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Technical Tips
Technical Tip
Topic
38-18-01TT - DTC P1701 Transmission Control Unit Locked after Mechatronic Unit
Replacement
Market area
United States 444 Volkswagen of America, Inc. (6444)
Brand
Volkswagen
Date
September 7, 2018
Condition
ATTENTION:
THIS IS A TECH TIP, NOT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN.
TECH TIPS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WARRANTY CLAIMING.
DTC P1701 Transmission Control Unit Locked after Mechatronic Unit Replacement
Model(s)
Golf, Golf
Sportwagen,
Golf R
Year
Eng. Code
Trans. Code
VIN Range From
VIN Range To
All
All
All
2.0L
2015-2017
(CYFB, CXCA,
CXBB)
Technical Background
Transmission control unit locked active/static, after transmission or mechatronics unit replacement.
Service
The mechatronics unit is part of the component protect list and will need to be adapted to the immobilizer. Under the
special functions tab select 0025 Adapt Immobilizer. When asked to adapt keys select NO, adapting the keys is not
needed. This will adapt the mechatronics to the component protection list.
Additional Information
Revision History
Revision Number
Released Date
Reason For Update
2052369/1
9/7/18
Original publication.
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