A371984 2053878-

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This bulletin contains repair instructions for when there is a damaged harness with dtcs P17F600, U008000, and/or U010100.


- 2019 -

Technical Service Bulletin
37 Transmission malfunction, DTC P17F600, U008000, and/or U010100 stored in TCM or ECM
37 19 84 2053878/1 February 26, 2019.
Model(s)
Year
VIN Range
Vehicle-Specific Equipment
A6, A7
2019
000001 - 050600
3.0 TFSI
Condition
Customer states:
 A transmission malfunction indication is displayed in the instrument cluster.
 Multiple other warnings might be displayed in the instrument cluster.
Workshop findings:
The following DTCs may be stored in the transmission control module (TCM), J217 (address word 0002):
 DTC P17F600 (Parking lock solenoid Electrical error).
 DTC U008000 (Vehicle Communication Bus F).
The following DTCs may be stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (address word 0001):
 DTC U010100 (Lost Communication with TCM).
Technical Background
The transmission harness can come in contact with the cross member damaging it.
Production Solution
Optimized wiring harness and routing implemented in production.
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Technical Service Bulletin
Service
1. Inspect for damage to the
transmission harness (Figure
1 - 4).
 Thoroughly inspect the
transmission wiring
harness for damage.
 Harness damage can be
very subtle. Even a light
chafing of the harness
wrap can already cause
said DTCs.
 Should no harness damage
be found, please contact
TAC.
Figure 1. Common positions for harness damage.
Figure 2. Example of a small rip in the protective tape.
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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
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Figure 3. The damage in the harness might be difficult to spot.
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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
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Figure 4. The cause of the DTC may be as a small as a pinhole.
2. Replace and reroute the
transmission harness.
 Remove the old
transmission harness in the
vehicle.
 Wrap the exposed wires in
the transmission harness
as shown in Figure 5.
 Mount and route the new
transmission harness as
shown in Figure 6.
Figure 5. Routing and wrapping of the aft part of the transmission harness.
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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
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Figure
6. Routing and mounting of the transmission harness behind the cross
member.
3. The cross-member is shown dismounted in Figure 6 to show the new mounting points more clearly.
For mounting and installation of the new transmission harness, the cross-member does not have to be
disassembled.
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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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Warranty
Claim Type:
 110 up to 48 Months/50,000 Miles.
 G10 for CPO Covered Vehicles – Verify Owner.
 If vehicle is outside any warranty, this Technical Service Bulletin is informational
only.
Service Number:
9781
Damage Code:
0024
Labor Operations:
Inspect transmission harness
9781 9999
40 TU
Repair or reroute transmission harness
9709 9999
80 TU
GFF – Checking and clearing fault codes
included in existing labor operations
0150 0000
Time stated on
diagnostic
protocol (Max 30
TU)
Road test prior to service procedure
No allowance
0 TU
Road test after service procedure
No allowance
0 TU
Diagnostic Time:
Claim Comment:
As per TSB #2053878/1
All warranty claims submitted for payment must be in accordance with the Audi Warranty Policies and Procedures
Manual. Claims are subject to review or audit by Audi Warranty.
Required Parts and Tools
Always check with your Parts Department and/or ETKA for the latest information and parts bulletins.
Part Number
Part Description
Quantity
See ETKA
Fasteners, Bolts, Nuts and Screws as needed per the
Repair Manual
See ETKA/ELSA
N19729301
Tape
Up to .2
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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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Additional Information
All parts and service references provided in this TSB (2053878) are subject to change and/or removal.
©2019 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 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 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.
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© 2019 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 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 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.

Technical Service Bulletin
37 Transmission malfunction, DTC P17F600, U008000, and/or U010100 stored in TCM or ECM
37 19 84 2053878/1 February 26, 2019.
Model(s)
Year
VIN Range
Vehicle-Specific Equipment
A6, A7
2019
000001 - 050600
3.0 TFSI
Condition
Customer states:
 A transmission malfunction indication is displayed in the instrument cluster.
 Multiple other warnings might be displayed in the instrument cluster.
Workshop findings:
The following DTCs may be stored in the transmission control module (TCM), J217 (address word 0002):
 DTC P17F600 (Parking lock solenoid Electrical error).
 DTC U008000 (Vehicle Communication Bus F).
The following DTCs may be stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (address word 0001):
 DTC U010100 (Lost Communication with TCM).
Technical Background
The transmission harness can come in contact with the cross member damaging it.
Production Solution
Optimized wiring harness and routing implemented in production.
Page 1 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Service
1. Inspect for damage to the
transmission harness (Figure
1 - 4).
 Thoroughly inspect the
transmission wiring
harness for damage.
 Harness damage can be
very subtle. Even a light
chafing of the harness
wrap can already cause
said DTCs.
 Should no harness damage
be found, please contact
TAC.
Figure 1. Common positions for harness damage.
Figure 2. Example of a small rip in the protective tape.
Page 2 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Figure 3. The damage in the harness might be difficult to spot.
Page 3 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Figure 4. The cause of the DTC may be as a small as a pinhole.
2. Replace and reroute the
transmission harness.
 Remove the old
transmission harness in the
vehicle.
 Wrap the exposed wires in
the transmission harness
as shown in Figure 5.
 Mount and route the new
transmission harness as
shown in Figure 6.
Figure 5. Routing and wrapping of the aft part of the transmission harness.
Page 4 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Figure
6. Routing and mounting of the transmission harness behind the cross
member.
3. The cross-member is shown dismounted in Figure 6 to show the new mounting points more clearly.
For mounting and installation of the new transmission harness, the cross-member does not have to be
disassembled.
Page 5 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Warranty
Claim Type:
 110 up to 48 Months/50,000 Miles.
 G10 for CPO Covered Vehicles – Verify Owner.
 If vehicle is outside any warranty, this Technical Service Bulletin is informational
only.
Service Number:
9781
Damage Code:
0024
Labor Operations:
Inspect transmission harness
9781 9999
40 TU
Repair or reroute transmission harness
9709 9999
80 TU
GFF – Checking and clearing fault codes
included in existing labor operations
0150 0000
Time stated on
diagnostic
protocol (Max 30
TU)
Road test prior to service procedure
No allowance
0 TU
Road test after service procedure
No allowance
0 TU
Diagnostic Time:
Claim Comment:
As per TSB #2053878/1
All warranty claims submitted for payment must be in accordance with the Audi Warranty Policies and Procedures
Manual. Claims are subject to review or audit by Audi Warranty.
Required Parts and Tools
Always check with your Parts Department and/or ETKA for the latest information and parts bulletins.
Part Number
Part Description
Quantity
See ETKA
Fasteners, Bolts, Nuts and Screws as needed per the
Repair Manual
See ETKA/ELSA
N19729301
Tape
Up to .2
Page 6 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.
Technical Service Bulletin
Additional Information
All parts and service references provided in this TSB (2053878) are subject to change and/or removal.
©2019 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 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 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.
Page 7 of 7
© 2019 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 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 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.


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