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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A011518 2040260- · NHTSA communication 10119944 · issued Mar 30, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The message "Oil level sens.: oil change necessary. Please contact Service" briefly appears in the information panel when the vehicle is started. The yellow oil level sensor remains illuminated in the information panel after the message disappears. The MIL is not illuminated and no DTCs related to the oil level sensor are stored. This condition occurs when the oil level is overfilled.

Vehicles covered

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.