1997 AUDI A4 display

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If no vehicle speed is displayed between
standstill and moving:

- Switch ignition OFF and connect VAG 1598/19
test box page 01
-255
.

- Connect VAG 1527B voltage tester between test
box sockets 13C (signal) and 10D (B+).

- Raise front of vehicle until left-front wheel is free
to rotate.

Note:
The right front wheel must NOT rotate.

- Switch ignition ON.

Voltage tester must light up at half strength

- Rotate left front wheel by hand.
Voltage tester must become brighter (flash)
If tester does not light up (become brighter) or
flash:

-
Check wiring between test box socket 13X and
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Transmission Range (TR) selector lever
position signal, checking


Note:
The Engine Control Module (ECM) uses this
signal to recognize the transmission range
selector lever position. When a driving mode is
selected, idle speed should drop by approx. 50
RPM to reduce creep.

Checking requirement

Control module coding OK page 01
-247
.

- Switch ignition ON.

- Using VAG 1551 scan tool, select "Read
Measuring Value Block" function 08, display
group 004, display field 4 page 01
-249
.
Read measuring value block 4 1 2 3 4

Indicated on display
CAUTION! Specified value: XXX_1X (TR selector lever in P or N)
- Apply brake and select drive mode (1, 2, 3, R or D).
Specified value: XXX_0X
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-
Press button.
- Select "End Output" function 06 and press -Q-
button to confirm input.
If a display did NOT change, even though coding
is OK:

- Connect VAG 1598/19 test box to ECM harness
connector page 01
-255
.

- Connect VAG 1527B voltage tester between test
box sockets 11B (signal) and 10B (constant
B+/terminal 30).

Voltage tester must light up (with TR selector
lever in P or N), then go out with drive mode
(1, 2, 3, R or D) selected
If voltage tester lights up and goes out when
drive mode is selected, even though the range
indicator in the "Read measuring value block" is
OK:

- Replace ECM page 01
-265
.
If voltage tester lights up constantly or not at all:

-
Check wiring for short to ground, short to B+ or open circuit between
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- Test drive and select "Read Measuring Value
Block" function 08, display group 004 page
01
-249
.
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Read measuring value block 4 1 2 3 4

Indicated on display; note display field 4
Notes:
Due to its short signal duration, shifting cannot always be observed on the
VAG 1551 scan tool.
CAUTION!
Do not use the shift inputs (identified by an X) during the shift signal
check.
If the change in the shift signal display did not occur, even though the
control module coding was OK: Specified value: XXX_X0
Shift value must increase briefly during shifting.
Specified value: XXX_X1
-
Press button.
- Select "End Output" function 06.
- Press -Q- button to confirm input.
- Connect VAG 1598/19 test box to ECM harness connector page 01
-
255
.
- Check wiring for open or short circuit between ECM and TCM, using
wiring diagram.
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- Switch ignition ON.

- Using VAG 1551 scan tool, select "Read
Measuring Value Block" function 08, display
group 027, display field 1 page 01
-249
.
Read measuring value block 27 1 2 3 4

Indicated on display; note display field 1
If the specified value is not obtained, even though coding is OK: Specified value: 0
- Start engine and let idle.
Specified value: 1
-
Press button.- Select "End Output" function 06.
- Press -Q- button to confirm input.
- Connect VAG 1598/19 test box to ECM harness connector page 01
-
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.
- Check wiring for open or short circuit between ECM and TCM, using
wiring diagram.
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- Switch ignition ON.

- Using VAG 1551 scan tool, select "Read
Measuring Value Block" function 08, display
group 027, display field 2 page 01
-249
.
Read measuring value block 27 1 2 3 4

Indicated on display; note display field 2
If the specified value is not obtained, even though coding is OK: Specified value: 0
- Start engine and let idle.
Specified value: 1
-
Press button.- Select "End Output" function 06.
- Press -Q- button to confirm input.
- Connect VAG 1598/19 test box to ECM harness connector page 01
-
255
.
- Check wiring for open or short circuit between ECM and instrument
cluster, using wiring diagram.
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- Find and eliminate open or short circuit; repair
as necessary.
If wiring is OK:

- Replace ABS control module.
If the ABS control module is OK, but the
malfunction is still occurring:

- Replace ECM page 01
-265
.

ABS control module with ABS/EDL/ASR

Notes:

The torque signal is monitored by the
"Automatic Traction Control" Control Module
and by the ECM.

Repair Manual, Brake System On Board
Diagnostic (OBD), Repair Group 01


Vehicles with automatic traction control (ASR)
can be recognized by the ASR indicator light in
the instrument cluster or by control module
identification displayed during the ABS On
Board Diagnostic program sequence.
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