A9020512058077_4

90 Audi pre sense warning, warning jolt, and/or brake engagement
90 20 51 2058077/4 June 17, 2020. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 90 number 20-37 dated
January 28, 2020 for reasons listed below.
Model(s)
Year
VIN Range
Vehicle-Specific Equipment
A6, S6, A7,
S7, A8, S8,
Q7, and R8
2010 - 2022
All
Not Applicable
A3, A3
Cabriolet
2015 – 2022
All
Not Applicable
TT, TTS,
and TTRS
2016 - 2022
All
Not Applicable
A5, S5, A5
Cabriolet,
S5
Cabriolet,
A5
Sportback,
S5
Sportback,
RS 5, Q5,
SQ5, and
TT
2018 - 2022
All
Not Applicable
A3 e-tron
2017 - 2018
All
Not Applicable
Audi e-tron
quattro, Q3,
and Q8
2019 - 2022
All
Not Applicable
A4, S4, A4
allroad, and
A4 Cabriolet
2017 - 2022
All
Not Applicable
Condition
REVISION HISTORY
Revision
Date
Purpose
4
-
Revised header (Added models and model years)
Revised Service (Added Q3 procedure)
3
01/28/2020
Revised header (Added PR Code)
2
01/17/2020
Revised header (Added models and model years)
Revised Service (Added Note and Criterions)
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Revised Warranty (Added Claim Types)
Customer states:
The customer is concerned about an unexpected Audi pre sense city front intervention:
 Audi pre sense city warning.
Or
 Audi pre sense city warning jolt.
Or
 Audi pre sense city emergency stop.
Or
The customer is concerned about an unexpected Audi pre sense front intervention:
 Audi pre sense front warning.
Or
 Audi pre sense front warning jolt.
Or
 Audi pre sense front partial braking.
Or
 Audi pre sense emergency braking.
Or
 The intervention of emergency steer assist.
Or
 The intervention of turning assistant.
The Audi pre sense symbol appears in the instrument
cluster and an audible warning is issued at the same
time (Figure 1). At the same time, neither of the
blinkers was active nor the side window closed.
Figure 1. Audi pre sense symbol.
Workshop findings:
 In a test drive, the concern cannot be reproduced.
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Technical Background
Be aware of the safety instructions and the system limits of the supporting systems, sensors, and cameras (see
the owner's manual and self-study program 637, Audi Q7 type 4M: passenger protection and infotainment).
Production Solution
Not applicable.
Service
Ask the customer the following questions:
 When did the Audi pre sense city or Audi pre sense front intervene? [Day, month, and year].
 Was the red Audi pre sense triangle displayed in the instrument cluster during the concern? [Yes/No].
 Did a warning tone sound at the same time a red Audi pre sense triangle was displayed? [Yes/No].
 Did the hazard warning lights turn on or did the side windows close at the same time? [Yes/No].
Note:
Please follow all the criterions that apply to your vehicle in order!
Criterion 1: For all A4/A5/Q5 vehicles (All MY), and Q7 vehicles MY 2019 and earlier.
Criterion 2: For all A3/TT/Q3 vehicles (All MY), and A6/A7/A8 vehicles MY 2018 and earlier.
Criterion 3: For all A6/A7/A8/Audi e-tron quattro MY 2019 and later, and Q7 vehicles MY 2020 and later.
Criterion 4: For all Q3 MY 2019 vehicles and later.
Criterion 1: For all A4/A5/Q5 vehicles and Q7 vehicles MY2019 and earlier.
1.
Perform the Audi pre sense test program. Depending on the vehicle options the test program can be
found under:
Test plan >> select self-test … >> body >> electrical system >> 01 – self-diagnosis capable systems >>
0013 – adaptive cruise control – J428 >> 0013 – Technical Product Information >> Audi pre sense.
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Or
Test plan >> select self-test … >> body >> electrical system >> 01 – self-diagnosis capable systems >>
00A5 – front camera for driver assist systems – R242 >> 00A5 – Technical Product Information >> Audi pre
sense.
2.
The test program asks you to enter the date of the customer concern.
3.
The test program checks whether interventions of Audi pre sense city and Audi pre sense front took place
three days before and three days after the above date.
4.
At the end, the program provides a list of the Audi pre sense city and Audi pre sense front interventions in
this period.
Depending on the result of the test program proceed as follows:
Result of the ODIS test program
Explanation
Proceed as follows:
The customer had no Audi pre
sense intervention.
The customer did not see the Audi
pre sense symbol in the instrument
cluster.
Continue your analysis. This TSB
does not apply.
Audi pre sense basic event
The customer saw the Audi pre
sense symbol, but a warning tone
did not sound at the same time.
 Explain to the customer the
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense basic.
