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 On Board Diagnostic (OBD) - Multiport Fuel Injection (MFI) Engine Control Module (ECM) versions - overview
 
Engine control modules:   4A0 906 266 A  
4A0 906 266 AA  
4A0 906 266 AB  
These are the introductory version and successor versions for the USA Audi 100 with On Board Diagnostic (OBD I). The 
engine control modules are downwardly compatible. The function and structure of the system are described in Self-study 
Program No. 130.  
Engine control module:   8A0 906 266 B  
With this version, the MFI ECM was completely modified. Important new features are:  
- Oxygen sensor control with learning function; CO adjustment on Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor eliminated. 
- Coding of MFI ECM using VAG 1551 scan tool and "Code Control Module" function 07.
Engine control modules:   8A0 906 266 E  
8A0 906 266 H  
8A0 906 266 J  
These are the successor versions of the 8A0 906 266 B control module.  
Engine control module:   8A0 906 266 D  
With this version, the On Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) was used in the Audi A6 with 2.8 liter V6, manual transmission and 
front wheel drive. Important new features on vehicles with OBD II are:  
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- Additional Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) probe after Three Way Catalytic Converter (TWC)
- New engine control module with five individual connectors, total of 96 terminals
- New On Board Diagnostic (OBD) program with address word 01 and address word 33.
Engine control modules:   8D0 906 266   
8D0 906 266 A  
These are the successor versions of the 8A0 906 266 D control module with On Board Diagnostic II (OBD II)  
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 On Board Diagnostic (OBD) II technical data
 
Memory  
 
Permanent memory (If the engine control module is disconnected from the permanent battery positive voltage (B+) supply, 
the Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) memory and "Readiness Code" will be erased.) 
Data output   
 Rapid data transfer 
 Additional malfunction display by Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) lighting up 
Address words  
Address word 00:   Automatic Test Sequence   Switch ignition on or let engine idle  
Address word 01:   Engine Electronics   Switch ignition on or let engine idle  
Address word 33:   OBD II   Switch ignition on or let engine idle  
Functions under address word 01:  
Function 
01:  Check Control Module 
Versions  Switch ignition on or let engine idle  
Function 
02:  Check DTC Memory   Let engine idle, or, crank engine with starter for at least 5 sec. without 
switching ignition off  
Function 
03:  Output Diagnostic Test 
Mode  Switch ignition on  
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Function 
04:  Basic Setting   Let engine idle   
Function 
07:  Code Control Module   Switch ignition on  
Function 
08:  Read Measuring Value 
Block  Switch ignition on or let engine idle, or driving  
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 Modes under address word 33:  
Mode 1:   Transfer diagnosis data   Switch ignition on or let engine idle   
Mode 2:   Transfer operating conditions   Switch ignition on or let engine idle   
Mode 3:   Check DTC memory   Switch ignition on or let engine idle   
Mode 4:   Erase diagnosis information   Switch ignition on or let engine idle   
Mode 5:   Output of HO2S signals   Switch ignition on or let engine idle   
Mode 6:   Read test results (starting with control module 8D0 906 266 A)   Switch ignition on or let engine idle   
Mode 7:   Read test results (starting with control module 8D0 906 266 A)   Switch ignition on or let engine idle  
 
Under address word 33, Mode 1 to Mode 5 can be selected starting from control module 8D0 906 266 and Mode 1 to 
Mode 7 starting from control module 8D0 906 266 A. 
 Individual measuring values can be read under Mode 1. This is not recommended for Audi service department since this 
information is available more easily under address word 01, function 04 and/or function 08. 
 Mode 2 shows the operating conditions under which a malfunction was recognized. 
 Mode 3 is used to check the DTC memory and Mode 4 is used to erase the DTC memory. In the Audi service department, 
only address word 01, function 05 should be used to erase, since with Mode 4 the DTC memory is erased immediately 
even if it was not checked first. 
 Static variables of HO2S probes, required by legal regulations, are displayed under Mode 5. Since these variables have 
no direct relationship to HO2S diagnosis, Mode 5 is not needed by the Audi service department. 
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 Mode 6 is used to read all test results from components and systems that are NOT continuously monitored.
 Mode 7 is used to read test results of components and systems that are continuously monitored.
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Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL), 
functions
 
