BMW fault code 00C2

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 00C2 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.

Ignition circuit monitoring cylinder 5

Module version: Motor Electronics (DM5212R5)

In: 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001

Coarse lock TE system

Module version: Motor Electronics (MS411DS2)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001

DME: Electric throttle, limp home program from cruise control mode

Module version: Motor Electronics (MSS54DS0)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 00C2 is a BMW code, stored in the car's engine electronics, 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 engine electronics is on: 8 Series (E31), 5 Series (E34), 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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