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Audi A3 2002–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-01-09-06 · NHTSA communication 10032290 · issued May 13, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2002–2010
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Audi: software version management (svm), operating instructions. Svm is a process to update the programming in flashable (re-programmable) control modules and/or to document changes in software levels in audi vehicles. This system uses the vas 5051b or vas 5052 diagnostic tools to send vehicle specific data to the svm database, to download instructions from the svm database, and to flash control units for identified software updates. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.