013Back-over prevention (rear camera). Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 12-61 dated October 1, 2012. 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.
• 10123995Feb 5, 2013Equipment, Latches, locks and linkages. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 11-55 dated August 22, 2011. Central locking via remote control does not work either sporadically or permanently. The locks can still be operated manually. Missing synchronization between the remote control key and vehicle because the battery has been disconnected or the battery of the remote control has been replaced.
• 10251018Jan 18, 2013Steering. Steering wheel shimmy, vibration and/or oscillation
• 10228346Jan 17, 2013Engine cooling. Under extreme driving conditions, such as a driving profile of mainly short distance (stop and go) driving high crankcase pressure can lead to the above described DTC codes.
• 10225025Jan 17, 2013Engine cooling, Electrical system. Under extreme driving conditions, such as a driving profile of mainly short distance (stop and go) driving high crankcase pressure can lead to the above described DTC codes.
• 10221998Jan 17, 2013Engine cooling, Electrical system. Under extreme driving conditions, such as a driving profile of mainly short distance (stop and go) driving high crankcase pressure can lead to the above described DTC codes.
• 10216682Jan 9, 2013Engine cooling. Engine oils that meet Audi Oil Quality Standards.
• 10253418Jan 1, 2013Equipment. Audi Delivery Guidelines.
• 10253417Jan 1, 2013Equipment. Audi Delivery Guidelines.
• 10122672Dec 21, 2012Exterior lighting, Equipment, Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-83 dated July 9, 2012. Warning light for dynamic headlight range control is displayed in the instrument cluster. DTC 00003 / 14 (Control unit faulty) is registered in the dynamic headlight range control unit, address word 55. Both headlights function normally. Vehicles equipped with adaptive (cornering) lighting. New software version 0010 in the dynamic…
• 10122692Dec 17, 2012Electrical system, Engine. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 12-58 dated November 5, 2012. MIL on, with DTCs stored in the 01 (Engine Control Module). Under extreme driving conditions, such as a driving profile of mainly short distance (stop and go) driving high crankcase pressure can lead to the above described DTC codes. By changing the crankcase pressure valve to a lower operating pressure this condition can be…
• 10250431Dec 12, 2012Engine cooling. Engine oil consumption too high, 3.0T TFSI Model Year 2009 - 2012
• 10122688Dec 12, 2012Engine, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 12-33 dated November 21, 2012. Engine oil consumption too high. In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine.
• 10063848Dec 12, 2012Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250416Dec 7, 2012Electrical system. Sporadic vehicle no start (DTC P170100, P157000)
• 10122695Dec 7, 2012Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 12-76 dated October 4, 2012. The vehicle cannot be started sporadically. The yellow gearbox warning light may be illuminated. DTC's are logged. The remote key the customer is using is transmitting incomplete immobilizer information to the vehicle; resulting in the condition.
• 10122674Dec 7, 2012Electrical system, Equipment. The customer may state that the outside ambient temperature display is incorrect. To achieve a smoothening effect of the displayed outside ambient temperature, the value shown does not instantaneously follow the temperature sensor measurement. The display will not change faster than 4° F (2° C) per minute. This concept applies to both falling and rising temperatures.
• 10216639Nov 21, 2012Equipment, Brakes. In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine. Typically engines with specified break-in periods consume more oil during the break-in period, and the oil consumption will stabilize after the break-in…
• 10122866Nov 21, 2012Engine. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 10 number 12-09 dated October 1, 2012. Engine oil consumption too high. In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine.
• 10064796Nov 21, 2012Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10122846Nov 16, 2012Equipment, Electrical system, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 87 number 12-32 dated September 5, 2012. Air conditioning is inoperative. The HVAC blower functions normally. Battery discharged; however, when charged, there is no bus silence when vehicle ignition is off. The A/C Pressure/Temperature Sensor G395 leaks refrigerant. This causes Sensor G395 to show an incorrect or implausible value when reading MVBs.
• 10065377Nov 16, 2012Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10122842Nov 12, 2012Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 12-53 dated August 6, 2012. The driver? s voice is difficult to clearly understand by the caller on the other end of the call when using the Bluetooth hands-free telephone system. The driver? s voice sounds muffled, as if you are hearing them while under water. The microphone seal is damaged during installation in to the roof module.
• 10065381Nov 12, 2012Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250995Nov 8, 2012Wheels. Clicking noise from wheel bearing
• 10250654Nov 8, 2012Wheels, Back-over prevention (rear camera). Clicking noise from wheel bearing
• 10122858Nov 8, 2012Suspension. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 40 number 12-26 dated September 26, 2012. Clicking or clacking noise when maneuvering or parking. Normal driving dynamics may cause microscopic movements between the wheel bearing and wheel bearing housing.

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