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AUDI
Reported code forms P2711
Customer states that the gear display is illuminated in cluster. Vehicle may exhibit a shudder condition on first acceleration from a stop. The following fault entry is logged in the transmission control module (TCM),…
AUDI
Reported code forms P2711
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 30 number 12-14 dated August 6, 2012. Customer states that the gear display is illuminated in cluster. Vehicle may exhibit a shudder condition on first acceleration from a…
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