The engine warning light is on after engine replacement
Audi technical service bulletin A011498 2038166- for 2011-2015 Audi A6, 2011-2015 Audi Q5 and 2011-2015 Audi Q7 and others.
- Bulletin number
- A011498 2038166-
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling
- Summary
- The engine warning light is on after engine replacement. The engine is not running roughly. However, fault codes are stored in the engine control module (ECM). The fault codes occur at light load, between 8% and 14% accelerator pedal position. The programmed values for the misfire adaption are not automatically reset when the memory is deleted. The adaption must be reset after the engine is installed.
Owners of these vehicles have filed 631 complaints in the engine category.
Vehicles covered
- Audi A6 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi Q5 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi Q7 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi S4 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi A5 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi A8 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi A4 Allroad 2013-2015 201320142015
- Audi S5 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi S6 2011, 2013-2015 2011201320142015
- Audi A7 2012-2015 2012201320142015
- Audi Allroad 2015 2015
- Audi A4 Avant 2011-2012 20112012
- Audi S7 2013-2015 201320142015
- Audi A5 Cabriolet 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi S8 2013, 2015 20132015
- Audi RS 5 2013 2013
- Audi RS 7 2014-2015 20142015
- Audi S5 Cabriolet 2011-2015 20112012201320142015
- Audi R8 2013 2013
- Audi R8 Spyder 2011, 2014-2015 201120142015
- Audi R8 GT Spyder 2012 2012
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