2013 Audi A6 Technical Service Bulletins

1,665 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 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.

• 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.
• 10122854Nov 9, 2012Body and structure, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 12-65 dated May 14, 2012. The door cannot be opened from outside with the outer door handle, but it can be opened with the inner handle. The complaint is often described as follows: The customer locks the vehicle and checks by pulling the door handle whether the vehicle is locked. When opening the vehicle again, the door cannot be opened. It feels as if the…
• 10122850Nov 7, 2012Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 87 number 12-26 dated March 28, 2012. The customer may report that after selecting a specific temperature in AUTO mode, the resulting airflow and temperature are uncomfortable. The customer complaint is subjective and may be difficult to diagnose during a road test. Please test drive with the customer before as well as after this repair to ensure a thorough understanding…
• 10065373Nov 7, 2012Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10249089Nov 1, 2012Other or unknown, Brakes. Vehicle Departure Deactivation and EPB
• 10122840Nov 1, 2012Electrical system, Equipment, Exterior lighting. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-69 dated March 15, 2012. Part or all of the daytime running lights do not work on vehicles with LED DRLs. For vehicles with halogen DRLs, please reference TSB 2017488, 94 Halogen Daytime running lights do not work. In the past, the daytime running light bulbs were a serviceable part. In this application, the LED strip cannot be replaced, and may have an…
• 10068252Nov 1, 2012Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10067529Nov 1, 2012Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250425Oct 31, 2012Transmission and drivetrain. Transmission warning message in cluster, Fault P172400 stored in TCM
• 10250409Oct 31, 2012Exterior lighting. Car wash brush bristles trapped in headlight to fender seam
• 10122806Oct 31, 2012Exterior lighting, Equipment. Bristles from car wash are discovered between headlight and front fender. The vehicle design in the area around the headlights has a gap that, when the vehicle is washed in car washes having a particular bristle angle and type, can trap these bristles in this area, tear away from the mechanism and lodge in the gap between the headlight and fender.
• 10122727Oct 31, 2012Equipment. This document contains the Audi delivery report checklist.
• 10063842Oct 31, 2012Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10063827Oct 31, 2012Exterior lighting. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250473Oct 29, 2012Brakes, Other or unknown. Self-leveling compressor inoperative
• 10250414Oct 29, 2012Fuel system. Unnecessary High Pressure Fuel Pumps replacement due to Guided Fault Finding test plans not being performed or interrupted when the following DTC? s are present in the engine control module:
• 10122804Oct 29, 2012Electrical system, Fuel system. MIL on. Engine misfire. Poor performance. Unnecessary High Pressure Fuel Pumps replacement due to Guided Fault Finding test plans not being performed or interrupted when the following DTC?s are present in the engine control module.
• 10122788Oct 29, 2012Engine cooling, Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 43 number 12-08 dated February 2, 2012. The self-leveling system cannot be adjusted any more with the MMI. The compressor for the self-leveling system continues to run after switching off the engine and locking the vehicle. DTCs may be stored. Because of poor performance or failure of the compressor for air suspension, the vehicle position cannot be adjusted.
• 10047699Oct 29, 2012Suspension. Audi: the control module, as a safeguard, will lower vehicle to lowest position and illuminate warning light due to failure of compressor, for air suspension or poor performance, vehicle not able to be adjusted. Models 2004-2008 a6 (c6), 2013 a6 (c7); 2004-2013 a8 (d3-d4); 2013 a7 (c7); 2007-2011 q7.
• 10122765Oct 25, 2012Exterior lighting. Cap on dimmer (light switch) has fallen off and cannot be found.
• 10122764Oct 25, 2012Exterior lighting. One or both headlights are cracked or leaking. Cracks on the headlight (upper section between hood and quarterpanel, and lower headlight cover). No evidence of headlight or body damage. This condition affects all variants of headlights. If neither headlight exhibits any type of cracking, this Repair Authorization does not apply. Additional analysis to aid in issue diagnosis necessitates this repair authorization.
• 10122761Oct 25, 2012Electrical system, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 96 number 12-41 dated August 1, 2012. Customer complains that Audi Side Assist is providing false warnings (no vehicle is present). Concern may or may not be duplicated. No DTCs are present in the Audi Side Assist system. Software fault.
• 10067477Oct 25, 2012Lane departure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10067476Oct 25, 2012Lane departure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10067466Oct 25, 2012Exterior lighting. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10063895Oct 25, 2012Exterior lighting. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10047761Oct 25, 2012Exterior lighting. Audi: cracks on lower headlight cover and upper section between quarter panel and hood, causing water to leak and accumulate inside, under repair authorization. Models 2012-2013 a6.
