BMW fault code 006B

Transmission control

In the transmission control, code 006B 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.

Wheel speeds

Module versions: Transmission control (AGS732), Transmission control (AGS922), Transmission control (GS832), Transmission control (GS836), Transmission management (GS870)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

EGS: Wheel speeds

Module version: Transmission management (GS834)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003

Wheel speeds all

Module version: Transmission control (SMG)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 006B is a BMW code, stored in the car's transmission control, 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 transmission control is 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)

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