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Audi A6 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00135120318504 · NHTSA communication 10221943 · issued Jul 12, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer complains of one or both of the following: -Engine and ignition shut off when driver?s door is opened. -Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) activates when driver?s door is opened (A6/A7/S6/S7 only)

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.