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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2010–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A571404 2027368- · NHTSA communication 10124755 · issued Oct 31, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2010–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 57 number 13-86 dated March 20, 2013. The exterior door handle touch sensors (Audi advanced key) are inoperative on one or several doors. The key blade can be used mechanically (driver door or trunk) or remote electrically (key remote buttons) to unlock and lock the vehicle.

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.