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Originally Posted by Readie
The print out 20 mins later has all the ‘addresses ‘ clear apart from address 35 - central locking which has 27 faults per the pictures below.
How do I go about sorting this out?
If I took to a garage would they know what to do ?
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You would almost certainly save yourself more than you'd spend at a garage by using VCDS to reset and verify those codes that are genuine and taking advice here BEFORE going to a garage that was qualified to work on an A8.
And equip yourself for the future. (For VCDS you need a genuine lead which costs, a software download and a Windows laptop)
Looking at those 27 errors, my thoughts are:
First 5, information, will go away.
Next 12, wiring issues (shorts etc.) probably due to the crash. Are they fixed?
Next 4, information, will go away as keys are used.
Next 3 (alarm horn), you might need a replacement. DIY job, though a bit inaccessible (deliberately) or live without it.
Final 4. No idea, do they mean anything at all?
It could indeed be that the central locking unit is damaged, but if it works from the key blade, unlikely. Others may/will have different opinions. 
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