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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A911597 2041043- · NHTSA communication 10120831 · issued Jun 24, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

The navigation function is not available, and the message ?The navigation data are not activated? appears in the MMI. DTC B126CF2 (Navigation system navigation database not enabled) is set in the information electronics control module, J794 (address word 5F). Navigation is a feature of the MMI that requires a license activation using SVM. The process is handled by the gateway and the MMI inside the vehicle. In some instances, the feature can be affected if the gateway is placed into ?Component Protection Showroom Mode? or if the gateway and MMI lose communication with each other. As a result,

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.