Connecting up vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051 A and selecting functions — AUDI
Connecting up vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051 A and selecting functions on Audi: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Connecting up
vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system
VAS 5051 A
and selecting functions
Conditions:
Selector lever set to
“P”
or
“N”
and handbrake applied
Vehicle power supply OK
Fuses OK
Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations
Gearbox earth connections OK
Check earth connections for corrosion and damage and repair if necessary
Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations
.
Check battery earth strap and earth strap between battery and gearbox.
Sequence of operations
With ignition off, connect up
vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system
VAS 5051 A
with
diagnostic cable
VAS 5051 A/1
to diagnosis connection.
WARNING
Heed safety precautions
Chapter
.
Note
If a fault message appears on the display, refer to
Operating instructions of
vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system
VAS 5051 A
.
Switch on ignition.
Or
Start engine.
Display on
VAS 5051 A
:
Touch
vehicle self-diagnosis
key.
Display on
VAS 5051 A
:
Note
Touching the diagnosis function
“00 - Interrogating fault memory - Overall system”
in the list
1
implements the automatic test sequence, i.e. the fault memories of all systems with self-diagnosis capability in the vehicle are interrogated.
From list
1
select vehicle system
“02 - Gearbox electronics”
.
Wait until next display appears.
Display on
VAS 5051 A
:
2
Gearbox control unit identification
Gearbox control unit identification (example)
02 - Gearbox electronics
Vehicle system
01J927156..
Part no.; assignment
Parts catalogue
01J
multitronic 01J
2.8l5V
2.8 litre 5-valve engine
RoW
Market: Rest of world (unless otherwise stated, applies to all countries except USA/Canada)
1000
Software version (data level) of control unit
Code 1
Control unit encoding
Chapter
Workshop code 12345
Workshop code of
VAS 5051 A
with which encoding was last performed
If
“Vehicle system not available”
appears in display zone
1
:
Check:
Power supply to diagnosis connection
Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations
Wiring between diagnosis connection and
automatic gearbox control unit
J217
Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations
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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.