BMW transmission control fault codes
The 211 fault codes the transmission control can store, and what each one means. Some codes mean different things in different versions of the module; tap a code to see which applies to your car.
On: 8 Series (E31), 7 Series (E32), 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)
- 0001 EDS 2 (and 4 other meanings)
- 0002 Solenoid valve shift-lock (and 4 other meanings)
- 0003 Solenoid valve 5 (and 5 other meanings)
- 0004 Torque converter clutch solenoid valve (and 6 other meanings)
- 0005 EDS 1 (and 4 other meanings)
- 0007 Wheel speed rear left
- 0008 Transmission switch L2 (and 3 other meanings)
- 0009 Transmission switch L3/L4
- 000A Solenoid valve clutch
- 000C Program button (and 1 other meaning)
- 000D Engine hood contact while driving
- 000F EGS: Pressure actuator EDS, total current (and 2 other meanings)
- 0010 Stator/turbine engine speed (and 4 other meanings)
- 0011 EGS: Solenoid valve 2 (and 2 other meanings)
- 0012 Kick down (and 6 other meanings)
- 0013 ASC regulating (and 5 other meanings)
- 0014 SMG: Starter-motor enable
- 0015 SMG: Activation, hydraulic-pump relay
- 0016 Transmission oil temperature (and 2 other meanings)
- 0017 SMG: Activation, solenoid valve, clutch (OBDII: P1740)
- 001A Battery voltage (and 2 other meanings)
- 001B Battery voltage
- 001D EDS 3 (and 1 other meaning)
- 001E Solenoid valve 1 (and 3 other meanings)
- 001F Solenoid valve 4 (and 1 other meaning)
- 0020 Solenoid valve 3 (and 5 other meanings)
- 0021 Solenoid valve 2 (and 5 other meanings)
- 0022 EGS: Transmission-fluid temperature sensor (and 3 other meanings)
- 0023 SMG: Hydraulic pressure sensor
- 0024 Transmission switch L1 (and 1 other meaning)
- 0025 SMG: Position sensor, shift travel (OBDII: P1848)
- 0026 Wheel speed front left (and 2 other meanings)
- 0027 Wheel speed front right (and 2 other meanings)
- 0028 Wheel speed rear left (and 3 other meanings)
- 0029 Wheel speed rear right (and 1 other meaning)
- 002A Output shaft speed (and 1 other meaning)
- 002E Steptronic (and 1 other meaning)
- 0030 EGS: Converter lockup clutch, excessive slip (and 3 other meanings)
- 0031 EGS: Symptom, gear monitoring (and 1 other meaning)
- 0032 EGS: Gear monitoring 1 (and 2 other meanings)
- 0033 EDS 5 (and 5 other meanings)
- 0034 EGS: Gear monitoring 2 (and 3 other meanings)
- 0035 EGS: Gear monitoring 3 (and 2 other meanings)
- 0036 Terminal 87 (DME) (and 5 other meanings)
- 0037 EGS: Gear monitoring 5 (and 3 other meanings)
- 0038 EGS: Symptom GLUE (and 2 other meanings)
- 0039 FGR (and 4 other meanings)
- 003A EGS: GLUE monitoring 3/4 (P0734) (and 3 other meanings)
- 003B EGS: Stall speed (and 2 other meanings)
- 003C EGS: Transmission switch (and 1 other meaning)
- 003D EGS: Temperature monitoring, transmission (and 1 other meaning)
- 003E EGS: double fault n_ab & n_wheel (P0700, P1750) (and 2 other meanings)
- 003F EGS: Brake signal (cabled) (and 1 other meaning)
- 0040 EGS: Gear monitoring, flare (and 1 other meaning)
- 0041 EGS: Gear monitoring 4 (limp-home program) (and 1 other meaning)
- 0042 Gear indicator protocol error
- 0046 Kick down switch
- 0048 Solenoid valve forward gear
- 0049 Selector lever switch automatic mode
- 004C Solenoid valve reverse gear
- 004E Signal Service brake
- 004F FGR interface
- 0050 EGS: ECU internal fault 1 (EPROM) (and 4 other meanings)
- 0051 EGS: ECU internal fault 2 (EEPROM) (and 4 other meanings)
- 0052 EGS: ECU internal fault 3 (watchdog) (and 3 other meanings)
