BMW fault code 00BC

Instrument cluster

In the instrument cluster, code 00BC 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.

IKE: Brake-fluid level

Module version: Instrument cluster (IKI)

In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

brake fluid level

Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBI39C)

In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003

KOMBI: Brake-fluid level

Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBI52)

In: Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 00BC is a BMW code, stored in the car's instrument cluster, 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 instrument cluster is on: 8 Series (E31), 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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