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Checking cruise control system - TDI engines: Audi A4 B5

Step-by-step checking cruise control system - TDI engines for the Audi A4 B5: 12 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 B5 (8D)

  • Special tools named: V.A.G 1598/30, V.A.G 1598/31

📋 Procedure

  1. From list (1) select vehicle system "“01 - Engine electronics”".
  2. Wait until next display appears.
  3. Touch → key.
  4. From list (1), select function "“08 - Reading measured value block”".
  5. On the keypad (2), touch key 6 for "“Display group 006”" and confirm the entry by touching the Q key.
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  1. Check display in zone (4).
  2. Check the display in zone (3).
  3. Terminate function "“08 - Reading measured value block”" by touching ← key.
  4. Unplug the connector at the cruise control system switch 94.
  5. Connect the adapterV.A.G 1598/22 (test box), V.A.G 1598/30 or V.A.G 1598/31 to the unplugged multi-pin connectors of the engine control unit 23. [Note: Use is always to be made for connecting measuring instruments (e.g. voltage testerV.A.G 1527B, portable multimeterV.A.G 1526C) of the adapter setV.A.G 1594C.The contact numbers of the multi-pin connectors coincide with the socket numbers of the adapter cable (test box).]
  6. ⚠ To avoid damaging electronic components, select the appropriate measuring range before connecting the test leads and heed the test conditions. — Check for open circuit and short to earth or positive in the wiring .
  7. Repair wiring if necessary.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.