Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for the 2008 Q7 are official communications between Audi & their dealerships that describe processes for troubleshooting or fixing certain common problems.
All vehicle manufacturers are required by U.S. law to make their TSBs available to the public.
AUDI: GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT ON, ENGINE NOISE, STEERING SLUGGISH, BUT CONDITION DOES NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. BROKEN TENSION SPRING IN BELT TENSIONER (ROLLER WITHOUT PROFILE). CHANGE TO BELT DRIVE WITH BELT TENSIONER. Read More »
AUDI: ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT FAILS TO ADJUST VERTICAL AND IS RESTRICTED AND UNDER TENSION DUE TO MODULE CROSS CARRIER AND UNFAVORABLE TOLERANCES TO STEERING COLUMN. Read More »
AUDI: NOISES FROM INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. CREAKING NOISES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKING OR MANEUVERING. INCREASED STATIC FRICTION OF THE SLIDING ELEMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. Read More »
AUDI: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE CLUTCHES, AFTER HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER, COMPLETE GEARBOX REPLACEMENT OR MECHATRONICS, MUST ADAPT TO NEW COMPONENTS WITH GRADUAL MOVING OF CLUTCH LININGS IN MOST DIVERSE LOAD CONDITIONS. Read More »
AUDI: NOISES FROM INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. CREAKING NOISES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKING OR MANEUVERING. INCREASED STATIC FRICTION OF THE SLIDING ELEMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. Read More »
AUDI: ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT FAILS TO ADJUST VERTICAL AND IS RESTRICTED AND UNDER TENSION DUE TO MODULE CROSS CARRIER AND UNFAVORABLE TOLERANCES TO STEERING COLUMN. Read More »
AUDI: THE CONTROL MODULE, AS A SAFEGUARD, WILL LOWER VEHICLE TO LOWEST POSITION AND ILLUMINATE WARNING LIGHT DUE TO FAILURE OF COMPRESSOR, FOR AIR SUSPENSION OR POOR PERFORMANCE, VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED. Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI; COMPRESSOR FOR SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: AIR SUSPENSION OPERATIVE (DTC 1577). COMPRESSOR SWITCH OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE, SPORADIC) IS STORED IN THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS DTC DOES NOT INDICATE A COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION. Read More »
AUDI: INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED REGARDING THE AIR SUSPENSION LOWERING VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS BEEN STARTED. AIR SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT BLINKS. *PE Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI; COMPRESSOR FOR SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR SUSPENSION LOWERS THE VEHICLE TO ITS LOWEST POSSIBLE POSITION. THE AIR SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT BLINKS. *PE Read More »
AUDI: THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI; COMPRESSOR FOR SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: FRONT PARKING LIGHT INDICATOR STEAMED UP. UNDER SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER, WATER CAN GET INTO THE TURN SIGNAL PARKING LIGHT. THE TURN SIGNAL PARKING LIGHT HAS OPENINGS FOR AIR CIRCULATION. Read More »
AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. Read More »
AUDI: 01 MIL ON P1545, P0121, P0123, P0221, OR P0222 STORED IN ECM. A NUMBER OF INCIDENT MEMORY ENTRIES WITH REGARD TO THROTTLE VALVE ARE STORED IN THE ECM. IN MOST CASES, THE ENTRIES ARE SPORADIC. Read More »
AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE; ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 (RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED); DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL. Read More »
AUDI: GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT ON, ENGINE NOISE, STEERING SLUGGISH, BUT CONDITION DOES NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. BROKEN TENSION SPRING IN BELT TENSIONER (ROLLER WITHOUT PROFILE). CHANGE TO BELT DRIVE WITH BELT TENSIONER. Read More »
AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINER MISFIRE DETECTED; DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL. Read More »
AUDI: MIL ON AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED IN THE ECM DATA MEMORY-P310B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM REGULATION, FUEL PRESSURE OUTSIDE TOLERANCE); P129F OR P008B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO HIGH); P129E OR ... Read More »
AUDI: ENGINE WILL NOT START WITH POSSIBLE MIL/EPC ON (P0087, P0088, P310B). ENGINE DOESN'T START. THE FOLLOWING DTC ENTRIES MAY BE LOGGED IN THE FAULT MEMORY INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION: FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW-P0087; FUEL ... Read More »
AUDI: GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT ON, ENGINE NOISE, STEERING SLUGGISH, BUT CONDITION DOES NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. BROKEN TENSION SPRING IN BELT TENSIONER (ROLLER WITHOUT PROFILE). CHANGE TO BELT DRIVE WITH BELT TENSIONER. Read More »
AUDI: MIL LIGHT ON AND DTC P2294 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT), P2295 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW), P2296 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH) IN FAULT MEMORY DRIVABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED. Read More »
AUDI: MIL ON AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED IN THE ECM DATA MEMORY-P310B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM REGULATION, FUEL PRESSURE OUTSIDE TOLERANCE); P129F OR P008B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO HIGH); P129E OR ... Read More »
AUDI: DUE TO FUEL INTRUSION INTO THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR (G410), A FALSE SIGNAL MAY BE SENT TO THE CONTROLLER, RESULTING IN A READING THAT IS OUT OF TOLERANCE. Read More »
AUDI: MIL LIGHT ON AND DTC P2294 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT), P2295 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW), P2296 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH) IN FAULT MEMORY DRIVABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED. Read More »
