Audi A4 Allroad 2013–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A961594 2035047- · NHTSA communication 10119962 · issued Mar 27, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Lane Departure
component
2013–2014
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 96 number 13-79 dated December 5, 2013. Audi side assist deactivates or is sporadically inoperative when the vehicle is driven in slow-moving stop-and-go traffic, especially on roads with multiple lanes. The message "Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked" appears in the driver information panel. The system can be activated approximately ten minutes after the traffic condition is removed, or after an ignition cycle. Workshop finds that sporadic DTCs are stored in the lane change assistance control module, Audi side assist can be activated with
Vehicles covered
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.