2012 Audi A7 Technical Service Bulletins

1,304 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Audi A7. 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.

• 10122467May 14, 2014Suspension, Steering. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 14-49 dated April 17, 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. The 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…
• 10249085May 13, 2014Other or unknown. Google Maps Street View (NVLW))
• 10226540May 5, 2014Suspension. Squealing, howling, or whistling noise from under vehicle when cold
• 10122466May 5, 2014Body and structure. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 39 number 12-12 dated June 12, 2012. A squealing, howling, or whistling noise may be heard coming from under the vehicle. The condition is typically noticed when the vehicle is cold and is moving at speeds of 5 - 60 mph. The noise is from the intermediate bearing of the propeller shaft.
• 10122472May 2, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 64 number 12-22 dated July 5, 2012. After one or both of the front door control units (J386/J387) is replaced, one or both of the rear door control units (J3888/J389) cannot be coded or parameterized via an SVM specified vs. actual comparison (spec/actual). The parameter data in the software coding container has changed for the front and rear door control units.
• 10226521May 1, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Lane departure. Transmission warning message in cluster (P074100 stored in TCM)
• 10122457May 1, 2014Electrical system, Transmission and drivetrain. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 37 number 13-01 dated April 24, 2013. Transmission warning may appear in instrument cluster. After ignition cycle, the warning message is no longer present. DTC P074100 (Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance) or ?Stuck Off? is stored in transmission control module (TCM), J217 (address word 03). The fault occurs with ATF temperature below 60o C. Check for this…
• 10226431Apr 29, 2014Lane departure. Lane Change Assistant sporadically inoperative
• 10212673Apr 29, 2014Electrical system. Low battery charge: Diagnosis tips and TAC instructions
• 10210621Apr 29, 2014Electrical system. This TSB provides basic diagnosis steps for discharged batteries, general tips for working with batteries, and system verification steps to ensure that the vehicle is configured correctly. For additional information on known current draw issues, refer to the following TSBs: ? 2014127: 27 Battery dead or low after returning to the vehicle (2007 A6, A8, Q7) ? 2019143: 27 Battery discharged on some vehicles with…
• 10122369Apr 29, 2014Electrical system, Lane departure. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 96 number 13-78 dated October 31, 2013. Audi side assist deactivates or is sporadically inoperative. Message "Side Assist Unavailable" is displayed in the driver information system display when the system deactivates. Audi side assist deactivates or is sporadically inoperative. DTCs are stored in the Lane change assistance control module. A software issue within J769…
• 10122336Apr 29, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 27 number 12-12 dated February 28, 2012. Customer may report that the vehicle does not start due to a discharged battery. The vehicle has either a battery diagnostic management control module or a battery energy management control module. This TSB provides basic diagnosis steps for discharged batteries, general tips for working with batteries, and system verification…
• 10055841Apr 29, 2014Lane departure. Audi: on some vehicles, the side assist will be sporadically inoperative or will deactivates itself and message appears side assist unavailable.
• 10231108Apr 28, 2014Electrical system, Engine cooling. 97 no start
• 10122349Apr 25, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 87 number 13-44 dated August 26, 2013. 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.
• 10122345Apr 24, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 70 number 14-36 dated March 31, 2014. The customer may report hearing noises from the upper dashboard area when driving on poor roads, making phone calls, or playing music. The noise can be caused by unfavorable tolerances between the instrument panel speaker and the center speaker trim. A speaker that has been incorrectly installed can make the condition worse.
• 10066342Apr 24, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10122350Apr 22, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 90 number 12-35 dated October 1, 2012. Customer complains that when the vehicle is driven, various warning lights illuminate, sometimes with restricted functions in the electrical system. The complaint occurs with another complaint regarding the MMI 3G+ infotainment system. After an ignition cycle, the condition is gone and therefore, it may not be reproducible.
• 10066367Apr 22, 2014Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10122360Apr 21, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 13-83 dated May 2, 2013. Apple® devices with the new 8-pin plug will not play videos using the Audi Music Interface. The current Apple devices have a new plug assignment: the 30-pin plug has been replaced with an 8-pin plug. The old plug used an analog video transmission, whereas the new plug uses a digital video transmission that is not supported by the Audi…
• 10250982Apr 17, 2014Steering. Steering wheel shimmy, vibration, and/or oscillation
• 10122338Apr 17, 2014Suspension. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 13-44 dated November 21, 2013. 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. The 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…
• 10250106Apr 14, 2014Equipment. Elsa newsletter
• 10226433Apr 14, 2014Electrical system. 97 No start (DTC P068A00)
• 10122370Apr 14, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 97 number 14-42 dated March 31, 2014. The MIL is on. Vehicle will not start. DTC P068A00 is stored in the ECM. The motronic engine control module power supply relay, J271, is not functioning properly. Because the J271 relay controls battery voltage (Terminal 30) via a ground signal sent from the ECM, numerous faults can occur in multiple control modules when it is not…
