BMW fault code 0003

Multifunction steering wheel

Left buttons radio volume up and down pressed simultaneously

Module version: Multifunction steering wheel E38 (MFL)

In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0003 is a BMW code, stored in the car's multifunction steering wheel, 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 multifunction steering wheel is on: 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39)

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