BMW fault code 0032

Base module

In the base module, code 0032 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.

GM: Wiper potentiometer (short circuit to ground)

Module versions: Base module 5 (ZKE5), Base module 5 (ZKE5_S12)

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

Relay, central locking, locking, does not pick up

Module version: Base module (ZKE4)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0032 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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