BMW fault code 0016
Seat memory, driver
In the seat memory, driver, code 0016 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.
SM/LSM: Steering column, axial: short circuit
Module version: Mirror/seat/backrest memory, 4-channel (SM53_4)
In: X5 (E53) 1999–2006
SM/LSM: Steering column axial: short circuit (not applicable to E83)
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 0016 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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