Hello,
I've been dealing with this kind of stuff recently, and I assume that your Audi A4 from the year 1996 has the same climate control system as mine.
I had already written a lengthy post
http://www.motor-talk.de/t308371/f162/s/thread.html in another forum about the specific error diagnosis. This should help you determine which shutdown condition in channel 52 ultimately caused the compressor failure. The failure of the V71 actuator has nothing to do with a shutdown condition of the compressor; it should still be running and seems to be another defect, but you will definitely see this indicated on the segment displays
http://www.meckisfaq.de/antworten/allgemeines/klimacodes/Klimacodes61.htm.
See how far you can go.
Best regards,
Seit 221tkm Feb.03 Audi A6 Avant C4, 2.5 TDI, 103KW 140PS, Bj.96, Motor AEL, Getriebe DCF Automatik, Standheizung ab Werk Webasto DBW46