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June 24, 2015 Service bulletin

There is an unpleasant, musty odor coming from the heating and ventilation system

Audi technical service bulletin A871564 2010146- for 2005-2010 Audi A4, 2005-2017 Audi A6 and 2009-2017 Audi Q5 and others.

Bulletin number
A871564 2010146-
Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 87 number 15-63 dated May 18, 2015. There is an unpleasant, musty odor coming from the heating and ventilation system. The odor usually occurs when the vehicle has been sitting unused for five hours or more. The odor usually occurs within 20 to 60 seconds after the vehicle is started. Condensation, which is a normal condition in all A/C systems, can cause a musty odor.

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