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Audi A4 2008–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A571512 2028207- · NHTSA communication 10128406 · issued Aug 13, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2008–2016
model years
40
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 12-62 dated January 9, 2012. The trunk cannot be unlocked with the button on the remote, with the button in the driver?s door panel, or with the handle on the lid of the trunk. Vehicles have a ?VALET? button in the glove box that activates the valet parking feature, which prevents unauthorized access to the trunk. When the valet parking feature is activated, the trunk can only be opened mechanically with the key.

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.