    
Functional testing:  
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) must light up every time the 
ignition is switched on and go out after the engine starts. If a 
malfunction is recognized by the engine control module or the 
transmission control module, this is indicated by the MIL lighting up. If the MIL lights up continuously, there is a malfunction present that 
makes the exhaust gas worse. In this case, the DTC memory for the 
engine control module and/or the transmission control module should 
be checked. If the MIL starts to blink, there is a malfunction that can lead to 
damage of the three way catalytic converter (e.g. combustion misfiring 
with high misfiring rate). In this case, driving should only continue with 
reduced power (until the MIL goes off or lights up continuously) and 
the malfunction should be eliminated as quickly as possible. 
-  Switch ignition on: the MIL must light up. If the MIL does not light up, 
check wiring according to wiring diagram and/or replace lamp. 
-  Start engine and let idle: MIL must go out after a couple seconds. If the 
MIL does not go out after the engine starts, check DTC memory for the 
engine and/or transmission control modules (malfunctions in DTC 
memory). 
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 Malfunction recognition and repair
 
Notes:  
 
Before initiating the On Board Diagnostic (OBD) program, and before testing wiring and replacing components, check the 
following ground connections for corrosion and damaged connections and repair them if necessary 
- Check ground connections on intake manifold     
- Battery ground strap OK      
- Ground cable between engine and body OK      Malfunction recognition and repair is described for the VAG 1551 scan tool, since it offers significantly more functions. 
However, malfunction recognition and repair is also possible with a "generic" scan tool. 
 A specific procedure must be used to evaluate malfunctions, since the engine electronics can be checked with address 
word 01 and address word 33 on OBD II vehicles. Address word 33 can only be used to check malfunctions that have 
already switched on the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL). Address word 01 can also display the malfunctions that have 
not switched on the MIL. In contrast to before, the MIL is not switched on immediately with some malfunction types, but 
only after two successive trips with cold starts preceding them where the malfunction occurs. If there is a customer 
complaint and/or driving performance problem, the DTC memory should be checked thoroughly with address word 01, 
function 02. On vehicles with MIL lit up, the DTC memory should also be checked with address word 33, mode 3. If the 
DTC memory is checked with mode 3, mode 2 should also be checked which shows the operating conditions as they were 
when the malfunction was recognized. 
 If a malfunction is present for longer than a specified time, the malfunction is stored as a static malfunction. Malfunctions 
that never or immediately switch the MIL on are set as "sporadic" at each engine start. If the malfunction occurs again, the 
"sporadic" status is erased again. The "sporadic" status is erased exclusively after an OK diagnosis for malfunctions that 
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only switch the MIL on after two successive trips with prior cold start and malfunction occurring. This process repeats 
continuously. If the malfunction does not occur again within the next 40 engine starts, this sporadic malfunction is 
automatically erased. 
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 The MFI control module differentiates among approx. 150 different malfunctions after evaluating the information, and 
stores them until the DTC memory is erased   Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) table,   page 01
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 If possible, the DTC memory should be checked with engine running.
 If no malfunction is stored in the DTC memory, do not additionally erase DTC memory with function 05 since the readiness 
code (if it has been set) will be erased. 
 The DTC memory should only be erased with function 05 since the DTC memory is erased immediately with mode 4 even 
if the DTC memory was not checked before that. 
 If a malfunction recognized by the On Board Diagnostic (OBD) is eliminated, the following work steps should be carried 
out after that: 
- Erase DTC memory      
- Stop engine (switch ignition off) and start it again     
- Take a test drive      
- Carry out automatic test sequence by inserting address word 00     Note:  
Every time the DTC memory is erased (both with function 05 and with mode 4), the readiness code is reset. 
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