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What is this I just noticed it's unplugged just bought this 06 a8l quattro 4.2

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Old Jun 15, 2024 | 09:01 AM
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Old Jun 15, 2024 | 02:07 PM
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Hard to say. Either way it’s not supposed to be unplugged. Plug it back in and see what happens.

Any fault codes appear or go away? Anything start working again?
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Not sure what it does but there are 2, one on each side and its at least taped to the harness that connects to both the radiator fan controllers. May be part of that system and yes, it should be plugged. The part in your hand has a clip that is broken off and it clips into the radiator fan shroud. Maybe you can identify it better with the SSP/service documentation material.
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