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Service bulletins for the 2016 Audi A7

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

965 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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A911598 2018187-2017-10-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 14-50 dated July 10, 2014. Customer may report that cracking, grinding, rattling, humming, whining, or similar interference is coming from one or more speakers. Parts of the speakers (such as the brackets, cables, or covers) or parts of the interior fittings (such as door covers, rear shelf, facings, or covers) can vibrate at certain frequencies, causing noises. The radio tuner or other control modules may be affected by electromagnetic interference from aftermarket electronic devices.
A911596 2040843-2017-10-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MIB MMI: Traffic incidents are not prioritized by proximity to vehicle. Starting with the MIB MMI in model year 2015 A3 vehicles and with the MIB-2 MMI in model year 2016 A6 and A7 vehicles, the traffic incident list display has changed. By default, traffic incidents are now listed first by roads with high priority, and second by alphabetical order (or numerical order) based on the name of the road. Roads that have higher speeds (interstates and major highways) are given highest priority. If a route is programmed into the navigation system, the MIB MMI will display traffic incidents that affect the programmed route near the top of the list. If no route is programmed, the default sorting applies.
A911595 2040926-2017-10-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The navigation map update database 8R0051884CJ cannot be activated using Software Version Management.
A911591 2040939-2017-10-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Facebook not available through Audi connect. Audi of America has been informed that beginning June 1, 2015, Facebook will discontinue access to user newsfeeds and private messages through various applications, including OEM-embedded, in-vehicle apps. As a result, Facebook will no longer be a part of the Audi connect service portfolio.
A911593 2037087-2017-10-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 14-39 dated April 24, 2014. The option to send new text messages cannot be accessed through the Messages function in the MIB MMI telephone menu. Additionally, the option to send text messages using ?New? is greyed-out in the Messages menu. Received text messages cannot be displayed. The MIB High system is the first Audi MMI system that supports the Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP). Some mobile phones do not have the complete set of MAP features and functions implemented in their operating systems, which affects the available options in the MMI system. For model year 2016 A6 and A7 vehicles with the MIB2 MMI system, the MMI will automatically attempt to connect to MAP when the phone is first paired to Bluetooth. If the phone does not allow the MMI to access the phone?s text messages (MAP), then it will not be possible to manually force the MMI to make this connection (although it was possible with the MIB1 system). Instead, the customer will need to activate this feature on the phone after the pairing process, then disconnect and reconnect the Bluetooth connection to the MMI.
A011525 2040962-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The MIL is on. DTC P20E800 is stored in the ECM. No relevant component or electrical problems are found when Guided Fault Finding (GFF) is run on the stored fault codes. Software update is needed.
A941560 2017806-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 14-32 dated January 23, 2014. The light bulb warning light is displayed in the instrument cluster with the following message: "Vehicle lights: malfunction". DTCs are stored in the vehicle electrical system control module. Exterior lights are functioning properly.
A911633 2037809-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The navigation map does not show the latest roads or points of interest. The map download provided by the myAudi website cannot be performed. The customer does not know how to obtain the data or cannot perform the update after downloading the data. The MMI is slow to respond or freezes during the map update. For vehicles with MIB2, the MMI over-the-air map update does not allow for a full map update and shows greyed-out regions. The customer is concerned that the OTA map update will consume too much data from the Audi connect data subscription.
A911632 2043595-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. The customer complains that the display on the MMI screen is incomplete and text is missing. Additionally, the cluster DIS text may be using an incorrect menu language. The RMC manin unit is designed to support French, Spanish, and English languages. The control unit software has an issue that can cause th esystem language to default to German. The conditions occurs because German is not contained in the software.
A971548 2013504-2017-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 97 number 10-15 dated October 20, 2010. Sporadic fault memory entries are stored in various control modules. Contacts may be widened (over 0.63 mm) if incorrect pins or incorrect methods for current flow tests are used. Either action may cause intermittent electrical connections, which can cause sporadic DTCs to be stored in various control modules.
A941564 2017806-2017-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 15-60 dated February 12, 2015. The light bulb warning light is displayed in the instrument cluster with the following message: "Vehicle lights: malfunction". DTCs are stored in the vehicle electrical system control module. Exterior lights are functioning properly.
