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Audi A3 2015–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin A9119162042506_8 · NHTSA communication 10169113 · issued Dec 6, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2015–2020
model years
35
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.