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Technical Service Bulletin

Topic 96 Anti-theft alarm activates for no reason or does not activate
Market area United States 444 Volkswagen of America, Inc. (6444)

Brand Audi

Transaction No. |2056019/4

Level EH

Status Released for publishing

Release date

May 8, 2025

New customer code

Object of complaint

Complaint type

Position

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> anti-theft alarm

functionality -> no function

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> anti-theft alarm

functionality -> operation
sequence incorrect

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> anti-theft alarm -> acoustic anti-theft alarm

functionality -> does not switch
off/disconnect

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> anti-theft alarm system activation

functionality -> unintentional
deployment

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> anti-theft alarm -> visual anti-theft alarm

functionality -> operation
sequence incorrect

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> anti-theft alarm -> visual anti-theft alarm

functionality -> does not switch
off/disconnect

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection

functionality

access control, start authorization, anti-theft protection -> anti-theft
protection -> interior monitoring

functionality -> switches on by
itself

Vehicle data

All

Sales types

Type|MY |Brand|Designation| Engine code | Gearbox code |Final drive code
4* |2010/A * * *

4* |2011/A * * *

4* |2012|A * * *

4* |2013/A * * *

4* |2014/A * * *

4 2015|A * * *

4 2016)/A * * *

Type|MY |Brand|Designation| Engine code | Gearbox code | Final drive code
4* |2017|A * * *
4* |2018/A * * *
4* |2019/A * * *
4* |2020|A * * *
4 2021|A * * *
4* 2022|A * * *
4 2023)/A * * *
4* |2024|A * * *
4* |2025/A * * *
8* — |2010)A * * *
8* }2011 JA * * *
8* = |2012|A * * *
8* —|2013)A * * *
8* 2014/A * * *
8* 2015/A * * *
8* =|2016|A * * *
8* |2017|A * * *
8* |2018|A * * *
8* |2019)A * * *
8* —|2020)A * * *
8* —|2021|A * * *
8* 2022|A * * *
8* 2023/A * * *
8* 2024 |A * * *
8* —|2025)A * * *
F* |2015/A * * *
F* |2016/A * * *
F* |2017/A * * *
F* |2018/A * * *
F* |2019/A * * *
F* 2020/A * * *
F* 2021|A * * *
F* |2022/A * * *
F* |2023/A * * *
F* |2024/A * * *
F* |2025/A * * *
G* |2017|A * * *
G* |2018)A * * *
G* |2019]A * * *
G* |2020/A * * *
A

2021

Type|MY |Brand|Designation| Engine code | Gearbox code | Final drive code
G* |2022|A * * *
G* |2023)A * * *
G* |2024)A * * *
G* |2025|A * * *

PR numbers

PR numbers
?:with 7AH
?:0r ?:with 7AJS
?:0r ?:with 7AL

Documents

Document name

master.xml

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Technical Service Bulletin Transaction No.: 2056019/4
96 Anti-theft alarm activates for no reason or does not activate Release date: May 8, 2025
Condition

REVISION HISTORY

Revision Date Purpose
4 - Revised Service (Revised verbiage and module codes for applicable vehicles)
3 11/07/2024 Revised header (Added models and model years)

Revised Service (Add description for PPE and PPC platforms)

2 02/15/2023 Revised header (Added models and model years)

Revised Service (Add description for Q4 and e-tron GT)

Customer states:
+ The anti-theft alarm went off for no reason or did not go off.
Workshop findings:

+ No relevant DTCs are stored.

Technical Background
Not applicable.
Production Solution
Not applicable.

Service

Find the corresponding data shown below that corresponds to the time of the customer concern.

You can find the causes for the activation of the alarm and (on some models) the activation date and time in the
following measurement value blocks:

A3 (8P) and Q3 (8U):
Diagnostic address 09

+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement value blocks 18 — 23.

A3 (8V):
Diagnostic address 09
+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement value “alarm history data".

A3 (8Y), and Q3 (F3)

Diagnostic address 0009

+ Reasons why the alarm was triggered including date and time:
— measured values “History data anti-theft protection” / “Cause of alarm trigger’.
— measured values “Anti-theft alarm history data for alarm trigger”

Q4 (F4)

Diagnostic address 0019

+ Reasons why the alarm was triggered including date and time:

— measured values “Anti-theft alarm history data for alarm trigger’.

A4 (8K), A5 (8T), A5 Cabriolet (8F), Q5 (8R), AG (4G), A7 (4G), A8 (4H), and R8 (4S):
Diagnostic address 46

+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement value blocks 18 — 24.

@)

Information about measurement value block 18:

The trigger reason "Alarm triggered by ILM" means that the alarm siren was triggered by a command of the
convenience control unit J393. This means that the real reason for the alarm going off can be found in
measurement values 21-24.

TT (8J) model year 2010 — 2014:

Diagnostic address 09
+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement value blocks 18 — 23.

TT (FV):
Diagnostic address 09
+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement value "alarm history data"

AG (4F) and Q7 (4L):
Diagnostic address 46
+ Reasons for activation:

— measurement value block 16.

A4 (8W), A5 (F5), AG (4A), A7 (4K), A8 (4N), Q5 (FY), Q7/Q8 (4M), e-tron (GE), e-tron GT (F8):
Diagnostic address 46
+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement values "history data of anti-theft protection”.

— measurement values "history data of panic alarm".

— measurement values “anti-theft alarm history data for alarm triggering”.

@

Information about measurement value "anti-theft alarm history data for alarm triggering":

The data from the alarm horn can be read here.

The triggering reason "Alarm triggered by external system" means that the alarm siren was triggered by a
command of the convenience control unit J393. This means that the real reason for the alarm going off can
be found in the measurement values “history data of anti-theft protection".

AS5 (FU), A6 e-tron (GH), Q5 (GU), Q6 (GF):

Diagnostic address 0009

+ Reasons for activation including data and time:
— measured values “History data anti-theft protection”
— measured values “History data of panic alarm”

— measured values “Anti-theft alarm history data for alarm trigger”

@)

Information about measurement value "anti-theft alarm history data for alarm triggering":
The data from the alarm horn can be read here.

The reason “Activation by external system / anti-theft alarm system master” means that the alarm siren was
triggered by a command given by the Electronic Central Electrical module J519. This means the actual
reason why the alarm was triggered can be found in the measured values “history data anti-theft
protection”.

R8 (42) from MY 2010:
Diagnostic address 09
+ Reasons for activation including activation date and time:

— measurement value blocks 18 — 23.

@)

Information about measurement value block 18:

The triggering reason "Alarm triggered by ILM" means that the alarm siren was triggered by a command of
the convenience control unit J393. This means that the real reason for the alarm going off can be found in
measurement values 21-24.