Audi pre sense:
 Use the owner's manual and the
self-study program.
 Continue your analysis. This
TSB does not apply.
Audi pre sense rear event
The radar sensors of the lane
 Explain to the customer the
change assist permanently record
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense rear.
the traffic behind the vehicle, even if
Audi side assist is not activated. The
 Use the owner's manual and the
J769 and J770 control modules
self-study program.
evaluate the received signals,
 Continue your analysis. This
process them and thus detect the
TSB does not apply.
distance of the following vehicles
within the detection range.
If a control module for the lane
change assist J769 detects a critical
pre sense rear situation, it sends
various information to the data bus
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diagnostic interface J533. The
definition of a critical situation is that
the following vehicle could drive into
its own rear end without further
action by the following driver.
The data bus diagnostic interface
J533 sends these signals to the
airbag control module J234. On the
basis of the available information,
the J234 decides which actuators
are activated and sends this
information to different control
modules.
Audi pre sense city intervention
And
No Audi pre sense front intervention
Audi pre sense city warning
Or
Audi pre sense front warning
Audi pre sense city warnings and
warning jolts on pedestrians are
not saved.
Only a limited number of
interventions are stored. The
intervention mentioned by the
customer may be too far back and
been overwritten by further
interventions.
 Explain to the customer the
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense city and Audi pre sense
front.
 Use the owner's manual and the
self-study program.
 Observe the Audi pre sense
adjustment options
(early/medium/late/off) in the
MMI. This can influence the
timing of the warning and of the
warning jolt.
If the vehicle approaches a
 Explain to the customer the
preceding or stationary vehicle in a
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense city and Audi pre sense
critical situation, the instrument
front.
cluster can optically and acoustically
warn the driver within certain limits.  Use the owner's manual and the
self-study program.
 Observe the Audi pre sense
adjustment options
(early/medium/late/off) in the
MMI. This can influence the
timing of the warning and of the
warning jolt.
Audi pre sense judder
But if the driver does not respond to  Explain to the customer the
the warnings, the ABS control
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense city and Audi pre sense
module J104 issues an urgent
front.
warning with a judder. The judder is
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a very short, clearly perceivable
 Use the owner's manual and the
brake activation that does not slow
self-study program.
down the vehicle. It aims to bring
 Observe the Audi pre sense
the attention of the driver back to
adjustment options
the traffic situation and to signal that
(early/medium/late/off) in the
an immediate reaction is necessary
MMI. This can influence the
to prevent a collision.
timing of the warning and of the
warning jolt.
Audi pre sense front emergency
stop
In case of an emergency stop, Audi
pre sense front calculates whether
the driver brakes sufficiently to
prevent a collision. If this is not the
case, depending on the situation the
necessary braking performance is
increased up to a full deceleration.
Explain to the customer that they
operated the brakes and Audi pre
sense front supported him with the
brake intervention.
The intervention of turning assistant. If Audi pre sense detects that a
 Explain to the customer the
critical situation would arise when
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense front.
turning off, the hydraulic brake
assistant is parameterized by the
 Use the owner's manual and the
ABS control module J104. In
self-study program.
addition, the triggering algorithms
for the hydraulic brake assistant are
changed. As a result of this action,
the response time of the brake is
very fast. If the vehicle continues
turning and rolls/pulls away now,
Audi pre sense front detects this
with the speed sensors of the ABS
control module J104.
In this case, Audi pre sense front
would initiate an automatic
emergency braking by the ABS
control module J104 so that the
vehicle stops in its own lane. The
driver is notified visually and
acoustically that the vehicle is
braking automatically.
Intervention of emergency steer
assist
If the driver evades another vehicle  Explain to the customer the
after a warning jolt, the evasion
operation and limits of Audi pre
sense front.
assistant supports him with steering
torque if necessary. Audi pre sense
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front calculates a suitable evasion
 Use the owner's manual and the
line on the basis of various data,
self-study program.
such as the own speed and the lane
of the vehicle ahead.
If the own vehicle moves within
certain limits too far away from the
evasion line, the evasion assistant
attempts to guide the vehicle along
the evasion line by steering
interventions. This helps the driver
to steer past the obstacle. Within the
physical limits, a loss of control can
be prevented when evading an
obstacle.
Audi pre sense emergency brake
Or
Audi pre sense front emergency
braking
If the driver also ignores the judder If the customer feels that the vehicle
or only releases the accelerator
has braked for no reason, contact
pedal, the ABS control module J104 TAC.
brakes the vehicle. Depending on
the vehicle speed the braking
performance can be gradually
increased up to a full deceleration
(emergency stop).