- 0053 EGS: Control module, internal fault 4 (FET) (P0700, P1746) (and 3 other meanings)
- 0054 EGS: Control module, internal fault 5 (FET2) (and 1 other meaning)
- 0055 SMG: Clutch adaptation
- 0056 SMG: Ventings
- 0057 Idle switch (and 1 other meaning)
- 0058 Engine speed (and 1 other meaning)
- 0060 EGS: Batt. + supply, term. 87 (and 3 other meanings)
- 0061 EGS: Battery voltage, supply terminal 30 (and 2 other meanings)
- 0062 SMG: Sensor voltage supply A
- 0063 SMG: Sensor voltage supply B
- 0064 Gear monitoring 1 (and 4 other meanings)
- 0065 Gear monitoring 2 (and 3 other meanings)
- 0066 Gear monitoring 3
- 0067 Internal error 1 (EPROM) (and 1 other meaning)
- 0068 Transmission relay (time monitoring) (and 2 other meanings)
- 0069 overspeed protection (and 3 other meanings)
- 006A Fixed brake speed
- 006B Wheel speeds (and 2 other meanings)
- 006C Missing EOL (and 1 other meaning)
- 006D Internal error 2 (EEPROM) (and 1 other meaning)
- 006E Internal error 3 (Watchdog) (and 1 other meaning)
- 006F Converter clutch mechanical (and 2 other meanings)
- 0070 EGS: Program button (and 2 other meanings)
- 0071 EGS: Kickdown switch (and 2 other meanings)
- 0072 EGS: Steptronic switch (and 2 other meanings)
- 0073 SMG: Load deactivation
- 0074 SMG: Program selector switch, plus
- 0075 SMG: Program selector switch, minus
- 0076 SMG: steering-wheel switch + (Plus)
- 0077 SMG: Steering-wheel switch - (minus)
- 0078 EGS: Cruise control system FGR (and 1 other meaning)
- 0080 EGS: Monitoring, CAN bus (and 2 other meanings)
- 0081 EGS: CAN timeout DME (and 4 other meanings)
- 0082 EGS: CAN timeout ASC (and 2 other meanings)
- 0083 EGS: CAN timeout, instrument cluster
- 0084 EGS: CAN timeout EML
- 0090 EGS: CAN version fault (and 3 other meanings)
- 0091 EGS: CAN torque reduction (and 3 other meanings)
- 0092 EGS: CAN torque interface (and 1 other meaning)
- 0093 EGS: CAN throttle (and 2 other meanings)
- 0094 EGS: CAN engine temperature (and 1 other meaning)
- 0095 EGS: CAN wheel speeds (and 1 other meaning)
- 0096 CAN bus monitoring (and 3 other meanings)
- 0097 MUL_INFO / MUL_COD (and 4 other meanings)
- 0098 MDZ_DME (and 4 other meanings)
- 0099 TL_MES (and 3 other meanings)
- 009A WDK_BL (and 3 other meanings)
- 009B Engine temperature (and 3 other meanings)
- 009C CAN time-out 1 (and 4 other meanings)
- 009D CAN time-out 2 (and 1 other meaning)
- 009E WDK_BL / TL_MES (and 2 other meanings)
- 009F ASC wheel speeds
- 00A0 CAN timeout ASC (and 1 other meaning)
- 00A1 EGS: CAN engine speed (and 1 other meaning)
- 00A2 EGS: Brake signal (and 1 other meaning)
- 00A3 EGS: Torque intervention (OBDII: P1780; EURIII: P0700) (and 1 other meaning)
- 00B0 SMG: Safety concept, level 2, transmission (OBDII: P1707)
- 00B1 SMG: Safety concept, level 2, clutch (OBDII: P1708)
- 00B2 SMG: Safety concept, level 3 (OBDII: P1709)
- 00B3 SMG: Safety concept, level 2, RAM (OBDII: P1797)
- 00B4 SMG: Safety concept, level 2, INPUT (OBDII: P0701)
- 00BC Engine speed DME faulty
- 00C8 Adaptation incomplete
- 00C9 Transmission error
- 00CA Starting gears
- 4E20 SMG: Solenoid valve, gear selection, fuel injector 1
- 4E21 SMG: Solenoid valve, gear selection, fuel injector 2
- 4E26 SMG: Solenoid valve, clutch
- 4E8E SMG: Shift lock, activation
- 4E90 SMG: Solenoid valve, selection angle brake
- 4E91 SMG: Relay, hydraulic pump
- 4E92 SMG: Relay, reversing lights
- 4EF4 SMG: Shift-travel sensor
- 4EF5 SMG: Selection angle sensor
- 4EF6 SMG: Clutch travel sensor
- 4EF7 SMG: Hydraulic pressure sensor
- 4EF8 SMG: Engine speed directly wired
- 4EF9 SMG: Clutch speed sensor