A911579 2038824-2017-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 14-69 dated November 4, 2014. The following message appears on the MMI display: "Device or cable type not supported". The AMI cable being used is a genuine Audi-branded cable with an Audi part number (see Required Parts and Tools for a list of valid part numbers). The "Device or cable type not supported" message may be displayed when an incorrect AMI cable type is connected to the MMI system. Only cables with an Audi part number (i.e., 4F0.XXX.XXX) are supported by the MMI system. Volkswagen-branded cables look similar, but are not guaranteed to work with Audi MMI systems. The label on the end of an Audi-branded cable has an Audi logo and Audi part number. Audi-branded cables have unique firmware inside the hardware that can determine which MMI system and iOS device are connected to the cable. Volkswagen cables do not have this firmware. The firmware is required to allow the system to function normally due to the different technology available in the different MMI systems and in the different iPhones and iPod Touch devices. In addition, the AMI system was designed to play the music stored locally on the connected device only. Music streaming (from Spotify or Pandora, for example) is not supported, and music stored in the cloud (on Google Play, Amazon Prime, or iTunes Match/iCloud, for example) may drop out, pause, and skip when played.
A911701 2044670-2017-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This technical service bulletin provides instructions for a software update to correct an issue with dropped calls in RMC MMI systems.
Dealer Letter -2017-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Effective immediately, the codes for the STP4 (2.0L TDI) and STP5 (3.0L TDI) actions will show the campaign code 23Q4 (2.0L TDI) and 23R8 (3.0L TDI) only on the Inventory Vehicle Open Campaign/Action Report. Elsa and ServiceNet will continue to display them as STP4 (2.0L TDI) and STP5 (3.0L TDI).
A961605 2043428-2017-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Side assist inoperative or warning about sensor vision. Audi side assist (lane change assist) does not work. A warning about sensor vision appears in the driver information system. DTCs B200000, C111504, C1114F3, or C1115F5 may be stored in the lane change assistance control module. Defective internal control unit component. Production Solution is improved hardware.
A961604 2042811-2017-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Audi connect Gen1 and Gen2 systems: Differences and troubleshooting. The customer has a general concern related to Audi connect. Different features are included with different generations of the Audi connect system. The Audi connect Gen1 system includes all vehicles that utilize a removable plastic SIM card. The Audi connect Gen2 system includes all vehicles that utilize an embedded SIM card. The root cause of all complaints cannot be attributed to the vehicle hardware because of the backend server configurations that need to be correct in order for Audi connect to work. For most sporadic complaints, the issue typically resides with the MBB backend server or with the source data provider (Google, INRIX, etc.), and not with the vehicle. In rare cases, the mobile network operator (AT&T, T-Mobile) can be the cause of the complaint. For most static complaints, the issue can be attributed to the user account subscription or possibly the vehicle hardware.
A901662 2042388-2017-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Instrument cluster display or MIB system performs intermittent reset. Customer may report that the instrument cluster center display and/or the MIB system briefly perform a reset or cut out. DTC entries for ?optical data bus, interruption, sporadic? are logged in control units connected to the MOST bus. On A6 and A7 vehicles with PR code 9Q8 (Top instrument cluster), a software condition can cause the instrument cluster to cause disturbances on the MOST bus, causing the MMI to reboot. New software in the instrument cluster control module, J285 (address word 17), addressed the condition.
A201659 2041594-2017-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. MIL on; (DTC P046100 - Fuel level sensor, circuit range/performance). MIL is on during normal driving conditions, city or highway at any speed.
A911698 2041925-2017-09-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin provides software update information for when during a hands-free call the other person only hears an echo of the driver.
A911694 2045540-2017-09-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulleting provides information regarding warning messages in the MMI from Audi connect.
A911667 2030465-2017-06-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR VARIOUS ISSUES WITH THE MMI3G+ FUNCTIONALITY.
ATU 8/20162017-06-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER; SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. RUNNING GEAR: AUDI MAGNETIC RIDE - KNOCKING NOISES FROM REAR SHOCKS ON S3 (8V) AND TTS (FV)
ATU 8/20162017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES. RUNNING GEAR: AUDI MAGNETIC RIDE - KNOCKING NOISES FROM REAR SHOCKS ON S3 (8V) AND TTS (FV) BRAKE SYSTEM: BRAKING NOISES - BASIC PRINCIPALS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. RUNNING GEAR: MULTI-COLLISION BRAKE
A901670 204502012017-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION FOR AN ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE NIGHT VISION SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION.
A901670 204502012017-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION FOR AN ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE NIGHT VISION SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION.

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