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Audi A3 2000–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin A571738 2017082- · NHTSA communication 10128205 · issued Mar 23, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2000–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This informational bulletin contains instructions for sychronizing the remote key after the battery has been disconnected or replaced.

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.