A8 (d4) 4.2 Tdi

[MEC]

I have a 2010 D4 4.2 TDI A8 which I love to bits; obviously it has the ZF 8 speed autobox.

Last week I was driving along and I got the message "gearbox malfunction - you may continue to drive" - this stayed on the dash fro about a minute, then went off never to be seen again. Car drives perfectly and the gearbox continues to work as usual. Car has 68K miles on it.

Should I panic? Would an oil change be an idea or anything else which might have caused this?

Many thanks for anyone who may be able to help. I was under the impression these gearboxes were super reliable, but I know how quickly Audi dealers start throwing high four figure quotes around for gearbox replacements!

[Toadusmodus]

I would recommend finding someone near by who has the VCDS software, car will have logged the fault code which is really the best way to find out exactly why the error message came up. Plenty of peeps around if you look here:

http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/forums/vcds-formerly-...

[MEC]

Thanks for this, Car is with a mate for a couple of days and then I will get it scanned. I'll keep you posted