AUDI A4 1996 B5 / 1.G AFC Engine On Board Diagnostic Multiport Fuel Injection Workshop Manual
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G68- faulty Troubleshooting & Component Locations   
Note on display field 4:  
If no vehicle speed is shown on VAG 1551 scan tool, first make sure the vehicle speed display is OK. If vehicle speed display 
is faulty, check vehicle speed sensor: 
 Electrical Wiring Diagrams, Troubleshooting & Component Locations   
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 Display group 004  Display 
shows  Display/specified 
value  Designation  
Basic 
setting 4  
1 2 3 4  0  2  
1 = Idle air control valve at idle   
   HS: +14 to -16   
or   
AT: +10 to -20  2 = Idle speed control learning value in manual transmission (HS) at idle setting and/or 
with automatic transmission (AT) in selector lever setting P or N  
Variation permitted for new engines:  
HS: +20 to -16AT: +16 to -20) 
   HS: 0  
or  
AT: +10 to -20  3 = Idle speed control learning value in automatic transmission (AT) in selector lever 
setting D, 1, 2, 3 or R. (0 is always displayed in vehicles with manual transmission.)  
   001 10   4 = Shift inputs at idle:   
0 off 1 on 
Notes:  
 
Values in display fields 2 and/or 3 can only be evaluated with idle air control valve is within tolerance at idle (display value 
1). If the idle air control valve is not within tolerance after 1 minute waiting time, no learning takes place in display fields 2 
and/or 3 . 
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 Positive learning values show a greater learning value than in the basic setting: -N71- is further open.
 Negative learning values show a learning value that is less than in basic setting: -N71- is more closed.
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 Test table display group 004  Display 
field  Display on VAG 
1551 scan tool  Malfunction cause  
Malfunction repair  
1   Outside tolerance 
range  
Malfunction in the DTC memoryClosed Throttle Position (CTP) switch -
F60- activated or faulty Idle Air Control (IAC) valve -N71- faulty Electrical consumers onSteering wheel at end stop Driving mode selected (automatic 
transmission) Throttle sticks, floor mat presses on 
accelerator pedal, air leak - Check DTC memory   page 01
-13
- Check -F60-   page 24
-73
 and display 
group 002, display field 4 
- Check -N71-   page 24
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- Switch electrical consumers off
- Center steering wheel
- Move selector lever to P or N
- Repair cause
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Display 
field  Display on 
VAG 1551 scan 
tool  Malfunction cause  
Malfunction repair  
2   Greater than 
+14(HS)  
and/or   
greater than + 
10(AT)   
Idle Air Control (IAC) valve -N71- faulty
 Electrical consumers on
 Steering wheel at end stop
 Driving mode selected (automatic transmission)
 Intake manifold pump plugged in automatic transmission 
 EGR vacuum regulator solenoid valve -N18- open- Check DTC memory   
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 and/or display 
group 018 
- Switch electrical 
consumers off 
- Center steering wheel
- Move selector lever to P or 
N 
- Repair cause
- Check DTC memory 
and/or display group 017, 
display field 3 
2   Less than -16
(HS)  
and/or  
less than -20
(AT)   
Idle Air Control (IAC) valve -N71- faulty
 Large air leak, manifold area, throttle stop not OK
 Air leak on second stage of throttle - Check DTC memory   
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-13
 and/or display 
group 018 
- Repair cause
3   Outside 
tolerance range  Only on vehicles with automatic transmission:  
 
Display field 2 outside tolerance 
 If display field 2 is within tolerance, move selector lever to D  Display field 2   
- Check transmission 
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and observe idle for approx. 1 min.; if display field 3 stays 
outside tolerance, the transmission is hard to move 
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Display 
field  Display on VAG 1551 
scan tool  Malfunction cause  
Malfunction repair  
4   Not 001 10  
Closed Throttle Position (CTP) switch -F60 activated or faulty A/C compressor switched on Rear window heating switched on Driving mode selected (automatic 
transmission) - Check and adjust -F60-   page 24
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- Switch A/C off
- Check A/C compressor shut-off   
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- Move selector lever to P or N
Note:  
Display field 4 (shift inputs) can be used to recognize whether the components described below are recognized by the Engine 
Control Module (ECM) as switched on or off. Display group 023 gives an exact description of the shift inputs.  0  
0  
1  
  
1  
0  
Meaning of 5-digit shift inputs  
                 
1 = Shifting Signal (0 = not active / 1 = active)  
              
   2 = Gear recognition signal (always "1" except that display = "0" for automatic transmission vehicles with 
gear engaged)  
           
      3 = -----------  
        
         4 = Mechanical Closed Throttle Position (CTP) switch (1 = closed / 0 = open)  
     
            5 = A/C compressor OFF/ON (0 = off, 1 = on)  
  
               6 = Rear window heater signal (always "0" except for vehicles without A/C and with rear window heater 
on)  
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 Display group 005  Display shows  
Display/specified value  
Designation  
Basic setting 5  
1 2 3 4  -25% to +25%   1 = Oxygen sensor learning value-idle (bank 1)  
   -25% to +25%   2 = Oxygen sensor learning value-partial throttle 1 (bank 1)  
   -25% to +25%   3 = Oxygen sensor learning value-partial throttle 2 (bank 1)  
   -25% to +25%   4 = Oxygen sensor learning value-partial throttle 3 (bank 1)  Display group 006  Display shows  
Display/specified value  
Designation  
Basic setting 6  
1 2 3 4  -25% to +25%   1 = Oxygen sensor learning value-idle (bank 2)  
   -25% to +25%   2 = Oxygen sensor learning value-partial throttle 1 (bank 2)  
   -25% to +25%   3 = Oxygen sensor learning value-partial throttle 2 (bank 2)  
   -25% to +25%   4 = Oxygen sensor learning value-partial throttle 3 (bank 2)  Notes:  
 
Positive learning value (+ %): Mixture too lean, more fuel must be injected. (Programmed basic fuel injection time too 
short, actual fuel injection time - % longer, so that   = 1 is obtained). 
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 Negative learning value (  %): Mixture too rich, less fuel must be injected. (Programmed basic fuel injection time too 
long, actual fuel injection time - % shorter so that   = 1 is achieved). 
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 Test table display group 005 and/or display group 006  Display 
fields  Display on 
VAG 1551 
scan tool  Malfunction cause  
Malfunction repair  
1, 2, 3, 4   Low oxygen 
sensor learning 
values   
If first learning value in display field 1 is low, but 
learning value in display fields 2, 3 and 4 normal: 
oil dilution (large amount of fuel in the oil), fuel 
injector leaks - Pull off cylinder block breather hose 
and close 
- If problem disappears after drive on 
expressway and/or oil change 
- Check fuel injector   page 24
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      If all four oxygen sensor learning values very low 
overall:  
- Fuel system pressure too high
- EVAP canister purge regulator valve -N80- open 
continuously - Check system and residual pressure 
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- Check -N80-   page 24
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 and/or 
display group 009, display field 3 
and/or display group 001, display field 
2 
     
 
Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor -G70- faulty
 Oxygen sensor (O2S) heating faulty or Heated 
Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) dirty - Check MAF sensor -G70   page 24
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- Check HO2S and O2S heating   
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 and/or display group 010, 
display fields 1 and 2 
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