om

om
.c

.c
or

or
Technical Service Bulletin

at

at
re

re
3DJHRI

FC

FC
© 2006 Audi of America, Inc.

D
All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the

tP

tP
copyright and other
intellectual property rights of Audi of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time
ar

ar
without notice. No part of this
document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
m

m
recording, or otherwise, nor may
.S

.S
these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.
No drive or delayed drive in "D" or "R" (DTC P1743/18151 may be stored in TCM)
w

w
38 07 01 Jan 9, 2007, 2013280/1
w

w
w

w
Model(s) Year VIN Range Vehicle-Specific Equipment
://

://
A6 2006-2007 All
A4 2005 All
tp

tp
A4 Cabriolet 2005-2006 All
ht

ht
With Automatic CVT (01J)
Condition
No drive, or delayed drive when either D or R is selected. DTC P1743/18151 may be logged in
TCM fault
memory.
The vehicle does not start moving without accelerating. When accelerating, an increased engine

om
speed is
necessary to move the vehicle. In some cases there is no drive.

.c
Technical Background
or
Some damaged seals installed in production.
at
re
The damaged seals may leak after a short operating period (less than 13,000 miles), causing a
FC

loss of
transmission oil pressure.
D
tP

This condition will not result in unintentional vehicle movement.

ar

Affected vehicles: Vehicles with Multitronic transmissions produced between May 2005 and May
m

2006.
Production Solution
.S
w

Improved production.
w

Service
w
://

It is not necessary to receive an authorization number from the Technical Assistance Center for
tp

the repair
ht

described in this bulletin.

Attach VAS scan tool printouts to the repair order. Warranty requested documents received
without VAS scan tool
printouts will be denied payment.
If fault P1743/18151 (clutch slip monitoring signal too large) is stored in the transmission fault
memory, read MVB
om

om
44/1 and 45/1. If MVB 44/1 is 1000 mA and MVB 45/1 is above 12 bar, there is a problem with
the axial seals. If
.c

.c

MVB 45/1 is below 12 bar, this indicates a hydraulic problem. (See below for further analysis.)
or

or

Technical Service Bulletin

at

at
re

re
FC

FC

3DJHRI
D

© 2006 Audi of America, Inc.

tP

tP

All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the
copyright and other
ar

ar

intellectual property rights of Audi of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time
m

without notice. No part of this

document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
.S

.S

recording, or otherwise, nor may

these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.
w

w
w

w
w

w
://

://
tp

tp
ht

ht
 om

om
.c

.c
or

or
If no fault is logged, proceed as follows: With ATF temperature over 90rC (MVB 10 position 3),

at

at
perform an

re

re
adaptation drive. (See Guided Fault Finding for adaptation drive procedure.) Assess the MVB as

FC

FC
follows:
A. If the complaint occurs in D and MVB10/1 is above

D
tP

tP
380 mA, replace only the 4 axial seals (01J301547F, as
ar

ar
shown in Figure 1, A) at the valve body.
m

m
Figure 1.

Technical Service Bulletin

.S

.S
w

w
w

w
3DJHRI
w

w
://

://
© 2006 Audi of America, Inc.
tp

tp
All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the
copyright and other
ht

ht
intellectual property rights of Audi of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time
without notice. No part of this
document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, nor may
these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.
B. If the complaint occurs in R, replace all 4 axial seals
(01J301547F, as shown in Figure 1, A) at the valve
body and the axial seal in the input shaft area

om
(01J301547F, as shown in Figure 2.)
Figure 2.

.c
Refer to Repair Manual Group 37 and Group 38 for repair procedures.

or
If the conditions/measured values listed above do not apply, contact the Technical Assistance
Center.
at
re
Technical Service Bulletin
FC
D

3DJHRI
tP
ar

© 2006 Audi of America, Inc.

All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the
m

copyright and other

.S

intellectual property rights of Audi of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time
without notice. No part of this
w

document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
w

recording, or otherwise, nor may

these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.
w

Warranty
://
tp

When procedure applies to vehicles within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty, use the following:
Claim Type: W2
ht

Part Identifier (Repair A): 3877

Part Identifier (Repair B): 3810
Damage Code (Repair A): 3877 50 000 2
Damage Code (Repair B): 3810 50 000 2
3877 1923 Remove and install valve body
All models
Labor Operations (Repair 420 TU
om

om
A):
3702 5552 Replace ATF
.c

.c

All models
90 TU
or

or

37 35 19 XX Remove and install automatic transmission Use repair

at

at

operations for
re

re

specific vehicle
FC

FC

38 10 19 50 Remove and install input shaft

All models
D

90 TU
tP

tP

38 77 19 99 Remove and install valve body

All Models
ar

ar

90 TU
m

Labor Operations (Repair

.S

.S

B):
3702 5552 Replace ATF
w

w
w

w
w

w
://

://
tp

tp
ht

ht
 om

om
.c

.c
or

or
All Models
90 TU

at

at
Diagnostic Time: Diagnostic time reimbursement follows guidelines printed in Section 2.2 of the Audi Warranty Policies

re

re
and

FC

FC
Procedures Manual
Claim Comment: As per TSB #2013280/1

D
All warranty claims submitted for payment must be in accordance with the Audi Warranty Policies and Procedures

tP

tP
Manual. Claims are subject
ar

ar
to review or audit by Audi Warranty.
Required Parts and Tools
m

m
.S

.S
Part Number Part Description Quantity
w

w
01J 301 547 F Seals at valve body 4
w

w
01J 301 547 A Seal at Input shaft 1
w

w
All parts and service references provided in this TSB are subject to change
://

://
and/or removal.
tp

tp
Always check with your Parts Dept. and service manuals for the latest
ht

ht
information.

om
.c
or
at
re
FC
D
tP
ar
m
.S
w
w
w
://
tp
ht
om

om
.c

.c
or

or
at

at
re

re
FC

FC
D

D
tP

tP
ar

ar
m

m
.S

.S
w

w
w

w
w

w
://

://
tp

tp
ht

ht