• 10122766Oct 24, 2012Exterior lighting. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 11-52 dated October 11, 2011. 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. Damp air settles on the inside of a cold lens, which creates condensation. The headlight circulation system allows air from the outside to flow through the headlights.
• 10047800Oct 24, 2012Exterior lighting. Audi: brake light lens, daytime running lights, fog lights, side marker lights, headlights, taillights, front turn signals would all have visible condensation inside due dampness, from cold lens, settling inside. Models 1996-2013 - all model.
• 10250479Oct 23, 2012Air bags, Lane departure, Brakes. Yellow warning light for electric parking brake on, ACC inoperative once
• 10122787Oct 23, 2012Lane departure, Electrical system, Brakes. The customer may state the yellow warning for electric parking brake (EPB) appeared once in the instrument cluster, but the warning turned OFF after cycling the ignition and there have been no additional occurrences. The customer may state the adaptive cruise control (ACC) was inoperative once, but resumed operating properly after cycling the ignition and there have been no additional occurrences. DTC is stored in…
• 10122784Oct 23, 2012Steering, Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 48 number 12-27 dated May 29, 2012. The yellow steering symbol is illuminated in the instrument cluster. A DTC C10ACFO ? steering end stops not programmed is stored in address word 44 power steering (J500). The steering control unit J500 expects to receive a VIN message over the data bus shortly after terminal 15 is turned on.
• 10067418Oct 23, 2012Electrical system, Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10047759Oct 23, 2012Steering. Audi: instrument panel illuminates with power steering warning symbol. Models 2012-2013 a6, a7, a6, a7.
• 10047719Oct 23, 2012Electrical system, Brakes. Audi: instrument panel illuminated with electric parking brake (epb) warning but turned off when ignition had cycled and adaptive cruise control (acc) inoperative, but resume after ignition had cycled. Models 2011-2013 a4/s4, a5/s5, a5 cabriolet, a6, a7, a8 and q5.
• 10122785Oct 22, 2012Steering. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 48 number 12-21 dated March 30, 2012. After replacing the electromechanical steering with the control unit J500, the unit cannot be coded via SVM spec/actual.
• 10067417Oct 22, 2012Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10047739Oct 22, 2012Steering. Audi: unit can not be coded after replacing electromechanical steering control units (j500) via svm spec/actual. Models 2011-2013 a4, a5, a5 cabriolet, a6, a7.
• 10062502Oct 15, 2012Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250472Oct 12, 2012Other or unknown, Body and structure. cracking noises from rear of vehicle
• 10122799Oct 12, 2012Engine. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 12 - 31 dated August 30, 2012. Oil consumption measurement - Repair Authorization (CA). 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.
• 10122789Oct 12, 2012Body and structure, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 42 number 12 ? 10 dated June 28, 2012. Cracking or clicking noises from the rear of the vehicle in the C pillar area when driving over bumps or rough roads. The noise comes from the upper shock absorber mounting.
• 10067404Oct 12, 2012Suspension. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10122749Oct 11, 2012Equipment. This document contains the Audi TAC technical newsletter. The news letter contains information on the Audi TAC hours of operation, the Audi technical assistance survey, the 48K4 update for the power steering control unit J500, meeting the Audi TAC consultants, and information on where to finda ll the editions of the Audi TAC technical newsletter.
• 10122783Oct 10, 2012Body and structure, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 55 number 12 ? 22 dated July 27, 2012. Customer may report the trunk is difficult to close, or excessive force required to latch the trunk closed. The latch and striker for the trunk lid may be out of position and not properly engaging.
• 10067421Oct 10, 2012Latches, locks and linkages, Body and structure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10122779Oct 4, 2012Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 12 ? 68 dated August 20, 2012. The vehicle cannot be started sporadically. The yellow gearbox warning light may be illuminated. Entries are logged in the respected modules. The remote key the customer is using is transmitting incomplete immobilizer information to the vehicle; resulting in the condition.
• 10122771Oct 4, 2012Electrical system, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 11 ? 83 dated April 15, 2011. The customer may report that the illumination of the dash insert, the air conditioning control panel or the inside light flickers when briefly pressing the accelerator in P or N or when shifting down while driving downhill. Only vehicles with PR number 8GH may be affected.
• 10063897Oct 4, 2012Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.

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