Technical Service Bulletin
35 Gearbox warning comes on, various DTC memory entries in TCM
35 24 50 2070217/2 May 7, 2024. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 35 number 23-44 dated
September 15, 2023 for reasons listed below.
Model(s)

Year

A3

2017 - 2024

TT, TTS, and TT
RS

2017 -2023

A3 Cabriolet

2017 - 2019

A3 Sportback etron

2017 - 2018

TT RS

2018 - 2022

VIN Range

Vehicle-Specific Equipment

All

Not Applicable

Condition
REVISION HISTORY
Revision

Date

Purpose

2

-

Revised Parts (Updated cover for Mechatronic part number)

1

09/15/2023

Initial publication

Customer states:
• The vehicle shudders while driving.
and
• The gearbox warning lamp is illuminated.
and/or
• The message “Gearbox Malfunction” appears on the instrument cluster display.
and/or
• The gearbox only changes gear in Limp Home Mode; it is only possible to drive in the gears 1-3-5-7 or 2-4-6.
Workshop findings:
• One or more of the customer statements can be reproduced.
• One or more of the following DTC(s) may be stored in the transmission control module (TCM), -J217- (address
word 0002):

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DTC Entry Symptom Code Description

Gearbox Type

P173500

10666

Clutch position sensor 1, electrical malfunction

0GC/0DL

P173600

10668

Clutch position sensor 2, electrical malfunction

0GC/0DL

P175D00

10693

Clutch 1 opens unintentionally

0GC/0DL

P176E00

10694

Clutch 2 opens unintentionally

0GC/0DL

P175E00

10747

Clutch 1 closes unintentionally

0GC/0DL

P176F00

10748

Clutch 2 closes unintentionally

0GC/0DL

P060700

10658

Control module implausible

0GC/0DL

P060700

10660

Control module implausible

0GC/0DL

P060700

10662

Control module implausible

0GC/0DL

P060700

10664

Control module implausible

0GC/0DL

P176A00

10912

Gear selector 1 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176B00

10913

Gear selector 2 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176C00

10914

Gear selector 3 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176D00

10915

Gear selector 4 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176A00

10725

Gear selector 1 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176B00

10726

Gear selector 2 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176C00

10727

Gear selector 3 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P176D00

10728

Gear selector 4 cannot be regulated

0GC/0DL

P071500

10753

Transmission Input Speed Sensor 1, electrical fault in circuit 0GC/0DL

P276500

10754

Transmission Input Speed Sensor 2, electrical fault in circuit 0GC/0DL

P174A00

10739

Valve 3 in partial transmission 1 electrical malfunction

0DL

P174E00

10740

Valve 3 in partial transmission 2 electrical malfunction

0DL

P173E00

10741

Valve 1 in partial transmission 1 electrical malfunction

0DL

P174C00

10742

Valve 1 in partial transmission 2 electrical malfunction

0DL

P173F00

10743

Valve 2 in partial transmission 1 electrical malfunction

0DL

P174D00

10744

Valve 2 in partial transmission 2 electrical malfunction

0DL

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Technical Background
Hardware issue in transmission control unit.

Production Solution
Not applicable.

Service
1. The Software part number and Software Version number and of the Transmission control unit must first be
checked (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Software part number and Software version number.
2. If the installed Software part number and Software version number is not included in the table below, then
this TSB does not apply. Continue the diagnosis and repair outside of this TSB.
3. If the installed Software part number and Software version number is included in the table below continue
with the TSB instructions.

Software Part Number
0GC300042J

1402

0GC300012A

1403

0GC300012M

2308

0GC300013M

2401

0GC300013M

2402

0GC300013N

2404

0GC300014B

2405

0GC300014B

2406

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0GC300043A

2303

0GC300044H

2402

0DL300012H

2111

0DL300012H

2112

0DL300013E

3020

0DL300013E

3023

0DL300013L

3104

0DL300013L

3101

Tip: Offboard Diagnostic Information System Service: In the Offboard Diagnostic Information
System (ODIS), the baseline version (diagnosis data – didb_GFS-a) 2023.03.01 / 2.30.5 or higher
must be installed (Figure 2).

Figure 2. ODIS Version.
4. It is only possible to deliver the correct control unit if
89 values are read out and transmitted in the global
variables under the address DA0002 at the start of
the diagnostic session. To check this, save the
diagnostic protocol (Figure 3) to the desktop of the
scan tool and open it
Figure 3. Save Diagnosis Log.

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5. Click the + to expand the “Global Variables” (Figure
4).

Figure 4. Global Variables.
6. With the “Global Variables” expanded (Figure 5), there should be a long list of values.

Figure 5. Global Variables Expanded
7. Check the global variables; there should be a long list of values with the title DA0002 ending with the
values “STOPP”.

Figure 6. Global Variables DA0002.
There should be 89 values stored with the title DA0002. Quickly check if there are 89 values by
performing a “Search text” or “Find” (Control +F) in the browser window; search for DA0002 to verify
that the number of results is 89 (Figure 7).

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