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Service bulletins for the 2016 Audi A8

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.

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

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A011855 2045673_2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides instructions regarding an SVM update needed when a DTC is stored in the engine control module.
Scheduled Mainte2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Major Maintenance Section: CHANGED: "(except Audi A3 e-tron)" to (Audi A3 etron only)" at the end of "Cooling system for electrical components: Check coolant level according to description in ElsaPro" ADDED: "(except A3 e-tron)" at the end of "Cooling system - Check coolant level and add coolant if necessary"
A011852 2050329_2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains repair instructions for when the MIL is on and there are one of several DTCs stored in the ECM.
A961721 2048927-2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. This informational bulletin contains instructions for minimizing the risk of an unintentional opening of the trunk lid with the remote.
A001796 20478122018-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin contains instructions for setting up and using the SD creator program.
A201547 2041594-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The MIL is on. DTC P046100 (Fuel level sensor, circuit range/performance) is stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (address word 01).
A0115302041093-22018-02-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 15-27 dated June 30, 2015. DTC P164D00 is stored in the engine control module. The red oil pressure warning light may be on. Rubber oil drain plug within the oil filter housing is out of position.
A571740 2047432-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains repair information for when the remote key has low range or the functions do not work. This is for all keys and there is no relevant DTCs stored.
A011709 2041093-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This bulletin contains intructions for installing the improved rubber plug and spring to correct an oil pressure warning.
A001791 2045316-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY. This bulletin contains information about the Start/Stop system.
A211725 2046724-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains a software update to address occasional stalling or running erratically without a DTC. Occasional "System too rich" entries.
A001684 2037949-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This technical bulletin provides instructions for an an error message and updating with an SVM code.
A911743 2042097-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin contains resource information for when the traffic feature is inoperative in the MMI navigation.
A001799 2045316-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains information about the Start/Stop system.
A911737 2047576-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This is a reference bulletin that contains software update information for the MID2 MMI system.
A201795 2043357-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This technical service bulletin provides a software code for correcting an issue that causes DTC P046100.
A201794 2043357-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This technical service bulletin provides a software code for correcting an issue that causes DTC P046100.
A171786 2048392-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This bulletin contains software update ifnormation for when the instrument cluster display shows ?Please reduce oil level.?
A011724 2045673-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin provides instructions regarding an SVM update needed when a DTC is stored in the engine control module.
A011723 2048391-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains a software update to correct a MIL on withDTC P033300 and/or P032800.
A011722 2046724-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains a software update to address occasional stalling or running erratically without a DTC. Occasional "System too rich" entries.
A001470 2039206-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet. Audi of America has started to host its TSB videos outside of ElsaPro. Doing so provides higher-quality videos, more reliable access to the videos, and the ability to view the videos on different devices.
A911469 2038824-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. The following message appears on the MMI display: ?Device or cable type not supported?. The ?Device or cable type not supported? message may be displayed when the wrong AMI cable type is used. See the Service section of this bulletin for an overview of the AMI cables that support iOS devices.
A911463 2028190-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 13-08 dated September 20, 2013. The customer would like to add a different navigation map database for countries outside of the USA or Canada. The customer would like to change the MMI system language to a different language that is not already supported by MMI. When a song is being played and the track information for that song contains foreign language characters, the driver information system (DIS) in the cluster correctly displays the characters, but the MMI display does not.
PDI - 2016 A8 TD2017-12-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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. It is advised to start ODIS with the engine running to enable all 5F Test Plans in GFF and also to ensure SVM sees all control units during the SVM check vehicle configuration. For items marked with *, please refer to the PDI Technician Reference Document posted on ServiceNet for additional information. This document is in Spanish.

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