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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin PDI - 2016 A3-S3 · NHTSA communication 10130753 · issued Jul 17, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This document contains the Audi pre-delivery inspection checklist. All items must be completed prior to customer delivery by an Audi technician. Audi recommends using an Audi approved battery charger to prevent excessive battery discharge during inspection. Refer to the Special functions tab of ODIS Diagnosis using GFF for the PDI function tests. For items marked with *, please refer to the PDI Technician Reference Document posted on ServiceNet for additional information.This document is in Spanish.

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.