BMW fault code 000E

Seat memory, driver

In the seat memory, driver, code 000E 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.

SMF: Hall sensor, head restraint: short circuit to positive

Module versions: Seat memory, driver (FAS_63), Entrance aid, driver (SM46C_4), Entrance aid, driver (SM46C_5), Seat memory, driver (SM46C_5M)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 6 Series (E63) 2003–2010, 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

SMF: Hall sensor, head restraint: short circuit to positive (ubatt)

Module version: Seat memory, driver (SM46C_4M)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Hall sensor headrest, short circuit -> positive

Module version: Mirror/seat/backrest memory, 4-channel (SM53_4)

In: X5 (E53) 1999–2006

SM/LSM: Hall sensor, head restraint: short circuit to positive

Module version: Mirror/seat/backrest memory, 6-channel (SM53_6)

In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 000E is a BMW code, stored in the car's seat memory, driver, 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 seat memory, driver is on: 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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