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Mercedes-Benz A176 2011–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin LI27.60-P-058317 · NHTSA communication 10166987 · issued Feb 5, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2011–2020
model years
33
vehicle entries

Official summary

Transmission intermittently fails to shift, vehicle jolts in higher gears. The dual clutch transmission (DKG) control unit contains the stored FC 92177 or 92100 - The shift valve of the internal shaft has a malfunction. The commanded position was not reached. In the extended fault freeze frame data it can be seen that this fault was set in 7th gear - see Figure 1 in attachment.

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.