• 10122359Apr 10, 2014Electrical system, Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 13-92 dated July 16, 2013. The customer complains that when he or she is trying to place a phone call from the vehicle while using a Bluetooth®-connected phone, the phone call disconnects before it begins and an error shows on the MMI display. The message may be "Function not supported" or "Network error". The customer is using a phone with the Android operating…
• 10122358Apr 10, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 12-55 dated August 13, 2012. The most recent calls are not shown in the call lists of the vehicle. Call lists are not shown. The phone book (Directory) in the vehicle is not updated. The phone book is not downloaded to the vehicle. Vehicles with MMI 3G+ are affected.
• 10122368Apr 8, 2014Exterior lighting. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-97 dated November 20, 2012. The warning is typically associated with the activation of the static cornering light during low speed turns, or when the turn signal is activated while at a stop. The fault disappears shortly after the cornering light turns off. Entries are logged in the vehicle electrical system control module. Only vehicles with full LED…
• 10122357Apr 8, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 14-19 dated January 3, 2014. Customer complains that during Bluetooth calls, the person at the other end has trouble hearing the speaker in the vehicle. Voice recognition accuracy is poor. This TSB provides guidelines for testing microphones in a vehicle.
• 10122356Apr 8, 2014Equipment. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 14-20 dated January 3, 2014. When the driver uses the Bluetooth hands-free telephone system to make a call, the listener on the other end cannot clearly understand the driver. The driver's voice sounds muffled, as if it is being heard from under water. The microphone seal was damaged during installation into the roof module.
• 10066429Apr 8, 2014Exterior lighting. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10066381Apr 8, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10055856Apr 8, 2014Exterior lighting, Electrical system. Audi: some vehicles are experiencing sporadic headlight warning message, static cornering at low speed turns and disappears and after activation of turn signal when stopped. Model 2012-2013 a7.
• 10250179Apr 7, 2014Equipment. Elsa newsletter
• 10250972Apr 3, 2014Electrical system. Vehicle does not start, battery flat DTC stored (DTC U101100)
• 10231131Apr 3, 2014Equipment. Technical bulletins and updates
• 10216651Apr 3, 2014Back-over prevention (rear camera). The customer complains of one or more of the following issues: ? When the vehicle is completely refueled, the vehicle range (?distance to empty?) that is displayed is different than the vehicle range that was displayed the last time the vehicle was completely refueled. ? The displayed vehicle range drops inconsistently. ? After the vehicle is refueled, the displayed vehicle range does not change for a long period…
• 10122339Apr 3, 2014Electrical system. Customer may report that the vehicle does not start due to a discharged battery. DTC U101100 (supply voltage too low) is stored in the gateway, J533 (address word 19), and/or the electronic parking brake (EPB) control module. According to the test plan "19-Read Data Bus Keep-Awake Manager", the EPB control module kept the data bus active for prolonged periods of time.
• 10122332Apr 3, 2014Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 12-26 dated January 20, 2012. When the vehicle is completely refueled, the vehicle range (?distance to empty?) that is displayed is different than the vehicle range that was displayed the last time the vehicle was completely refueled. The displayed vehicle range drops inconsistently. After the vehicle is refueled, the displayed vehicle range does not change for…
• 10066043Apr 3, 2014Brakes, Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10231135Mar 31, 2014Equipment. Technical bulletins and updates
• 10226434Mar 31, 2014Electrical system. 97 No Styart (DTC P068A00)
• 10122308Mar 31, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 97 number 14-41 dated March 18, 2014. The MIL is on. Vehicle will not start. DTC P068A00 is stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (address word 01).
• 10122296Mar 31, 2014Equipment, Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 70 number 13-33 dated July 12, 2013. The customer may report hearing noises from the upper dashboard area when driving on poor roads, making phone calls, or playing music. The noise can be caused by unfavorable tolerances between the instrument panel speaker and the center speaker trim. A speaker that has been incorrectly installed can make the condition worse.
• 10122295Mar 31, 2014Air bags. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 69 number 13-26 dated October 21, 2013. After the airbag control module (J234) has been replaced, the control unit cannot be coded via SVM spec/actual. An SVM code is required to code and parameterize the new service replacement airbag control module. Each model's SVM code is provided in a parts bulletin (GP bulletin), which should have been referenced through ETKA when…
• 10068101Mar 31, 2014Body and structure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10250991Mar 25, 2014Brakes. Brake noise analysis and handling
• 10122292Mar 25, 2014Brakes. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 46 number 14-68 dated February 3, 2014. The customer may report hearing brake noise from front or rear brakes. The customer may describe these noises as a squeal, squeak, grinding, groaning, thumping, or creaking.
• 10216683Mar 24, 2014Engine cooling. The NVLD pressure switch may erroneously detect a very small leak.
• 10122299Mar 24, 2014Equipment, Electrical system. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 90 number 14-45 dated January 14, 2014. Customer may report that the head-up display (HUD) flickers or dims quickly. Software in the windshield projection head-up display control module, J898 (address word 82), causes incorrect brightness control.

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