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12821

Exhaust gas bank3 probe2, heating circuit short circuit to ground

12821 is described as “Exhaust gas bank3 probe2, heating circuit short circuit to ground” in the Audi / Jetta / MAN / Seat / Skoda / Volkswagen reference.

Manufacturer reference family

Audi / Jetta / MAN / Seat / Skoda / Volkswagen: 12821

de

Abgas-Bank3-Sonde2, Heizstromkreis Kurzschluss nach Masse

en

Exhaust gas bank3 probe2, heating circuit short circuit to ground

ru

Ряд 3-зонд 2, электрическая цепь подогрева: короткое замыкание на массу

Reference namespace
vag
Source revision
legacy-oem-dtc-r2-20260924

Reference family assigned by the production catalog. An entry in this family is not proof of a fault or ECU support on every listed vehicle.

Related catalog brands: Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, MAN, Jetta.

56 profiles assigned this reference family

32 more related profiles are listed in the vehicle directory.

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Source and applicability

OBD Lens production library legacy-owner-2026-10-09-v81. This is a scoped technical reference, not a scan of your car. A catalog relationship does not certify that every ECU, year or engine returns the same signal or code definition.

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OBD Lens reference library · catalog legacy-owner-2026-10-09-v81. Sources and scope