- 4EFA SMG: Sensor, selection angle: wear limit reached
- 4F6C SMG: Transmission /clutch
- 4F6D SMG: Clutch: overtemperature
- 4F6E SMG: Hydraulic pressure: too low
- 4F6F SMG: Hydraulic pump, activation
- 4F72 SMG: Clutch, actuation
- 4F73 SMG: Transmission: gear deselection unsuccessful
- 4F74 SMG: Transmission: gear deselection unintentional
- 4F75 SMG: Transmission: gear selection not possible
- 4F76 SMG: Clutch: overspeed
- 4FB0 SMG: Control module: internal fault (internal error ROM)
- 4FB1 SMG: Control module: internal fault (internal error EEPROM)
- 4FB2 SMG: Control module: internal fault (error monitoring processor)
- 4FB3 SMG: Control module: internal fault (internal error RAM)
- 4FB4 SMG: Control module: internal fault (error main processor safety monitoring)
- 4FB5 SMG: Control module: internal fault (error main processor AD converter)
- 4FB6 SMG: Control module: internal fault (error power supply Terminal 30)
- 5014 SMG: Control module, voltage supply
- 5016 SMG: Clutch travel sensor, voltage supply
- 5017 SMG: Selector lever, voltage supply
- 5018 SMG: Selector lever, ground
- 5019 SMG: Control module, ground
- 507E SMG: Selector lever, analog line 0
- 507F SMG: Selector lever, analog line 1
- 5080 SMG: Selector lever, analog line 2
- 5081 SMG: Selector lever, analog line 3
- 5082 SMG: Steering column shift
- 5083 SMG: Selector lever, digital line
- 5084 SMG: Selector lever, Hall sensors: single fault
- 5085 SMG: Selector lever, Hall sensors: multiple fault
- 5086 SMG: Starter enable, signal
- 50DE SMG: Engine speed, signal: double fault
- 5140 SMG: No message from engine management
- 5141 SMG: No message from ASC/DSC
- 5142 SMG: No message from instrument cluster
- 51A5 SMG: Message: engine torque implausible
- 51A7 SMG: Message: engine speed implausible
- 51A8 SMG: Message: accelerator pedal implausible (CAN accelerator pedal)
- 51A9 SMG: message: engine coolant temperature implausible
- 51AD SMG: Message: accelerator pedal implausible (wheel speeds)
- 51AE SMG: Message: brake-light switch implausible
- 51B0 SMG: Message: wheel speeds on front axle implausible
- 51B1 SMG: Message: wheel speeds on rear axle implausible
- 51B2 SMG: Message: virtual accelerator pedal implausible
- 51B3 SMG: message: engine oil temperature implausible
- 51B4 SMG: message: outside temperature implausible
- 51B5 SMG: CAN brake signal inconsistent with hardwired signal
- 51B6 SMG: message: engine intervention implausible
- 51B7 CAN signal steering wheel paddle invalid
- 51B8 CAN signal DSC status invalid
- 51B9 CAN signal ACC torque request invalid
- 51BA CAN signal door contact invalid
- 51BB CAN signal status Terminal 15 invalid
- 51BC CAN signal sport button invalid
- CF07 SMG: Communication fault: PT-CAN
- CF14 CAN message from DME: torque 1
- CF15 CAN message from DME: torque 2
- CF16 CAN message from DME: torque 3
- CF17 CAN message from DME: engine data
- CF19 CAN message from DSC: wheel speed PT-CAN
- CF1A CAN message from DSC: DSC status PT-CAN
- CF1C CAN message from DSC: torque request
- CF20 CAN message from CAS: central locking and flap state
- CF21 CAN message from instrument cluster: outside temperature relative time
- CF26 CAN message from Active Cruise Control (ACC): torque request
- CF27 CAN message from steering column switching center (SZL): transmission selector switch operation
- CF29 CAN message from trailer module: trailer status
- CF2A CAN message from center console switching center (SZM): vehicle mode
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