Audi A4 2008–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A271318 2023282- · NHTSA communication 10121305 · issued Oct 4, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2008–2014
model years
45
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 27 number 12-10 dated February 13, 2012. Battery testing and charging for vehicles equipped with a Battery Data Manager (BDM - J367). When the InCharge 940 is used as a battery charger in auto mode, it performs a battery condition test and may prematurely fail the battery if the charging takes place at the jumper posts in the engine compartment. This is due to the added resistance in the system between the battery and jumper posts. When the InCharge 940 is used as a battery charger in manual mode, the battery condition test is not performed.
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2014 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2008 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2009 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi Q7
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi S5
- 2009 Audi S5
- 2010 Audi S5
- 2011 Audi S5
- 2012 Audi S5
- 2013 Audi S5
- 2014 Audi S5
- 2014 Audi S5 Cabriolet
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