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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin A911748 2042506- · NHTSA communication 10153078 · issued Sep 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2018
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

This technical service bulletin explains how to determine the status of activation keys (that affect the function of Audi drive select, cruise control, navigation, Bluetooth, smartphone interface and voice recognition), and how to update them .

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.