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Audi A4 2008–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin A301318 2028229- · NHTSA communication 10123583 · issued Jun 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2008–2014
model years
26
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 30 number 11-11 dated December 9, 2011. Customer may report that the vehicle does not start or only starts when the clutch pedal is pressed very firmly. The message ?Press clutch pedal to start vehicle? may appear in the instrument cluster. There may be clutch mechanism wear.

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.