BMW adaptive headlights/headlight beam throw adjustment fault codes

The 13 fault codes the adaptive headlights/headlight beam throw adjustment 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: 3 Series (E46), X5 (E53), X3 (E83)

  • 0000 AHL: Internal fault AHL
  • 0001 AHL: Communication with stepper motor controller 1 disturbed
  • 0002 AHL: Communication with stepper motor controller 2 disturbed
  • 0003 AHL: Sensor, ride level, front, faulty
  • 0004 AHL: Ride-level sensor, rear, faulty
  • 0005 Brake light switch defective
  • 0006 AHL: Transport mode active
  • 0007 AHL: Fault, line
  • 0008 AHL: Stepper motor controller, left, faulty
  • 0009 AHL: Stepper motor controller, right, faulty
  • 000A AHL: Vehicle identification number AHL with SMC, left, different
  • 000B AHL: Vehicle identification number AHL with SMC, right, different
  • 003F AHL: signals fault to light switch center

Every BMW module's fault codes