# Service bulletin TSB\-96\-12\-42

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10047184
- Published by NHTSA: 2012\-11\-10
- Manufacturer's number: TSB\-96\-12\-42
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-09\-05
- Replaces: TSB\-96\-13\-56
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

AUDI: FALSE WARNINGS REGARDING AUDI SIDE ASSIST AND SITUATION MAY BE CAUSED BY INCORRECT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FROM SUPPLIER. MODEL 2013 A4, A5. \*PE UPDATED 07/10/2013 \*JS

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Electrical system, Software

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 AUDI A4 ALLROAD
- 2013 AUDI A5
- 2013 AUDI RS 5

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A0023822047812\_7](/bulletins/10248111.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin provides information on how to set up and use the SD Creator for obtaining vehicle software updates via the Mirror Server.
- [Edition89](/bulletins/10231127.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ElsaPro Software update and technical bulletins
- [001465201173210](/bulletins/10228297.md), 2023-01-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Technical Service Bulletin \(TSB\) details the general process for carrying out a Software Version Management \(SVM\) software update for any TSB or Update.
- [A4622332051095\_7](/bulletins/10214737.md), 2022-07-01, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin contains instructions on how to download and use the Audi Frequency App.
- [37 14 42 2029027](/bulletins/10210691.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN. Customer may report transmission warning light is illuminated. In some cases, the vehicle will not move after being started and placed into gear. After key cycle, the vehicle drives without restriction.
- [37 14 38 2035167](/bulletins/10210687.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The customer reports feeling a hesitation when accelerating the vehicle at lower vehicle speeds \(4\-10 mph\). This condition is normally noticed after braking or deceleration from higher speeds \(30 mph or higher\), and it lasts for less than one second. Optimized software.
- [37 14 29 2029027](/bulletins/10210678.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Customer may report transmission warning light is illuminated. In some cases, the vehicle will not move after being started and placed into gear. After key cycle, the vehicle drives without restriction. The DTCs are stored due to an issue with the transmission control module software.
- [37 14 22 2028985](/bulletins/10210671.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). The fault occurs with ATF temperature below 60° C. Check for this temperature range in the extended environmental conditions of the diagnosis protocol. This TSB only applies if the ATF level is correct and there are no leaks.
- [37 13 99 2029027](/bulletins/10210668.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The DTCs are stored due to an issue with the transmission control module software. Specific DFCCs are stored as a result of the following situations: \- DTC P060A00 with DFCC 8692 can be logged when a driving mode \(Drive or Reverse\) is selected within one second of selecting Neutral, while the vehicle rolls at a speed less than 2 mph \(such as when the vehicle is being maneuvered in or out of a parking spot\). \- DTC P060A00 with DFCC 8694 can be logged when the gear is quickly changed from Park to Neutral, due to a low diagnosis threshold. \- DTC P060A00 with DFCC 12480 can be logged when the gear is changed using the Tiptronic function, due to a low diagnosis threshold.
- [37 13 79 2029305](/bulletins/10210659.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Further TCM software calibration to improve shift concerns.

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