BMW fault code 000C

Base module

In the base module, code 000C means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.

Central-locking drive, short circuit to positive

Module version: Base module (ZKE4)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000

GM: Power window: motor or relay passenger, rear

Module version: Base module 5 (ZKE5)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

GM: Motor or relay for power window unit, rear, passenger's side

Module version: Base module 5 (ZKE5_S12)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 000C is a BMW code, stored in the car's base module, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.

The base module is on: 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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