AUDI: WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED ALONG LEFT SIDE OF SUNROOF FRAME COULD BE PINCHED AT SUNROOF FRAME TO ASSEMBLY BODY POINTS CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND BATTERY NOT CHARGING. MODEL 2007-2014 Q7. Read More »
AUDI: GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT ON, ENGINE NOISE, STEERING SLUGGISH, BUT CONDITION DOES NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. BROKEN TENSION SPRING IN BELT TENSIONER (ROLLER WITHOUT PROFILE). CHANGE TO BELT DRIVE WITH BELT TENSIONER. Read More »
AUDI: WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED ALONG LEFT SIDE OF SUNROOF FRAME COULD BE PINCHED AT SUNROOF FRAME TO ASSEMBLY BODY POINTS CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND BATTERY NOT CHARGING. MODEL 2007-2014 Q7. Read More »
AUDI: MIL LIGHT ON AND DTC P2294 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT), P2295 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW), P2296 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH) IN FAULT MEMORY DRIVABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED. Read More »
AUDI: CENTRAL LOCKING LOCKS UP WHEN REMOVING IGNITION KEY FROM IGNITION LOCK. WHEN REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE CUSTOMER MAY UNINTENTIONALLY OPERATE THE LOCK BUTTON OF THE REMOTE KEY. Read More »
AUDI: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATES SHOWING HEADLIGHT DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL, WHICH MAY HAVE FAULTY CONTROL UNIT. MODELS A8, A6 AND AUDI Q7 (2008-13). *PE Read More »
AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. DETAILING THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ANY TSB OR REQUIRED VEHICLE UPDATE (RVU). Read More »
AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM), OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. SVM IS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (RE-PROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN AUDI VEHICLES. Read More »
AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT(SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. ITS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (REPROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN ALL AUDI VEHICLES. Read More »
AUDI: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATES SHOWING HEADLIGHT DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL, WHICH MAY HAVE FAULTY CONTROL UNIT. MODELS A8, A6 AND AUDI Q7 (2008-13). *PE Read More »
AUDI: DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON VEHICLES WITH XENON HEADLIGHTS. THE THUMB WHEEL OR OPTION FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS TURNED OFF BY MISTAKE. *PE Read More »
AUDI: HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS LOOSE OR FALLS INTO DASHBOARD. THE HOLDER FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS BROKEN, SO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE OR FALLS INTO THE DASHBOARD. Read More »
AUDI: AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCHES ON AND OFF WITHOUT REASON. HEADLIGHT TURNS ON OR OFF EARLY OR LATE WHEN THE LIGHT WITCH IS IN THE AUTO POSITION; AFTER REPLACING THE RAIN LIGHT SENSOR G397 OR AFTER REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD, THE ... Read More »
AUDI: AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCHES ON AND OFF WITHOUT REASON. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCHES ON TOO EARLY OR TOO LATE, SWITCHES OFF TOO LATE OR COMES ON TOO LATE WHEN THE SUN SHINES BRIGHTLY. Read More »
AUDI: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE SWITCH BETWEEN REAR LID TAIL LAMP AND BUMPER, DOES NOT SWITCH OVER WHEN LID IS IN OPERATION, DUE TO PADDLE, OF REAR SILL TRIM, NOT CONTACTING OPPOSING LID LATCH POINTS, UNIFORMLY. Read More »
AUDI: FRONT PARKING LIGHT INDICATOR STEAMED UP. UNDER SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER, WATER CAN GET INTO THE TURN SIGNAL PARKING LIGHT. THE TURN SIGNAL PARKING LIGHT HAS OPENINGS FOR AIR CIRCULATION. Read More »
AUDI: WHEN SELECTING REVERSE GEAR, THE PICTURE OF REARVIEW CAMERA FAILS TO APPEAR, SPORADICALLY. CERTAIN MODELS, CAMERA IMAGE CAN BE RE=ACTIVATED. MODEL YEARS 2008-2013. *PE Read More »
AUDI: WHEN SELECTING REVERSE GEAR, THE PICTURE OF REARVIEW CAMERA FAILS TO APPEAR, SPORADICALLY. CERTAIN MODELS, CAMERA IMAGE CAN BE RE=ACTIVATED. MODEL YEARS 2008-2013. *PE Read More »
AUDI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A POTENTIAL FOR COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED, OR INSTALLED, AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND HAVE NOT BEEN CERTIFIED BY DEALERSHIPS OR AUDI. MODELS 2006-2009 A3, A4, A6, A8, Q5, Q7. Read More »
AUDI: DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM HANDLE IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING THROUGH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND INTO THE SHEATHING OF THE BOWDEN CABLE. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE CABLE TO FREEZE. Read More »
AUDI: WHEEL BOLTS REQUIRE TORQUE ADJUSTMENT. TORQUE STICKS AND TORQUE EXTENSION BARS ARE NOT APPROVED BY AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO APPLY TORQUE TO WHEEL BOLTS. ALL AUDI MODELS INCLUDED. Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: WHEN SELECTING REVERSE GEAR, THE PICTURE OF REARVIEW CAMERA FAILS TO APPEAR, SPORADICALLY. CERTAIN MODELS, CAMERA IMAGE CAN BE RE=ACTIVATED. MODEL YEARS 2008-2013. *PE Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 10 YRS OR 120, 000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCUR FIRST, ON EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTORS, UNDER SPECIFIC ... Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, USE CALIBRATED TORQUE WRENCH AND NOT TORQUE STICKS, TORQUE EXTENSION BARS AND IMPACT GUNS/WRENCHES NOT APPROVED FOR USAGE ON WHEEL BOLTS BY MANUFACTURER, THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL, HUB. Read More »
AUDI: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATES SHOWING HEADLIGHT DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL, WHICH MAY HAVE FAULTY CONTROL UNIT. MODELS A8, A6 AND AUDI Q7 (2008-13). *PE Read More »
AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI; COMPRESSOR FOR SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. Read More »
AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 10 YRS OR 120, 000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCUR FIRST, ON EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTORS, UNDER SPECIFIC ... Read More »