5. Perform the “Data logging” test program. This test plan can be found under:
Test plan >> select self-test… >> body >> electrical system >> 01 – self-diagnosis capable systems >>
00A5 – front camera for driver assist systems – R242 >> 00A5 – Technical Product Information >> Data
logging.
Depending on the category only a limited number of the events are saved:
6. Per concern, the test program "Audi pre sense" must only be performed once.
7. If the concern has occurred several times, the test program "Audi pre sense" must not be performed more
than three times.
Criterion 2: For all A3/TT vehicles (All MY), and Q3/A6/A7/A8 vehicles MY 2018 and earlier.
1. Perform the “Data logging” test program. Depending on the vehicle options the test program can be found
under:
Test plan >> select self-test… >> body >> electrical system >> 01 – self-diagnosis capable systems >> 0013
– adaptive cruise control – J428 >> 0013 – Technical Product Information >> Subsystems, marginal
conditions >> data logging.
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Criterion 3: For all A6/A7/A8/Audi e-tron quattro MY 2019 and later and Q7 vehicles MY 2020 and later.
1. Perform the “Data logging” test program. Depending on the vehicle options the test program can be found
under:
Test plan >> select self-test… >> body >> electrical system >> 01 – self-diagnosis capable systems >> 00A5
– front camera for driver assist systems – R242 >> 00A5 – Technical Product Information >> Data logging.
2. Select all measured values and click OK to start the test.
Criterion 4: For all Q3 vehicles MY 2019 and later.
1. Perform the Audi pre sense test program. Depending on the vehicle options the test program can be found
under:
Test plan >> select self-test … >> body >> electrical system >> 01 – self-diagnosis capable systems >> 0013
– adaptive cruise control – J428 >> 0013 – Technical Product Information >> Audi pre sense.
2. The test program asks you to enter the date of the customer concern.
3. The test program checks whether interventions of Audi pre sense city and Audi pre sense front took place
three days before and three days after the above date.
4. At the end, the program provides a list of the Audi pre sense city and Audi pre sense front interventions in
this period.
Result of the ODIS test program
Explanation
Proceed as follows:
If the vehicle approaches a
preceding or stationary vehicle
in a critical situation, the
instrument cluster can optically
and acoustically warn the
driver within certain limits.
Explain to the customer the operation and
limits of Audi pre sense front.
But if the driver does not
respond to the warnings, the
ABS control unit J104 issues
an urgent warning with a
judder. The judder is a very
Explain to the customer the operation and
limits of Audi pre sense front.
Audi pre sense:
Audi pre sense warning
Audi pre sense judder
Use the owner's literature and the selfstudy program.
Observe the Audi pre sense adjustment
options (early/medium/late/off) in the MMI.
This influences the timing of the warning.
Use the owner's literature and the selfstudy Audi.
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short, clearly perceivable
brake activation that does not
slow down the vehicle. It aims
to bring the attention of the
driver back to the traffic
situation and to signal that an
immediate reaction is
necessary to prevent a
collision.
Observe the Audi pre sense adjustment
options (early/medium/late/off) in the MMI.
This influences the timing of the judder.
Driver-triggered emergency stop
In case of an emergency stop
Audi pre sense front calculates
whether the driver brakes
sufficiently to prevent a
collision. If this is not the case,
depending on the situation the
necessary braking
performance is increased up to
a full deceleration.
Explain to the customer that he himself
operated the brakes and Audi pre sense
front supported him with the brake
engagement.
Audi pre sense braking
If the driver also ignores the
If the customer feels that the vehicle has
judder or only releases the
braked for no reason, contact TAC.
accelerator pedal, the ABS
control unit J104 brakes the
vehicle. Depending on the
vehicle speed the braking
performance can be gradually
increased up to a full
deceleration (emergency stop).
Depending on the category only the last two events are saved:
6. Per concern, the test program "Audi pre sense" must only be performed once.
7. If the concern has occurred several times, the test program "Audi pre sense" must not be performed more
than three times per instance.
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Warranty
Claim Type:
 110 up to 48 Months/50,000 Miles.
 G10 for CPO Covered Vehicles – Verify Owner.
 If the vehicle is outside any warranty, this Technical Service Bulletin is
informational only.
Service Number:
9163
Damage Code:
0039
Diagnostic Time:
GFF
0150 0000
Time stated on
the diagnostic
protocol (Max
100 TU)
Road test prior to the service procedure
No allowance
0 TU
Road test after the service procedure
No allowance
0 TU
Claim Comment:
As per TSB #2058077/3
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.
Additional Information
All part and service references provided in this TSB (2058077) are subject to change and/or removal. Always
check with your Parts Department and/or ETKA for the latest information and parts bulletins. Please check the
Repair Manual for fasteners, bolts, nuts, and screws that require replacement during the repair.
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